S4482-119

In Committee

WELLS Act

119th Congress Introduced May 11, 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, WELLS Act, changes federal law or congressional policy affecting health care providers and patients. The main policy domain is Healthcare, Government Operations, 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 H3EB33FD3BC0E454584FAD1A4AD849251: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Women Expansion of Learning and Labor Safety Act or the WELLS Act.
  • Section HD67047FD946F4411B6D230C408AD7A85: 2. Requiring hospitals participating in Medicare to develop discharge plans for pregnant individuals Section 1866 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395cc)...
  • Section H32917E71BFC34B9C8BEF8026F6574F7A: 3. Rural maternal and obstetric care training demonstration grants Section 764 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 294s) is amended— by redesignating...
  • Section H3E6B77989A4C40C5AD4DB69B81EDCF62: 4. Multi-center implementation science initiative for maternal health The Secretary of Health and Human Services, in consultation with the Director of the...

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, WELLS Act, changes federal law or congressional policy affecting health care providers and patients.

Key Policy Areas

Healthcare, Government Operations, Labor

Primary Purpose

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

Policy Domains

Healthcare Government Operations 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
May 11, 2026

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

May 11, 2026

Introduced in Senate

May 11, 2026

Ms. Blunt Rochester introduced the following bill; which was read …

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 Government Operations Labor
Actor Mappings
"secretary_of_health_and_human_services"
→ Secretary of Health and Human Services

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