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Perinatal Workforce Act

USA118th CongressS-1710| Senate 
| Updated: 5/18/2023
Tammy Baldwin

Tammy Baldwin

Democratic Senator

Wisconsin

Cosponsors (3)
Christopher Murphy (Democratic)Cory A. Booker (Democratic)Jeff Merkley (Democratic)

Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Perinatal Workforce Act 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. 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.
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Timeline
May 18, 2023
Introduced in Senate
May 18, 2023
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
May 19, 2023

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 118-3523
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
  • May 18, 2023
    Introduced in Senate


  • May 18, 2023
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.


  • May 19, 2023

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 118-3523
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Health

Related Bills

  • HR 118-3305: Black Maternal Health Momnibus Act
  • S 118-1606: Black Maternal Health Momnibus Act
  • HR 118-3523: Perinatal Workforce Act
Congressional oversightDisability and health-based discriminationEducation programs fundingEmployee hiringEmployment discrimination and employee rightsForeign language and bilingual programsGovernment studies and investigationsHealth care costs and insuranceHealth care coverage and accessHealth facilities and institutionsHealth personnelHealth programs administration and fundingLicensing and registrationsMedical educationMental healthMinority educationMinority employmentMinority healthNursingNutrition and dietPoverty and welfare assistanceRacial and ethnic relationsStudent aid and college costsTeaching, teachers, curriculaWages and earningsWomen's educationWomen's employmentWomen's health

Perinatal Workforce Act

USA118th CongressS-1710| Senate 
| Updated: 5/18/2023
Perinatal Workforce Act 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. 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.
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Timeline
May 18, 2023
Introduced in Senate
May 18, 2023
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
May 19, 2023

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 118-3523
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
  • May 18, 2023
    Introduced in Senate


  • May 18, 2023
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.


  • May 19, 2023

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 118-3523
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Tammy Baldwin

Tammy Baldwin

Democratic Senator

Wisconsin

Cosponsors (3)
Christopher Murphy (Democratic)Cory A. Booker (Democratic)Jeff Merkley (Democratic)

Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee

Health

Related Bills

  • HR 118-3305: Black Maternal Health Momnibus Act
  • S 118-1606: Black Maternal Health Momnibus Act
  • HR 118-3523: Perinatal Workforce Act
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Congressional oversightDisability and health-based discriminationEducation programs fundingEmployee hiringEmployment discrimination and employee rightsForeign language and bilingual programsGovernment studies and investigationsHealth care costs and insuranceHealth care coverage and accessHealth facilities and institutionsHealth personnelHealth programs administration and fundingLicensing and registrationsMedical educationMental healthMinority educationMinority employmentMinority healthNursingNutrition and dietPoverty and welfare assistanceRacial and ethnic relationsStudent aid and college costsTeaching, teachers, curriculaWages and earningsWomen's educationWomen's employmentWomen's health