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S. 380 Senate Health

Rural Obstetrics Readiness Act

Calendars and Scheduling
Introduced
Feb 4, 2025
Sponsor
Sen. Hassan, Margaret Wood (D-NH)
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Currently in the Senate. Last action: placed on senate legislative calendar under general orders. calendar no. 525 on Jul 28, 2026.

  1. Senate Introduced in Senate Feb 4, 2025
  2. Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Feb 4, 2025
  3. Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Hearings held. Mar 19, 2026
  4. Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably. Jul 22, 2026
  5. Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Reported by Senator Cassidy with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report. Jul 28, 2026
  6. Senate Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 525. Jul 28, 2026

Cosponsors

7

Subjects

Congressional oversightEmployment and training programsGovernment information and archivesGovernment studies and investigationsHealth programs administration and fundingHealth technology, devices, suppliesMedical educationRural conditions and developmentSex and reproductive healthWomen's health

Committees

  • Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee
    • [Reported By, Jul 28, 2026]
    • [Markup By, Jul 22, 2026]
    • [Hearings By (full committee), Mar 19, 2026]
    • [Referred To, Feb 4, 2025]

Summary

Rural Obstetrics Readiness ActThis bill creates and expands federal grant programs within the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) to increase capacity to provide emergency obstetric health services in rural areas or areas without practitioners or facilities specializing in obstetric services. Specifically, HRSA must establish a program for providing grants to certain hospitals or consortiums that include hospitals in rural areas or areas with maternal health care professional shortages for training, developing a workforce, and purchasing equipment relating to obstetric emergencies. In addition, the bill requires HRSA’s Alliance for Innovation on Maternal Health Capacity program to provide grants for training on emergency obstetric services for practitioners in rural health care facilities without dedicated obstetric units. HRSA must also establish a pilot program to provide grants to government entities for developing or improving telehealth access programs to support urgent maternal health care in rural facilities without a dedicated obstetric unit. 

[Summary as of: Introduced in Senate]

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Related Bills

  • Rural Obstetrics Readiness Act (Related bill)

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