S4186-119

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 S1: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Perinatal Workforce Act.
  • Section H15DB3BC628EC42A592E24D0B5006F529: 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 H52BA6C9C94D94ED6B31317C7FE0CA540: 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 HA1841F8BDBEF4E44837CED701161FCB1: 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 H046F77059895475EA58CA036E08FF7E5: 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

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, …

Mar 25, 2026

Introduced in Senate

Mar 25, 2026

Ms. Baldwin (for herself, Mr. Merkley, and Mr. Booker) introduced …

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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