US Congress House Bill 6164 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 13-0)
Status: Introduced on March 10 2020 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-03-10 - Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Pending: House Energy And Commerce Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Establishes grants for eligible education programs to grow and diversify the perinatal workforce with respect to nurses, physician assistants, and other specified health workers, and otherwise addresses issues related to the maternal health workforce and care delivery models. The Department of Health and Human Services must disseminate guidance on respectful maternal care delivery that covers, among other topics, recruiting and retaining maternity care providers from diverse backgrounds and incorporating trained midwives, doulas, and others in maternity care teams. In addition, the National Institutes of Health must study best practices and make recommendations for culturally congruent maternity care (i.e., care that is in agreement with the preferred cultural values, beliefs, worldview, and practices of the health care consumer and other stakeholders). The Government Accountability Office must report on specified information related to certain perinatal health care professions, with a particular focus on barriers to entering such professions faced by low-income and minority women.

Perinatal Workforce Act of 2020

Rep. Gwen Moore [D-WI]	Rep. Lauren Underwood [D-IL]	Rep. Alma Adams [D-NC]	Rep. Terri Sewell [D-AL]
Rep. Eleanor Norton [D-DC]	Rep. Mary Gay Scanlon [D-PA]	Rep. Lacy Clay [D-MO]	Rep. Ro Khanna [D-CA]
Rep. Ayanna Pressley [D-MA]	Rep. Al Lawson [D-FL]	Rep. Karen Bass [D-CA]	Rep. Abby Finkenauer [D-IA]
Rep. Zoe Lofgren [D-CA]

Date	Chamber	Action
2020-03-10	House	Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
2020-03-10	House	Introduced in House

HB6142 (Related) 2020-07-13 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
SB3424 (Related) 2020-03-10 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/6164/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr6164/BILLS-116hr6164ih.pdf