S. 1599 119th Congress Senate

Midwives for MOMS Act of 2025

Official title: A bill to address maternity care shortages and promote optimal maternity outcomes by expanding educational opportunities for midwives, and for other purposes.

Introduced: May 5, 2025 Introduced by: Ben Ray Luján Democratic · New Mexico See on congress.gov

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Introduced in Senate

May 5, 2025

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

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What's happening now May 5, 2025

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

Related & companion bills 1

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Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee
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Lobbying activity 21

Registered lobbyists who named this bill in their disclosure filings. Source: federal Lobbying Disclosure Act filings.

MASON CONSULTING, LLC
for NATIONAL LEAGUE FOR NURSING · District of Columbia · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)
MASON CONSULTING, LLC
for NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF PEDIATRIC NURSE PRACTITIONERS · New Jersey · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF NURSE PRACTITIONERS
for AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF NURSE PRACTITIONERS · Virginia · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)
NATIONAL COUNCIL OF STATE BOARDS OF NURSING, INC.
for NATIONAL COUNCIL OF STATE BOARDS OF NURSING, INC. · Illinois · 2nd Quarter 2026 (Apr 1 - June 30)
MASON CONSULTING, LLC
for NATIONAL LEAGUE FOR NURSING · District of Columbia · 2nd Quarter 2026 (Apr 1 - June 30)
MASON CONSULTING, LLC
for NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF PEDIATRIC NURSE PRACTITIONERS · New Jersey · 2nd Quarter 2026 (Apr 1 - June 30)

Bodies those filers lobbied

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
21 filings
SENATE
21 filings
Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)
19 filings
Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)
16 filings
Education, Dept of
16 filings
Office of Management & Budget (OMB)
16 filings
Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)
16 filings
Labor, Dept of (DOL)
15 filings

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Cosponsors 5

Schiff, Adam B.

California · May 18, 2026

Kelly, Mark

Arizona · May 5, 2025

Klobuchar, Amy

Minnesota · May 5, 2025

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APA

U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1599: Midwives for MOMS Act of 2025. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-1599/

MLA

"S. 1599: Midwives for MOMS Act of 2025." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-1599/.

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S. 1599, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-1599/.

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