The Momnibus: Data to Save Moms Act

Introduced by Representative Sharice Davis and Senator Tina Smith

Background

Accurate, relevant data is critical to improving maternal health outcomes through effective interventions. Unfortunately, serious shortcomings in data collection and reporting making it more difficult than it should be to identify and address the factors driving our maternal mortality crisis.¹

To improve maternal health data collection and research, the Data to Save Moms Act makes critical investments that will advance evidence-based solutions to the United States maternal health crisis. One provision of the legislation – funding for maternal health research at Minority-Serving Institutions – was enacted through the Fiscal Year 2023 government spending package. By passing the comprehensive Data to Save Moms Act, we will be able to identify and fund interventions to save moms’ lives and end maternal health disparities.

For more information or to add your organization’s endorsement to the list below, please email BlackMaternalHealthCaucus@mail.house.gov.

Bill Summary

The Data to Save Moms Act will:

1. Promote greater diversity and community engagement in state and Tribal Maternal Mortality Review Committees.
2. Conduct a comprehensive review of maternal health data collection process and quality measures in coordination with key stakeholders.
3. Commission a comprehensive study on maternal mortality and severe maternal morbidity among Native American moms.
4. Invest in maternal health research at Minority-Serving Institutions (MSIs) like Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), Tribal Colleges and Universities (TCUs), Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSIs), and Asian American and Pacific Islander Serving Institutions (AAPISIs).

Click HERE for a printable one-pager on the bill.

Awards

Starting in Fiscal Year 2023, through Rep. Underwood's role on the Appropriations Committee, the BMHC has secured funding in the annual federal funding package based on the Data to Save Moms Act. This funding has been used by the U.S. Health Resources and Services Administration to establish the first-ever federally funded research network to study maternal health disparities at HBCUs and MSIs across America:

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Below is a detailed list of Fiscal Year 2025 Data to Save Moms Act awardees:

Cosponsors

Click HERE for the current list of House cosponsors and HERE for the current list of Senate cosponsors.

Endorsements

The Data to Save Moms Act is endorsed by the following organizations:

1. 1,000 Days, an initiative of FHI Solutions
2. 4Kira4Moms
3. A Better Balance
4. ACA Consumer Advocacy 
5. African American Breastfeeding Network
6. African Heritage PA Caucus
7. Alliance to End Hunger
8. American Academy of Family Physicians
9. American Academy of Nursing
10. American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy
11. American Association for Psychoanalysis in Clinical Social Work
12. American Association of Birth Centers
13. American Association of Colleges of Nursing
14. American College of Nurse-Midwives
15. American Foundation for Suicide Prevention
16. American Heart Association
17. American Muslim Health Professionals
18. American Nurses Association
19. American Psychological Association
20. American Public Health Association
21. Ancient Song Doula Services
22. Anxiety and Depression Association of America
23. Arika Trim Foundation
24. Association of Black Cardiologists
25. Association of Black Women Physicians
26. Association of Community Health Nursing Educators (ACHNE) 
27. Association of Maternal & Child Health Programs
28. Association of Physician Associates in Obstetrics and Gynecology
29. Association of State Public Health Nutritionists (ASPHN)
30. Association of Women's Health, Obstetric and Neonatal Nurses
31. Baby Cafe USA
32. Babyscripts
33. Bayard Rustin Liberation Initiative
34. Big Cities Health Coalition
35. Birthing Beautiful Communities
36. Birthing Project USA
37. Black Mamas Village
38. Black Mothers Breastfeeding Association
39. Black Women Birthing Justice, Inc
40. Bloom Maternal Health
41. Blue Cross Blue Shield Association (BCBSA)
42. Blue Shield of California
43. Bobbie
44. Boston Medical Center
45. Breastfeed Durham
46. Breastfeeding Family Friendly Communities
47. BreastfeedLA
48. California Breastfeeding Coalition
49. CAPPA (Childbirth and Postpartum Professional Association)
50. Catholic Health Association of the United States
51. Catholics for Choice
52. Center for American Progress
53. Center for Law and Social Policy (CLASP)
54. Champaign County Health Care Consumers
55. Changent (Child First & Nurse-Family Partnership)
56. Children's Health Fund
57. Cityblock Health
58. Commonsense Childbirth Inc.
59. Community Catalyst
60. Deans' Nursing Policy Coalition
61. DONA International
62. Doula Alliance of Arkansas
63. Dr. Shalon's Maternal Action Project
64. EcoMadres
65. Engage: Promoting Women’s Economic Security
66. EverThrive Illinois
67. Every Mother Counts
68. Families USA
69. Federation of American Hospitals
70. Fibroid Foundation
71. First Focus Campaign for Children
72. Futures Without Violence
73. GA Maternal Fetal Health Alliance
74. GLO Preemies
75. Glow Birth & Body and The Birth Deck
76. Grow Midwives, LLC
77. Hackensack Meridian Health
78. Harambee Doula Care & Holistic Services
79. Health Tech for Medicaid (HT4M)
80. HealthConnect One
81. Healthy Birth Day Inc.
82. HealthyWomen
83. Heluna Health
84. HIMSS
85. Hustle Mommies
86. Ingram Screening, LLC
87. International OCD Foundation
88. Lamaze International
89. Lifeline for Families Center and Lifeline for Moms Program at UMass Chan Medical School
90. Living Well Black
91. Luna Tierra Birth Center
92. Mainline Maternity Care
93. Majaica
94. Malone Center
95. March of Dimes
96. Mary Amelia Center for Women's Health Equity Research
97. Maternal Applications of Technology for Community Health (MATCH) Coalition
98. Maternal Mental Health Leadership Alliance
99. Maternity Care Coalition
100. Melinated Moms
101. Mental Health America
102. Michigan Council for Maternal and Child Health
103. Mom Congres
104. Mom.ME.
105. Mom2Mom Global
106. Momma’s Village Fayetteville
107. Moms Clean Air Force
108. MomsRising
109. Most Beautiful W.O.M.B. Inc
110. Mothering Justice
111. Mothers Out Front
112. Narrative Nation Inc.
113. National Alliance to impact the Social Determinants of Health (NASDOH)
114. National Association of Certified Professional Midwives (NACPM)
115. National Association of Nurse Practitioners in Women’s Health
116. National Association of Nurse Practitioners in Women's Health
117. National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners
118. National Association of School Nurses
119. National Coalition of 100 Black Women, Chicago-Metropolitan Chapter
120. National Council of Negro Women (NCNW)
121. National Health Law Program
122. National Healthy Start Association
123. National League for Nursing
124. National Medical Association
125. National Medical Fellowships, Inc.,
126. National Organization for Women
127. National Organization for Women - Hollywood Chapter
128. National Perinatal Task Force
129. National Urban League
130. National WIC Association
131. National Women's Law Center
132. Nemours Children's Health
133. NETWORK Lobby for Catholic Social Justice
134. New Jersey Health Care Quality Institute
135. Northeast Arkansas Doulas
136. Nurses for America
137. Nzuri Doula Services
138. Ob Hospitalist Group
139. Once Upon A Preemie, Inc
140. PA Education Association
141. Pace University
142. Partners In Health
143. Poppy Seed Health
144. Postpartum Support International (PSI)
145. Pregnancy Justice
146. Premier Inc.
147. Preventive Cardiovascular Nurses Association
148. Prolacta Bioscience
149. Reach Healthcare - Happy Mama
150. riskLD
151. Roots and River Wellness
152. Service Women's Action Networ
153. Sista Midwife Productions
154. Sister to Sister International, Inc.
155. SisterReach
156. SisterReach Illinois
157. Six Dimensions
158. SMART Recovery
159. Society for Nutrition Education and Behavior
160. Society for Women's Health Research
161. Sojourners
162. Star Legacy Foundation
163. The Arc of the United States
164. The Children's Partnership
165. The Collaborative
166. The Kennedy Forum
167. The National Women's Health Network
168. The Root Cause Coalition
169. The United Methodist Church - General Board of Church and Society
170. Third Way
171. Trust for America's Health
172. U.S. Breastfeeding Committee
173. Union for Reform Judaism
174. United Against Inequities in Disease
175. United Church of Christ Justice and Local Church Ministries
176. University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing
177. Urban Baby Beginnings
178. Urban Mommy Inc
179. Vitality Wellness Solutions PLLC
180. What to Expect Project
181. Wolomi
182. WomenHeart
183. ZERO TO THREE

¹ Science Direct: We’re guessing: The data crisis in maternal mortality research in the United States