House bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Introduced
Connected MOM Act
Official title: To identify and address barriers to coverage of remote physiologic devices under State Medicaid programs to improve maternal and child health outcomes for pregnant and postpartum women.
Sponsor: Rep. Lois Frankel D-FLWhere it went
- IntroducedAug 15, 2025
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Aug 15, 2025 — Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 4977.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Ms. LOIS FRANKEL of Florida, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 171, No. 138, August 15, 2025, Page H3699):Article I, Section 8, Clause 18 of the ConstitutionSource: Congress.gov, Congressional Record August 15, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
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- Statement length
- 51 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 4977, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/4977
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 13, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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Vote results
No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).
Cosponsors
12 cosponsors — 5 Republicans, 7 Democrats
5 of 12 cosponsors (42%) are from the other party.
Kathy Castor (D-FL), Shomari Figures (D-AL), Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA), Michael Lawler (R-NY), Julia Letlow (R-LA), Stephen Lynch (D-MA), Lucy McBath (D-GA), Sarah McBride (D-DE), Zachary Nunn (R-IA), Emily Randall (D-WA), Maria Salazar (R-FL), James Walkinshaw (D-VA).
More from the sponsor
Other 119th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Lois Frankel.
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Related bills
- S. 141 (119th) Connected MOM ActIdentical bill
Relationships as recorded by Congress.gov.
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 13, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.