These bills address maternal and infant mortality
Support legislative efforts to reduce maternal and infant mortality through environmental measures.
Occurrences
Evidence
The release says Markey announced a package of legislation that would address maternal and infant mortality, and it specifically describes the Protecting Moms and Babies Against Climate Change Act as creating federal grants to reduce climate-change risks to pregnant and postpartum people and infants by targeting extreme heat, air pollution, and other environmental threats.
The bill text defines adverse maternal and infant health outcomes to include infant or maternal mortality, says risks associated with climate change include extreme heat, air pollution, and other environmental issues, and establishes a grant program plus a federal strategy to protect vulnerable mothers and babies from those risks.
Assessments
Markey fulfilled the promise in federal office by introducing and publicly backing the Protecting Moms and Babies Against Climate Change Act in April 2026. The legislation directly targeted maternal and infant mortality risks through environmental measures including extreme heat, air pollution, and other climate-related threats, matching the promised action to support legislative efforts rather than requiring final enactment.