HR 1209
114th Congress
House
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Improving Access to Maternity Care Act
Introduced: March 3, 2015
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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
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
Mr. Burgess moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Nov 14, 2016
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 626.
Nov 14, 2016
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 114-802.
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)
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
Plain-English summary
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.
What's happening now
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
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