Build Back Better Act includes AONL-supported Momnibus bill

This week, the House Energy and Commerce Committee advanced critical investments from the Black Maternal Health Momnibus Act (H.R. 959/S. 346) in the Committee’s markup of the Build Back Better Act. The legislation now goes to the House Committee on Budget before heading to the full House of Representatives. AONL is a strong supporter of the Momnibus Act, which builds on existing maternal health legislation with 12 bills to comprehensively address the clinical and non-clinical drivers of the maternal health crisis in the United States. The legislation, co-sponsored by nurse Rep. Lauren Underwood, D-Ill., would make investments in social determinants of health and diversifying the nursing workforce. It also addresses the effects of COVID-19 and climate change on maternal and infant health. (Underwood news release, 9/15/21)