The Momnibus: Moms Matter Act

Introduced by Representative Yvette Clarke and Senator Kirsten Gillibrand

Background

According to maternal mortality review committees (MMRCs) that examine pregnancy-related deaths in their respective states, mental health conditions, including substance use disorders, are “the leading cause of preventable maternal death during pregnancy or in the first year postpartum.”¹

These challenges are most acute for low-income and minority families: according to the Center for Law and Social Policy (CLASP), more than half of poor infants live with a mother who has some level of depressive symptoms.²

Yet despite the high need for care, 84% of birthing-aged women live in maternal mental health resource shortage areas.³

The bipartisan Moms Matter Act will make investments in programs to support moms with maternal mental health conditions and substance use disorders. It also provides critical funding to grow and diversify the maternal mental and behavioral health care workforce.

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

Bill Summary

The Moms Matter Act will:

  1. Establish a Maternal Mental Health Equity Grant Program to invest in local initiatives supporting people with mental health conditions or substance use disorders during or after pregnancy.
  2. Provide funding for programs to grow and diversify the maternal mental and behavioral health care workforce to expand access to high-quality maternal mental health care and substance use disorder services.

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

Cosponsors

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

Endorsements

The Moms Matter 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. Bloom Maternal Health
  40. Blue Cross Blue Shield Association (BCBSA)
  41. Blue Shield of California
  42. Bobbie
  43. Boston Medical Center
  44. Breastfeed Durham
  45. Breastfeeding Family Friendly Communities
  46. BreastfeedLA
  47. California Breastfeeding Coalition
  48. CAPPA (Childbirth and Postpartum Professional Association)
  49. Catholic Health Association of the United States
  50. Catholics for Choice
  51. Center for American Progress
  52. Center for Law and Social Policy (CLASP)
  53. Champaign County Health Care Consumers
  54. Changent (Child First & Nurse-Family Partnership)
  55. Children's Health Fund
  56. Cityblock Health
  57. Commonsense Childbirth Inc.
  58. Community Catalyst
  59. Deans' Nursing Policy Coalition
  60. DONA International
  61. Doula Alliance of Arkansas
  62. Dr. Shalon's Maternal Action Project
  63. EcoMadres
  64. Engage: Promoting Women’s Economic Security
  65. EverThrive Illinois
  66. Every Mother Counts
  67. Families USA
  68. Fayetteville Police Accountability Community Taskforce
  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. Hustle Mommies
  85. Ingram Screening, LLC
  86. International OCD Foundation
  87. Lamaze International
  88. Lifeline for Families Center and Lifeline for Moms Program at UMass Chan Medical School
  89. Living Well Black
  90. Luna Tierra Birth Center
  91. Mainline Maternity Care
  92. Majaica
  93. Malone Center
  94. March of Dimes
  95. Mary Amelia Center for Women's Health Equity Research
  96. Maternal Applications of Technology for Community Health (MATCH) Coalition
  97. Maternal Mental Health Leadership Alliance
  98. Maternity Care Coalition
  99. Melinated Moms
  100. Mental Health America
  101. Michigan Council for Maternal and Child Health
  102. Mississippi Black Women’s Roundtable
  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. Policy Center for Maternal Mental Health
  144. Poppy Seed Health
  145. Postpartum Support International (PSI)
  146. Pregnancy Justice
  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. Union for Reform Judaism
  173. United Against Inequities in Disease
  174. United Church of Christ Justice and Local Church Ministries
  175. University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing
  176. Urban Baby Beginnings
  177. Urban Mommy Inc
  178. Vitality Wellness Solutions PLLC
  179. What to Expect Project
  180. Wolomi
  181. ZERO TO THREE

 

1 NIH: Maternal mental health as a major contributor to maternal mortality

2 CLASP: Maternal Depression and Young Adult Mental Health

3 Policy Center for Maternal Mental Health: 2025 U.S. Maternal Mental Health Risk and Resources by County