H.R. 6238House bill · 119th CongressIn the SenateHealth

NIH IMPROVE Act

Sponsored byLauren UnderwoodD-IL-14Introduced Nov 20, 2025Full text on congress.gov ↗

Latest action (Jul 21, 2026) Received in the Senate and Read twice and on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

What it does

Congressional Research Service, Jul 9, 2026

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.

Face Value

as passed the House
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How much of this bill its name accounts for.

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  • Nothing counted against it: one area of law, and short enough that length doesn't register.

Face Value measures reach, not honesty. A big bill can be accurately named, and a low score is not an accusation — it means the contents reach further than any short title could describe. Count it yourself ↗ How this is worked out

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