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H.R. 6238 Congress 119 session

NIH IMPROVE Act

NIH Implementing a Maternal health and PRegnancy Outcomes Vision for Everyone Act or the NIH IMPROVE Act This bill provides statutory authority for the National Institutes of Health to provide grants and other support for research on improving health outcomes for pregnant and postpartum women, especially in populations that are disproportionately affected.

Status

  1. Introduced
  2. Committee
  3. Floor vote
  4. Passed
  5. Enacted

Passed one chamber — last recorded action July 21, 2026

Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Passage likelihood

64% Higher than most bills at this stage

This is an estimate, not a guarantee. It is computed from the signals listed below and nothing else. It does not account for leadership priorities, floor scheduling, or negotiations that are not in the public record.

What the estimate is based on

  • Historical base rate About 4% of introduced federal bills are enacted.
  • Current stage Passed one chamber.
  • Cosponsors 4 cosponsors.
  • Bipartisan cosponsorship Cosponsors come from 2 parties.

State-level impact

State-level impact data is not available for this bill. The source text does not contain a per-state funding formula or scored breakdown, so no figures are shown.

Official actions

  1. Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
  2. Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
  3. On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H4651)
  4. Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H4651)
  5. DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 6238.
  6. Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H4651-4652)
  7. Mr. Guthrie moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
  8. Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 638.
  9. Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 119-734.
  10. Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 119-734.
  11. Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 46 - 0.
  12. Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
  13. Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
  14. Introduced in House
  15. Introduced in House
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