March of Dimes advocates at the federal, state, and local level to improve the health of all moms and babies.
Our highest priorities are increasing access to quality healthcare, supporting healthy women and babies, and improving research and surveillance.
Current legislation affecting moms and babies
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March of Dimes and our advocates engage with policymakers on key maternal and infant health policy reform initiatives.
Current policy and positions
View our current list of documents stating March of Dimes policies and positions on an array of maternal and child health priorities, including Congressional testimony, endorsement of legislation, letters to agencies about regulations or other initiatives, and sign-on letters.
2025
- FY25 Federal Funding Priorities
- FY26 Federal Funding Priorities
- Impact of Medicaid Work Requirements
- Medicaid Reform and Access Proposals
- One Big Beautiful Bill Act (Medicaid)
- PREEMIE Reauthorization Act
- Preventing Maternal Deaths Act
- Stillbirth Health Improvement and Education (SHINE) for Autumn Act
- Value of Medicaid
Archive
Public health
- Immunization Policy Statement
- Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA) Stacey D. Stewart Letter, 11/16/2022
- Regulations to Implement the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act
- Statement for the record to the Senate Finance Committee
Issue briefs
- Advancing Safe Medications for Moms and Babies
- Black Maternal Health Momnibus Act
- Expiration of Medicaid Continuous Enrollment Benefits and Public Health Emergency
- Federal Funding Priorities FY 2024
- Maternal and Child Health Stillbirth Prevention Act
- Maternity Care Desert Policy Solutions
- PREEMIE ReAuthorization Act
- Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA)
- Preventing Maternal Deaths Act
- Stillbirth Health Improvement and Education (SHINE) for Autumn Act
- Vaccines and Pregnancy
Issue briefs
- Black Maternal Health Momnibus Act
- Into the Light Maternal Mental Health (MMH) and Substance Use Disorder (SUD) Act
- March of Dimes Federal Funding Priorities FY23
- Newborn Screening Saves Lives Reauthorization Act
- Preemie Authorization Act
- Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA)
- Stillbirth Health Improvement and Education (SHINE) for Autumn Act
Appropriations
- FY23 House Appropriations Testimony, 5/26/2022
- FY 2023 Senate Appropriations Committee Public Testimony, 5/11/2022
- Newborn Screening FY22 Omnibus Bill Letter, 2/7/2022
Public health
- Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA) Stacey D. Steward Letter, 11/16/2022
- Priorities letter, 11/14/2022
- Letter on postpartum extension, 11/14/2022
- Comments to CPSC on Inclined Sleeper Ban, 8/24/2022
- Black Maternal Mental Health Week Letter of Support, 7/18/2022
- Jen Sedlmeyer Baby Formula Statement to Senate Judiciary, 6/15/2022
- Black Maternal Health Week 2022 Letter of Support, 4/13/2022
- Pregnant Workers Fairness Act, 1/12/2022
Access
- PPC Coalition Letter on IRA, 8/5/2022
- Letter to Dem Leadership on Budget Reconciliation, 7/19/2022
- Birth Access Benefitting Improved Essential Facility Services (BABIES) Act, 1/13/2022
COVID-19
Appropriations
- Budget Reconciliation Letter, 10/13/2021
- Build Back Better Maternal Health Stakeholders Letter, 9/17/2021
- Letter of Support – Build Back Better Health Care Provisions, 9/13/2021
Public health
- Cures 2.0 Act, 12/22/2021
- Mental Health Comments, 11/12/2021
- Stacey D. Stewart Public Health Testimony for EC Health Subcommittee, 10/20/2021
- PWFA, 10/22/2019
Access
- Sec. Becerra Paid Family and Medical Leave Letter, 10/26/2021
- National Child Health Groups Build Back Better Letter, 10/7/2021
- Providing Urgent Maternal Protections (PUMP) for Nursing Mothers Act Letter of Support, 9/24/2021
COVID-19
- Coalition Letter to Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices’ (ACIP) on access to COVID-19 vaccine to pregnant & lactating individuals, March 1, 2021
- Coalition Letter to Vaccines and Related Biological Products Advisory Committee (VRBPAC) on access to COVID-19 vaccine to pregnant & lactating individuals, Feb. 25, 2021
- Nonprofit Groups Letter on Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) Extension, Feb. 25, 2021