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S. 783 115th Congress Senate

Improving Access to Maternity Care Act

Official title: A bill 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 30, 2017 Introduced by: Tammy Baldwin Democratic · Wisconsin See on congress.gov
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It never became law before the 115th Congress (2017–2018) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
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Mar 30, 2017
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Mar 30, 2017
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 Latest action March 30, 2017

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

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.
 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 315 Identical bill Improving Access to Maternity Care Act
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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 11
All 11 Democratic 10 Republican 1
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Smith, Tina
Minnesota · Nov 27, 2018
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Hassan, Margaret Wood
New Hampshire · Nov 26, 2018
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Merkley, Jeff
Oregon · Sep 26, 2018
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Wyden, Ron
Oregon · Aug 27, 2018
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Durbin, Richard J.
Illinois · Jun 5, 2018
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Duckworth, Tammy
Illinois · May 22, 2018
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Blumenthal, Richard
Connecticut · May 17, 2018
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Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · Jan 9, 2018
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Klobuchar, Amy
Minnesota · Sep 12, 2017
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Peters, Gary C.
Michigan · Sep 12, 2017
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Murkowski, Lisa
Alaska · Mar 30, 2017
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 783: Improving Access to Maternity Care Act. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-783/
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