NIH IMPROVE Act passed the House 242 days after introduction and awaits a vote in the Senate
IntroducedNov 20, 2025
ReportedMay 21, 2026
Passed one chamberJul 20, 2026
Passed both—
Law—
What it changes · CRS summary
Written by the Congressional Research Service [2]. 52 words.
NIH Implementing a Maternal health and PRegnancy Outcomes Vision for Everyone Act or the NIH IMPROVE Act This bill provides statutory authority for the National Institutes of Health to provide grants and other support for research on improving health outcomes for pregnant and postpartum women, especially in populations that are disproportionately affected.
Context
- Committees
- House Energy and Commerce Committee
Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee - Policy area
- Health: 122 of 9,357 bills became law, 113th–118th (1.3%)
- Sponsor
- 1 of 125 bills enacted since 2013
- Text versions
- 4, from introduced in house to referred in senate · 309 words
- Subjects
- Health programs administration and fundingMedical researchNational Institutes of Health (NIH)Sex and reproductive healthWomen's health
- Latest action
- Jul 21, 2026: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
- Records
- Congress.gov · Bill text
Exhibit 1Passage odds band at each stage, rated when the bill reached it [4]
Related bills · 3
Each bill appears once, under its strongest link. 3 in all.
Related, per CRS or House · 3
- 119th H.R. 7973 Momnibus Act D · Introduced
- 119th S. 3254 NIH IMPROVE Act R · Introduced
- 119th S. 5283 Momnibus Act D · Introduced
Exhibit 2Articles naming the bill per day, last 90 days, US sources [3]