HR8089-119

In Committee

Perinatal Workforce Act

119th Congress Introduced Mar 25, 2026

Analysis under review: This bill has generated analysis that may be too generic or incomplete. Clause-level evidence remains available below.

Summary

What This Bill Does

This bill, Perinatal Workforce Act, changes federal law or congressional policy affecting health care providers and patients. The main policy domain is Healthcare, Education, Labor.

Who Benefits and How

health care providers and patients may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.

Who Bears the Burden and How

federal implementing agencies, health care providers and patients may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.

Key Provisions

  • Section H39E379F9D7944192947DBEF049816A32: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Perinatal Workforce Act.
  • Section H10A0D5EA51D34676A7505C4010ED0C76: 2. HHS agency directives Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall issue and disseminate...
  • Section H166B7D965C454960AADD32619786C76D: 3. Grants to grow and diversify the perinatal workforce Title VII of the Public Health Service Act is amended by inserting after section 757 (42 U.S.C. 294f)...
  • Section HD05114B29FA5402A93099C5E42410E2B: 758. Perinatal workforce grants The Secretary shall award grants to entities to establish or expand programs described in subsection (b) to grow and diversify...
  • Section HD7E68473CC7548DEB1FD1EE48DF7BF2F: 4. Grants to grow and diversify the nursing workforce in maternal and perinatal health Title VIII of the Public Health Service Act is amended by inserting...

Evidence Chain:

This summary is generated from the full bill text using AI analysis. Expand "Detailed Analysis" below for identified beneficiaries/burden bearers with clause-level evidence links.

At a Glance

What This Bill Does

This bill, Perinatal Workforce Act, changes federal law or congressional policy affecting health care providers and patients.

Key Policy Areas

Healthcare, Education, Labor

Primary Purpose

This bill, Perinatal Workforce Act, changes federal law or congressional policy affecting health care providers and patients.

Policy Domains

Healthcare Education Labor

Whole bill

Identified Gains
  • health care providers and patients
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health care providers and patients: ,
Identified Costs
  • federal implementing agencies
  • health care providers and patients
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federal implementing agencies: ,
health care providers and patients: ,

Legislative Progress

In Committee
Introduced Committee Passed
Mar 25, 2026

Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

Mar 25, 2026

Introduced in House

Mar 25, 2026

Ms. Moore of Wisconsin (for herself, Ms. Underwood, Ms. Adams, …

Impact analysis is available but no clear stakeholder effects identified. View clause-level analysis →

Bill Structure & Actor Mappings

Who is "The Secretary" in each section?

Domains
Healthcare Education Labor
Actor Mappings
"secretary_of_health_and_human_services"
→ Secretary of Health and Human Services

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