House bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Introduced
BABIES Act
Official title: To address maternity care shortages and promote optimal maternity outcomes by expanding access to birth centers and exploring more effective payment models for birth center care, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep. Kelly Morrison D-MNWhere it went
- IntroducedSep 8, 2025
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Sep 8, 2025 — Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 5202.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Ms. MORRISON, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 171, No. 146, September 8, 2025, Page H3893):All legislative Powers herein granted shall be vested in a Congress of the United States, which shall consists of a Senate and House of Representatives.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record September 8, 2025 ↗
Evidence
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- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 5202, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
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- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- December 6, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 13, 2026
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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
1 cosponsor — 1 Republican
1 of 1 cosponsors (100%) are from the other party.
More from the sponsor
Other 119th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Kelly Morrison.
- H.Res. 519 (119th) Condemning the attacks on Minnesota lawmakers in Brooklyn Park and Champlin, Minnesota, and calling for unity and the rejection of…
- H.R. 804 (119th) Rural Small Business Resilience Act
- H.R. 6215 (119th) Small Business RELIEF Act
- H.R. 3986 (119th) Small Business Liberation Act
- H.Res. 1282 (119th) Recognizing the 75th anniversary of the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists and its critical role in advancing the…
- H.R. 3821 (119th) ADINA Act
Related bills
- S. 1598 (119th) BABIES ActRelated 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.