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H.R. 3523: Perinatal Workforce Act

Introduced

  1. Introduced (completed)May 18, 2023
  2. Passed House (not reached)
  3. Passed Senate (not reached)
  4. To the President (not reached)
  5. Became law (not reached)

Summary

Introduced in House, May 18, 2023

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.

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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.

Written by the Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress.

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Amendments

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Cosponsors

98

Who scored on this bill

12 points earned
  1. 1Gwen Moore D-WI SponsorReached a cosponsor milestone, introduced3 events+12
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History

  1. May 18, 2023Introduced in the House by Gwen Moore.
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  1. May 19, 2023Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
  2. May 18, 2023Introduced in House
  3. May 18, 2023Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.