,i  #aagth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #ccde  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,may #ai1 #bjba,ms4  
,kelly of ,illinois 7for herself1 ,ms4  
,herrera ,beutler1 ,ms4 ,underwood1 ,ms4
 ,pressley1 and ,mr4 ,gonzalez of ,ohio7
 introduced the following bill2 which   
was referred to the ,committee on       
,energy and ,commerce  ,a ,,bill  ,to   
amend the ,american ,rescue ,plan ,act  
of #bjba and title ,,xix of the ,social 
,security ,act to promote extended      
coverage of pregnant and postpartum     
women under the ,medicaid program4  #a4 
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,helping ,medicaid ,offer ,maternity
 ,services ,act of #bjba or the ,helping
 ,,moms ,act of #bjba4  #b4 ,promoting  
extended coverage of pregnant and       
postpartum women under the ,medicaid    
program  7a7 ,eliminating time limit on 
,state option ,to elect extended        
coverage ,section #ihab7;b7 of the      
,american ,rescue ,plan ,act of #bjba   
7,public ,law #aag-b7 is amended by     

striking during the #e-year period4  7b7
 ,increasing ,,fmap for                 
pregnancy-,related services for certain 
,states ,section #aije of the ,social   
,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #acif;d7  
is amended-- 7#a7 in subsection 7b71 by 
striking and 7ii7 and inserting 7ii71   
and 7jj72  7#b7 in subsection 7ff71 by  
striking and 7ii7 and inserting 7ii71   
and 7jj72 and  7#c7 by adding at the end
 the following new subsection3  7jj7    
,temporary increase in ,,fmap for       
pregnancy-,related services for certain 
,states ,for each quarter occurring     
during the #d-quarter period beginning  
with the first calendar quarter during  
which a ,state makes the election       
described in section #aijb7;e77#af71 the
 ,federal medical assistance percentage 
for such ,state that would otherwise    
apply 7including1 if applicable1 such   
percentage that would otherwise apply   
under subsection 7y7 or 7z77 with       
respect to amounts expended by the      
,state for medical assistance for       

pregnancy-related services 7including   
prenatal1 delivery1 and post partum     
services7 furnished during such quarter 
shall1 after application of any         
increase1 if applicable1 under section  
#fjjh of the ,families ,first           
,coronavirus ,response ,act or under    
subsection 7ii71 be increased by #e     
percentage points4 ,application of the  
previous sentence may not result in the 
,federal medical assistance percentage  
for a ,state exceeding #ajj percent4  4