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Data Mapping to Save Moms' Lives Act

Floor Speech

By: Bob Latta
By: Bob Latta
Date: April 4, 2022
Location: Washington, DC

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Mr. LATTA. Madam Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume.

Madam Speaker, I rise in support of H.R. 1218, the Data Mapping to Save Moms' Lives Act, which was introduced by Representatives Butterfield and Bilirakis.

Maternal mortality continues to affect mothers and children across the United States, particularly in rural areas. The Energy and Commerce Committee has worked to address this preventable issue, but unfortunately, challenges remain.

Congress has previously taken steps to understand which communities are most affected and what we can do to reverse this alarming trend.

Today's legislation will build on existing tools of the Federal Communications Commission by incorporating publicly available data on maternal health outcomes into its Mapping Broadband Health in America tool. The FCC would be required to work with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to determine which maternal health outcomes to include.

Madam Speaker, I urge my colleagues to support this bill, and I reserve the balance of my time.

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Mr. LATTA. Madam Speaker, I yield such time as he may consume to the gentleman from Florida (Mr. Bilirakis), the cosponsor of this legislation.

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Mr. LATTA. Madam Speaker, I yield such time as he may consume to the gentleman from Ohio (Mr. Balderson).

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Mr. LATTA. Madam Speaker, again, I rise in support of H.R. 1218, the Data Mapping to Save Moms' Lives Act, and I urge all Members to support this legislation.

Madam Speaker, I yield back the balance of my time.

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