Pipeline · Bill → Law
Step 1
Introduced
May 18, 2023
Step 2
Referred
May 19, 2023
E&C
Step 3
Committee
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House floor
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Senate
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Resolve Changes
Step 7
Signed
SummaryCRS Summary
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 practic...
Timeline · 3 actions
May 19, 2023
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
May 18, 2023
Introduced in House
May 18, 2023
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.