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HR 1209 114th Congress House

Improving Access to Maternity Care Act

Official title: To amend the Public Health Service Act to distribute maternity care health professionals to health professional shortage areas identified as in need of maternity care health services.

Introduced: March 17, 2015 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 18 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Nov 15, 2016
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Nov 14, 2016
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H6115)
Nov 14, 2016
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1209.
Nov 14, 2016
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H6115-6117)
Nov 14, 2016
The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection.
Nov 14, 2016
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Nov 14, 2016
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H6115)
Nov 14, 2016
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 626.
Nov 14, 2016
Mr. Burgess moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Nov 14, 2016
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 114-802.
Sep 21, 2016
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Sep 21, 2016
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Sep 20, 2016
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Sep 13, 2016
Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote .
Sep 12, 2016
Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Mar 6, 2015
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Mar 3, 2015
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Mar 3, 2015
Introduced in House
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 Latest action November 15, 2016

Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Improving Access to Maternity Care Act

(Sec. 2) This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) to identify maternity care health professional target areas, which are areas within health professional shortage areas that have a shortage of maternity care health professionals, for purposes of assigning maternity care health professionals to those areas.

HRSA must collect and publish data comparing the availability of and need for maternity care health services in health professional shortage areas and areas within those areas.
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 Bill text 4 versions

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 47
All 47 Democratic 29 Republican 10
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Bonamici, Suzanne
Oregon · Sep 28, 2016
 R
Griffith, H. Morgan
Virginia · Sep 14, 2016
Young, David
· Sep 14, 2016
 D
Clarke, Yvette D.
New York · Sep 6, 2016
 D
Lieu, Ted
California · Sep 6, 2016
 D
Tonko, Paul
New York · Sep 6, 2016
 D
Lofgren, Zoe
California · Apr 25, 2016
 D
Jeffries, Hakeem S.
New York · Feb 2, 2016
 D
Gallego, Ruben
Arizona · Dec 10, 2015
MacArthur, Thomas
· Oct 27, 2015
 R
Smith, Jason
Missouri · Oct 23, 2015
 R
Latta, Robert E.
Ohio · Oct 9, 2015
 R
Moolenaar, John R.
Michigan · Sep 10, 2015
 D
DeLauro, Rosa L.
Connecticut · Aug 4, 2015
Collins, Doug
· Jul 29, 2015
 D
Peters, Scott H.
California · Jul 29, 2015
 D
Brownley, Julia
California · Jul 23, 2015
Jenkins, Evan
· Jul 23, 2015
 D
Boyle, Brendan F.
Pennsylvania · Jul 22, 2015
 D
Chu, Judy
California · Jul 22, 2015
Dent, Charles
· Jul 22, 2015
 R
Newhouse, Dan
Washington · Jul 22, 2015
 D
Garamendi, John
California · Jul 14, 2015
 R
Joyce, David P.
Ohio · Jul 14, 2015
 R
Blackburn, Marsha
Tennessee · Jul 10, 2015
 D
Moore, Gwen
Wisconsin · Jul 10, 2015
 D
Torres, Norma J.
California · Jul 10, 2015
 R
Walberg, Tim
Michigan · Jul 10, 2015
 D
Welch, Peter
Vermont · Jul 10, 2015
 R
DesJarlais, Scott
Tennessee · Jul 7, 2015
 D
McCollum, Betty
Minnesota · Jun 25, 2015
 D
Dingell, Debbie
Michigan · Jun 11, 2015
 D
Himes, James A.
Connecticut · Jun 11, 2015
 D
Huffman, Jared
California · Jun 11, 2015
 D
Takano, Mark
California · Jun 11, 2015
Walters, Mimi
· Jun 1, 2015
Comstock, Barbara
· May 12, 2015
Costello, Ryan
· May 12, 2015
 D
Clark, Katherine M.
Massachusetts · May 1, 2015
 D
Luján, Ben Ray
New Mexico · May 1, 2015
 D
Pocan, Mark
Wisconsin · May 1, 2015
 R
Amodei, Mark E.
Nevada · Apr 14, 2015
 D
DelBene, Suzan K.
Washington · Apr 14, 2015
 D
Larson, John B.
Connecticut · Apr 14, 2015
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Mar 17, 2015
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Mar 17, 2015
 D
Duckworth, Tammy
Illinois · Mar 3, 2015
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1209: Improving Access to Maternity Care Act. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-1209/
MLA
"H.R. 1209: Improving Access to Maternity Care Act." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-1209/.
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