NIH IMPROVE Act
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Summary
What This Bill Does
Codifies the NIH IMPROVE initiative to reduce maternal mortality and morbidity, address disparities, and fund research and interventions to improve maternal health outcomes.
Who Benefits and How
Pregnant and postpartum patients, especially those facing higher maternal health risks and disparities, could benefit from expanded research, evidence building, and interventions.
Who Bears the Burden and How
Federal health agencies would need to run and oversee the initiative, and taxpayers would support the authorized funding.
Key Provisions
- Establishes the IMPROVE initiative in statute at NIH.
- Sets maternal health objectives, including reducing mortality, morbidity, and disparities.
- Authorizes $73.4 million annually for fiscal years 2026 through 2031 and allows grants, contracts, cooperative agreements, and other transactions.
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
Codifies the NIH IMPROVE initiative to reduce maternal mortality and morbidity, address disparities, and fund research and interventions to improve maternal health outcomes.
Key Policy Areas
Healthcare, Social Welfare, Government Operations
Primary Purpose
Codifies the NIH IMPROVE initiative to reduce maternal mortality and morbidity, address disparities, and fund research and interventions to improve maternal health outcomes.
Policy Domains
Main Provisions
Identified Gains
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation- Patients facing maternal health risks
- Research institutions and partners working on maternal health
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Identified Costs
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation- Federal health administrators
- Federal taxpayers
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Sponsors
Legislative Progress
In CommitteeMrs. Britt (for herself and Mr. Booker) introduced the following …
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, …
Introduced in Senate
Stakeholder Effects
cui bono?How this legislation distributes effects. Mention counts reflect frequency, not effect magnitude.
Patients facing maternal health risks and disparities
Research institutions and maternal health initiative partners
Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
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