HOUSE 315115th CongressBecame Public Law No: 115-320.

Improving Access to Maternity Care Act

Last Action: 12/17/2018

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2018-12-17Became Public Law No: 115-320.
2018-12-17Became Public Law No: 115-320.
2018-12-17Signed by President.
2018-12-17Signed by President.
2018-12-11Presented to President.
2018-12-11Presented to President.
2018-12-10Message on Senate action sent to the House.
2018-12-06Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S7372)
2018-12-06Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S7372)
2018-11-29Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 696.
2018-11-29Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Reported by Senator Alexander without amendment. Without written report.
2018-11-29Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Reported by Senator Alexander without amendment. Without written report.
2018-11-29Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
2017-01-10Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
2017-01-09Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

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CRS Summary

As of 2018-12-17 (49)

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.

Cosponsors (8)

ANNA ESHOO (D-CA)
LUCILLE ROYBAL-ALLARD (D-CA)
David Young (R-IA)
Kathleen Rice (D-NY)
Jaime Beutler (R-WA)
Aumua Amata Radewagen (R-AS)
PETER DEFAZIO (D-OR)
David Roe (R-TN)

Subjects

Child health
Government information and archives
Government lending and loan guarantees
Health care coverage and access
Health personnel
Medical education
Sex and reproductive health
Student aid and college costs
Women's health

Became law: Pub. L. 115-320

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