A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to improve maternal health data collection processes and quality measures, and for other purposes.
Summary
S. 4187 would amend the Public Health Service Act to strengthen the processes used by federal agencies to collect data on maternal health outcomes and experiences. The bill aims to enhance the quality measures that are used to evaluate maternal healthcare services across the country. By improving data collection and measurement standards, the legislation would provide better information about maternal health trends and healthcare quality, which could help identify gaps in care and inform policy decisions to improve maternal health outcomes. This bill is currently in the early stages of the legislative process and has not yet been reviewed by a Senate committee.
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Lifecycle of the Bill
Introduced in Senate
Mar 25, 2026
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Mar 25, 2026