TITLE I--SOCIAL DETERMINANTS FOR MOMS Sec. 102. Sustained funding to address social determinants of maternal health.
Provide sustained funding to address social determinants of maternal health.
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H.R. 7973 was introduced on March 18, 2026 with Rep. Janice D. Schakowsky listed among cosponsors and referred to House committees. Title I includes “Sustained funding to address social determinants of maternal health,” directs HHS to award grants for that purpose, and authorizes $100,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2027 through 2031.
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H.R. 8907 was introduced by Rep. Schakowsky on May 19, 2026 and referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce. The bill would establish a FY2027-FY2031 perinatal care alternative payment model demonstration project and requires models to include consideration of social determinants of maternal health, with such sums as necessary authorized.
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The promised outcome was sustained funding for social determinants of maternal health, which would require enacted authorization/appropriation or funded grant activity. The direct match, H.R. 7973 in the 119th Congress, includes Title I grant funding of $100 million annually for FY2027-FY2031 and lists Schakowsky as a cosponsor, but it has only been introduced and referred to committee/subcommittee. Schakowsky also introduced H.R. 8907, which addresses maternal health payment models and social determinants, but it is indirect relative to sustained grant funding and likewise remains in committee. Because she is still in federal office and these current-term efforts remain pending rather than defeated or enacted, the promise is not delivered yet but should be treated as unresolved with an effort badge.