2021 Mom Congress Events
2021 Mom Congress EVENTS
Past Events
Upcoming Events
Moms and others just like you virtually joined together for two days getting “empow-heard” to advocate for some of the most pressing maternal health issues facing U.S. mothers.
Schedule
Monday, September 27
Welcome and Opening Session:
Joy Burkhard, MBA, Christine Michel Carter, and Reshma Saujani
Joy Burkhard, MBA
Mom Congress Project Director
Christine Michel Carter
Mom Congress Advisory Board Member
Best-selling author, speaker and consultant addressing Black motherhood, Millenial motherhood and the trials and tribulations of Working moms.
Reshma Saujani
Mom Congress Advisory Board Member
American lawyer, politician, civil servant, and the founder of the Girls Who Code and The Marshall Plan for Moms.
Bill Training
Meet Your Advocacy Team & Define Team Roles
Tuesday, September 28
Advocacy Team Visits with Congress
Each registrant was placed on a team of 3-6 people and attended multiple 30-minute meetings from 9am-5pm in the advocate’s local time.
Issue Areas
This year’s virtual ‘Days in DC’ event focused on several health-related bills from the Mom Congress Momnibus bill package, including:
1. TRIUMPH for New Moms Act (H.R.4217): Bill would create formation of a maternal mental health task force of federal agencies to (1) Review and identify existing programs and best practices; (2) Close gaps, eliminate federal duplication, and coordinate federal resources; and (3) Create a national strategy and issue recommendations to Governors.
2. Moms Matter Act (H.R.909/S.484): Bill would provide investments in community-based programs that provide mental and behavioral health treatments and support to moms with maternal mental health conditions or substance use disorder. Provide funding for programs to grow and diversify the maternal mental health and behavioral health care workforce.
3. Tech to Save Moms Act (H.R.937/S.893): Bill would require the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation to consider models that improve the integration of telehealth services in maternal health care. Provide funding for technology-enabled collaborative learning and capacity-building models.
4. Kira Johnson Act (H.R.1212): Bill would provide investments in community-based organizations to improve maternal health outcomes for Black pregnant and postpartum people and Women of Color; as well as birthing people from other underserved communities.
5. The Data to Save Moms Act (H.R.92/ S.347): Bill would commission a comprehensive study on maternal mortality and severe maternal morbidity among Native American pregnant and postpartum people.
Member Virtual Town Hall
May 27, 2021
We presented:
Recent Federal policies, including hearing from guest speaker Reshma Saujani of The Marshall Plan for Moms who also discussed what you can do to take action in your home states
The Mom Congress-endorsed federal legislative package for 2021 called the Mom Congress Momnibus
Our thoughts for an in-person gathering in DC this Fall and virtual hill day
View the interview with Reshma Saujani.
Members can view the full Town Hall. Not yet a member? Join here.
Reshma Saujani
Founder and Movement Marker, the Marshall Plan for Moms.
