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HR 4636 97th Congress House Government Operations and Politics Business and commerce Federal employees and officials Government employees' health insurance Health Health insurance Insurance Maternal health services Midwives Nurses Women's health Women's rights

A bill to amend title 5 of the United States Code to provide payments under Government health plans for services of nurse-midwives.

Introduced: September 30, 1981 See on congress.gov
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It never became law before the 97th Congress (1981–1982) 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.
 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Oct 13, 1981
Referred to Subcommittee on Compensation and Employee Benefits.
Oct 13, 1981
Executive Comment Requested from OPM, OMB.
Sep 30, 1981
Referred to House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service.
Sep 30, 1981
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Entitles any individual covered by a Federal health benefits program which provides payment for the services of a nurse-midwife to: (1) unrestricted selection of and access to such nurse-midwife; and (2) direct payment or reimbursement for such services.

What's happening now October 13, 1981

Referred to Subcommittee on Compensation and Employee Benefits.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1
D
Schumer, Charles E.
New York · Dec 11, 1981
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4636: A bill to amend title 5 of the United States Code to provide payments under Government health plans for services of nurse-midwives.. 97th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/97-HR-4636/
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"H.R. 4636: A bill to amend title 5 of the United States Code to provide payments under Government health plans for services of nurse-midwives.." 97th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/97-HR-4636/.
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H.R. 4636, 97th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/97-HR-4636/.
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[H.R. 4636: A bill to amend title 5 of the United States Code to provide payments under Government health plans for services of nurse-midwives.](https://openamerica.io/bill/97-HR-4636/)
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