H.R.5640

            

116th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 5640

To require the Federal Communications Commission to incorporate data on maternal health outcomes
			 into its broadband health maps.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
January 16, 2020
Mr.  Butterfield (for himself, Mr.  Gianforte, Mrs.  Brooks of Indiana, Ms.  Kelly of Illinois, and Ms.  Blunt Rochester) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce
A BILL
To require the Federal Communications Commission to incorporate data on maternal health outcomes
			 into its broadband health maps.
 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
		United States of America in Congress assembled, 
 SECTION 1.  Short title.
This Act may be cited as the “Data Mapping to Save Moms' Lives Act”.
 SEC. 2.  Mapping broadband connectivity and maternal health outcomes.
 
(a) Incorporation of maternal health outcome data.—The Federal Communications Commission shall incorporate data on maternal health outcomes for not less than 1 year postpartum, as recommended by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention under subsection (b), into the broadband health mapping tools of the Commission.
 
(b) Consultation with CDC.—The Federal Communications Commission shall consult with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention regarding the maternal health outcomes that should be incorporated into the broadband health mapping tools of the Commission under subsection (a).