The Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee could vote on a bill by the end of June that aims to lower pregnancy and childbirth-related deaths among women.

Sen. Lamar Alexander, chairman of the Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, said Wednesday that the bill, the Maternal Health Accountability Act, could receive a vote June 20 among other legislation the committee is considering.

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