Nih Implementing A Maternal Health and Pregnancy Outcomes Vision for Everyone Act

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Mr. FITZPATRICK. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in strong support of our legislation, H.R. 6238, the NIH IMPROVE Act.

Mr. Speaker, this critical legislation will ensure consistent funding for research on maternal care and mortality. So many maternal deaths in America are preventable. Addressing that reality demands research that is stable, long term, and grounded in measurable outcomes.

The NIH IMPROVE Act locks in the dedicated funding that NIH's maternal health portfolio so desperately needs to track outcomes over time, evaluate what works in high-risk settings, and direct resources to the communities facing the greatest challenges.

This bipartisan legislation strengthens a proven NIH initiative and ensures that mothers across our Nation will benefit from research that saves lives and improves care through the entire pregnancy journey.

Mr. Speaker, I thank my colleague Representative Underwood for her leadership on this critical piece of legislation to ensure that improvements to maternal health across our Nation continue and are strengthened.

Mr. Speaker, I urge all of my colleagues to support this legislation, H.R. 6238.

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