,,ii  #aagth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #ccfb  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,december #i1  
#bjba,mr4 ,warnock 7for himself and ,mr4
 ,rubio7 introduced the following bill2 
which was read twice and referred to the
 ,committee on ,health1 ,education1     
,labor1 and ,pensions  ,a ,,bill  ,to   
require the ,healthy ,people ,maternal1 
,infant1 and ,child ,health ,workgroup  
and the ,maternal ,health ,working      
,group to establish a formal coordinated
 approach for monitoring maternal health
 efforts across the ,department of      
,health and ,human ,services4  #a4      
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,improving ,coordination for        
,healthy ,moms ,act4  #b4 ,coordinated  
maternal health efforts ,the ,healthy   
,people ,maternal1 ,infant1 and ,child  
,health ,workgroup and the ,maternal    
,health ,working ,group shall provide   
recommendations to the ,secretary of    
,health and ,human ,services 7referred  
to in this section as the ,secretary7   

for establishing a formal coordinated   
approach for monitoring maternal health 
efforts across the ,department of       
,health and ,human ,services1 including 
in rural and underserved areas1 and the 
,secretary1 not later than #a year after
 the date of enactment of this ,act1    
shall establish such an approach4 ,such 
approach may include establishing a     
process for exchanging information and  
discussing relevant program efforts and 
outcomes across the agency1 during      
regular standing meetings1 on a routine 
basis4