What does Preamble of NIH IMPROVE Act do?

This bill aims to establish the IMPROVE Initiative within the National Institutes of Health.

What does SHORT TITLE. of NIH IMPROVE Act do?

This bill is formally titled the 'NIH Implementing a Maternal health and PRegnancy Outcomes Vision for Everyone' or the 'NIH IMPROVE Act'.

What does IMPROVE INITIATIVE. of NIH IMPROVE Act do?

This section amends the Public Health Service Act to establish the Implementing a Maternal health and PRegnancy Outcomes Vision for Everyone Initiative, or `IMPROVE Initiative`. The IMPROVE Initiative, carried out by the Director of NIH, aims to improve maternal health outcomes. The Initiative's objectives include reducing preventable causes of maternal mortality and severe maternal morbidity, reducing health disparities in maternal health outcomes, and improving health for pregnant and postpartum women. The Initiative will use an integrated approach to understand factors affecting maternal mortality and severe maternal morbidity, focusing on specific regions of the United States. The Initiative will target health disparities by implementing and evaluating community-based interventions and identifying risk factors and biological mechanisms. The Director of NIH can award grants or contracts to implement the Initiative. The section authorizes $73,400,000 annually from fiscal years 2026 through 2031 to carry out the Initiative.

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NIH IMPROVE Act

Last updated: 11/20/2025 · Introduced: 11/20/2025

Author: Katie Britt (R-AL)

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The NIH IMPROVE Act establishes the Implementing a Maternal health and PRegnancy Outcomes Vision for Everyone (IMPROVE) Initiative within the National Institutes of Health to improve maternal health outcomes.
This initiative aims to reduce preventable maternal mortality and severe maternal morbidity, while also addressing health disparities in maternal health outcomes.
The bill authorizes $73,400,000 annually from fiscal years 2026 through 2031 to fund the IMPROVE Initiative’s grant and contract programs.

119th Congressin committeeHR. 7973(In Committee)Official page

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