H.R. 315 · 115th Congress · enacted
Improving Access to Maternity Care Act
Became Public Law No: 115-320.
Latest official action 2018-12-17 · Enacted
The bill, briefly
Improving Access to Maternity Care Act (Sec. 2) This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) to identify maternity care health professional target areas, which are areas within health professional shortage areas that have a shortage of maternity care health professionals, for purposes of assigning maternity care health professionals to those areas. HRSA must collect and publish data comparing the availability of and need for maternity care health services in health professional shortage areas and areas within those areas.
Congressional Research Service · 2018-12-17
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Politicians behind the bill
Sponsors and cosponsors from the official source, limited to members currently in office. Campaign amounts are cycle-wide and are not payments for this bill.
8 of 8 source cosponsor records retrieved; only current officials and unwithdrawn sponsorships appear.
PAC donors to the listed sponsors
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ELECTING MAJORITY MAKING EFFECTIVE REPUBLICANS PAC$5,000
Aumua Amata Coleman Radewagen · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordTHE EYE OF THE TIGER POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$5,000
Aumua Amata Coleman Radewagen · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordLAND OF OPPORTUNITY PAC$4,000
Aumua Amata Coleman Radewagen · Cosponsor · $4,000
Official PAC recordMAGGIE'S LIST$3,100
Aumua Amata Coleman Radewagen · Cosponsor · $3,100
Official PAC recordRAPTOR PAC$1,000
Aumua Amata Coleman Radewagen · Cosponsor · $1,000
Official PAC recordThe largest 40 donor totals appear here. Open each politician for their complete, paginated PAC donor list.
What happened after enactment?
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Measured outcome: not established
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