{"format":1,"id":"117-s-796","congress":117,"number":"S. 796","kind":"bill","group":"bills","title":"Protecting Moms Who Served Act of 2021","title_source":"Short Titles as Enacted","official_title":"A bill to codify maternity care coordination programs at the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.","titles":[{"type":"Official Title as Introduced","title":"A bill to codify maternity care coordination programs at the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes."},{"type":"Short Titles from ENR (Enrolled) bill text","title":"Protecting Moms Who Served Act of 2021"},{"type":"Display Title","title":"Protecting Moms Who Served Act of 2021"},{"type":"Short Titles as Enacted","title":"Protecting Moms Who Served Act of 2021"},{"type":"Short Titles as Passed House","title":"Protecting Moms Who Served Act of 2021"},{"type":"Short Title(s) as Passed Senate","title":"Protecting Moms Who Served Act of 2021"},{"type":"Short Title(s) as Introduced","title":"Protecting Moms Who Served Act of 2021"}],"outcome":"became_law","law_number":"Public Law 117-69","introduced":"2021-03-17","chambers":{"house":{"status":"roll_call","date":"2021-11-16","vote":{"id":"117-2021-h374","question":"On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass","title":"Protecting Moms Who Served Act","result":"Passed","yea":414,"nay":9,"present":0,"not_voting":10,"source":"https://clerk.house.gov/evs/2021/roll374.xml"}},"senate":{"status":"voice","date":"2021-10-07","vote":null,"how":"unanimous_consent","words":"Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.(text of amendment in the nature of a substitute: CR S6993-6994)"}},"president":{"status":"signed","date":"2021-11-30"},"vice_president_tie_breaker":null,"latest_action":{"text":"Became Public Law No: 117-69.","date":"2021-11-30"},"nominees":null,"amendments":[],"other_votes":[],"crs_summary":{"date":"2021-11-30","stage":"Public Law","blocks":[{"k":"h","t":"Protecting Moms Who Served Act of 2021"},{"k":"p","t":"This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to implement the maternity care coordination program. The VA must provide community maternity care providers (i.e., non-VA maternity care providers) with training and support with respect to the unique needs of pregnant and postpartum veterans, particularly regarding mental and behavioral health conditions in relation to the service of the veterans in the Armed Forces."},{"k":"p","t":"Additionally, the Government Accountability Office must report on maternal mortality and severe maternal morbidity among pregnant and postpartum veterans, with a focus on racial and ethnic disparities in maternal health outcomes for veterans."}],"words":103},"summary":{"main_subject":{"text":"Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out the maternity care coordination program and directs the Comptroller General to report on maternal mortality and severe maternal morbidity among pregnant and postpartum veterans.","cites":[{"label":"Sec. 3","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/senate-bill/796/text/enr#HA3EC892345BF436281762FB0057BBD13:~:text=3.%20Support%20by%20Department%20of%20Veterans%20Affairs"},{"label":"Sec. 4","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/senate-bill/796/text/enr#HCA62D27686C34711BD9F9D50A11182BB:~:text=4.%20Report%20on%20maternal%20mortality%20and%20severe"}]},"core_areas":["Department of Veterans Affairs maternity care coordination program","Training and support for community maternity care providers","GAO report on maternal mortality and severe maternal morbidity among veterans"],"what_it_does":[{"text":"Requires the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out the maternity care coordination program described in Veterans Health Administration Directive 1330.03.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 3","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/senate-bill/796/text/enr#HA3EC892345BF436281762FB0057BBD13:~:text=3.%20Support%20by%20Department%20of%20Veterans%20Affairs"}},{"text":"Requires the Secretary to provide community maternity care providers with training and support on the unique needs of pregnant and postpartum veterans, particularly mental and behavioral health conditions relating to their Armed Forces service.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 3","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/senate-bill/796/text/enr#HA3EC892345BF436281762FB0057BBD13:~:text=3.%20Support%20by%20Department%20of%20Veterans%20Affairs"}},{"text":"Authorizes $15,000,000 to be appropriated for fiscal year 2022 for the program, in addition to other amounts authorized for maternity health care and coordination for the Department of Veterans Affairs.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 3","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/senate-bill/796/text/enr#HA3EC892345BF436281762FB0057BBD13:~:text=3.%20Support%20by%20Department%20of%20Veterans%20Affairs"}},{"text":"Requires the Comptroller General to submit a public report to the Senate and House Committees on Veterans' Affairs within two years of enactment on maternal mortality and severe maternal morbidity among pregnant and postpartum veterans, focusing on racial and ethnic disparities.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 4","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/senate-bill/796/text/enr#HCA62D27686C34711BD9F9D50A11182BB:~:text=4.%20Report%20on%20maternal%20mortality%20and%20severe"}},{"text":"Requires the report to include, to the extent practicable, the number of pregnancy-related and pregnancy-associated deaths among veterans over the most recent 10 years of available data and the rate of pregnancy-related deaths per 100,000 live births.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 4","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/senate-bill/796/text/enr#HCA62D27686C34711BD9F9D50A11182BB:~:text=4.%20Report%20on%20maternal%20mortality%20and%20severe"}},{"text":"Requires the report to include recommendations on access to mental and behavioral health care, coordination of care between the Department and non-Department facilities, and reducing maternal mortality and severe maternal morbidity among pregnant and postpartum veterans.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 4","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/senate-bill/796/text/enr#HCA62D27686C34711BD9F9D50A11182BB:~:text=4.%20Report%20on%20maternal%20mortality%20and%20severe"}}],"unexpected":[],"version":{"type":"Enrolled Bill","date":null,"rule":"enrolled","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/senate-bill/796/text/enr"},"current":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","approved":"2026-10-15","approved_by":"checks"},"sources":{"congress_gov":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/senate-bill/796","text":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/senate-bill/796/text"},"card":{"image":"card/item/117-s-796.png","v":"e186bd89b7a0","alt":"Votes on Record. S. 796, 117th Congress: Protecting Moms Who Served Act of 2021. House: 414 Yea, 9 Nay. Senate: unanimous consent. Outcome: Became law, 30 Nov 2021."}}