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H.R.315 - Improving Access to Maternity Care Act115th Congress (2017-2018) |

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Sponsor: Rep. Burgess, Michael C. [R-TX-26] (Introduced 01/05/2017)
Committees: House - Energy and Commerce | Senate - Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
Latest Action: Senate - 11/29/2018 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 696.  (All Actions)
Roll Call Votes: There has been 1 roll call vote

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Summary: H.R.315 — 115th Congress (2017-2018)All Information (Except Text)

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Passed House without amendment (01/09/2017)

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.)

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.