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S. 1710 118th Congress Senate

Perinatal Workforce Act

Official title: A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to grow and diversify the perinatal workforce, and for other purposes.

Introduced: May 18, 2023 Introduced by: Tammy Baldwin Democratic · Wisconsin See on congress.gov
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It never became law before the 118th Congress (2023–2024) 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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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
May 18, 2023
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 Latest action May 18, 2023

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

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Perinatal Workforce Act

This bill establishes programs and requires research to diversify the perinatal workforce and advance respectful maternal care delivery models.

Specifically, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) must award grants to education and training programs to grow and diversify the professions that make up the perinatal workforce. HHS must also disseminate guidance on respectful maternal care delivery. This guidance must cover, among other topics, recruiting and retaining maternity care providers from diverse backgrounds and incorporating trained midwives and other perinatal health workers into maternity care teams.

In addition, the National Institutes of Health must study best practices for culturally and linguistically congruent maternity care. This is care that is in agreement with the preferred cultural values, beliefs, languages, worldview, and practices of health care consumers and other stakeholders.

The Government Accountability Office must also report on certain aspects of perinatal health care professions. The report must focus on barriers to entering those professions for low-income and minority women.

 Related & companion bills 3
  • HR 3305 Black Maternal Health Momnibus Act
  • S 1606 Black Maternal Health Momnibus Act
  • HR 3523 Perinatal Workforce Act
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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 3
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Murphy, Christopher
Connecticut · Oct 17, 2023
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Booker, Cory A.
New Jersey · May 18, 2023
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Merkley, Jeff
Oregon · May 18, 2023
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1710: Perinatal Workforce Act. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-1710/
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