Perinatal Workforce Act
In committee: it can still change before the session ends.
- Stage
- In committee
- Started in
- Senate
- Sponsors
- 3
- Latest action
- Mar 25, 2026
What it does
The Perinatal Workforce Act aims to grow and diversify the perinatal workforce by directing the Secretary of Health and Human Services to issue guidance to states on recruiting and retaining diverse maternity care providers, conducting a study on respectful and culturally congruent maternity care, and awarding grants to expand accredited programs for midwives, perinatal health workers, physician assistants, and perinatal nurses—with priority given to institutions serving racial and ethnic minority groups and underserved populations. The bill authorizes $15 million annually from fiscal years 2027 through 2031 for these grant programs and requires annual reporting on demographics, training in…
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Where it stands
Introduced (Done)
Committee (Current step)
Floor (Not started)
Law (Not started)
What moved
Who is involved
Sponsors
The lawmakers who put their names on it, lead sponsors first.
Where it goes next
While a bill can still move, the questions are about people and money.