Federal law funds programs to reduce mother deaths and health gaps.
S. 5283 — Momnibus Act · Filed by Cory Booker (D-NJ) · 28 cosponsors · Introduced Aug 6, 2026 · Referred to committee
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What it does
The Momnibus Act sets up a federal task force. It coordinates mother health work across government offices. It funds local programs that help with housing, food, and transportation for pregnant and new mothers. The bill extends WIC food benefits to mothers for 24 months after birth. It pays for training to cut bias in birth care. It funds programs to train midwives and birth nurses from groups not well represented. It requires data collection on mother death gaps.
Who it affects
Pregnant and new mothers, especially from groups with high death rates, gain food help and housing help. They get birth care trained in cultural awareness. Hospitals, nursing schools, midwifery programs, and local health groups receive grants and money.
One thing to notice
Congress must actually give money for programs to start. Hospitals must report bias complaints in public.
From the analysis of the bill text, linked under Primary records below.
Where it stands
28 cosponsors: 27 Democrats, 1 Independents.
- Aug 6, 2026 — Introduced · Congress.gov: “Introduced in Senate”
- Aug 6, 2026 — Referred to Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions · Congress.gov: “Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions”
Dates and quoted wording are Congress.gov's action record; the timeline shows status changes, not every procedural step.
Words to know
- WIC — A federal program that gives food and nutrition help to pregnant people and new mothers.
- birth nurses — Nurses who care for pregnant people and mothers during and after birth.
- midwives — Health workers trained to help people during pregnancy, birth, and after birth.
- cultural awareness — Understanding and respect for the beliefs and practices of different groups.
- task force — A group set up to work on one specific problem or goal.
How this was measured
Analysis — Quorum's AI read the bill text published by Congress.gov (50,012 characters) on Aug 21, 2026. Section numbers in the findings refer to that text, linked below; transparency and hidden-provision scores are compared against the median of 14,707 analysed bills.
Status and sponsors — Congress.gov's bill record — actions, committee referrals and cosponsors — loaded nightly. The timeline shows status changes, not every procedural action.
As of — page rendered 2026-09-23.
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