WASHINGTON, May 14 -- Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand issued the following press release:
Today, U.S. Senators Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) and Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-DE) and Representatives Yvette Clarke (D-NY-09) and Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA-01) introduced the bipartisan, bicameral Moms Matter Act, commonsense legislation to increase investments in maternal mental health programs and expand this vital workforce to better support moms and pregnant women.
The Moms Matter Act would establish two grant programs to support moms with maternal mental health conditions or substance use disorders by investing in community-based programs that provide mental and behavioral health resources. The bill would also provide funding for programs to grow and diversi...