HR 1254 · in committee · major
Rural Obstetrics Readiness Act
- healthcare
What this bill does
- The bill creates federal grant programs to help rural hospitals improve emergency obstetric care services.
- Rural hospitals, healthcare consortiums, and rural practitioners without obstetric specialists are affected.
- HRSA funds grants for workforce training, equipment, and telehealth programs without specified cost limits.
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Community Threads
Started by Cosponsor
- 01
How should federal grants be distributed among rural hospitals with varying obstetric service needs and financial capacity?
- 02
What evidence demonstrates that telehealth and workforce training address the underlying shortage of obstetric specialists in rural areas?
- 03
Who should bear the long-term operational costs for obstetric services after federal grant funding for infrastructure and training ends?
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Sponsor · D-IL-2
Robin L. Kelly
Citizen cosponsors
0
In Congress
44/ 435
House Reps cosponsoring
Introduced 2025-02-12
Joining the bill
Young Kim
R-CA-40 · original
Kim Schrier
D-WA-8 · original
Daniel Meuser
R-PA-9 · original
Brian K. Fitzpatrick
R-PA-1
Salud O. Carbajal
D-CA-24
Alma S. Adams
D-NC-12
Chrissy Houlahan
D-PA-6
Sanford D. Bishop, Jr.
D-GA-2
Joe Wilson
R-SC-2
Nikki Budzinski
D-IL-13
Deborah K. Ross
D-NC-2
Adam Smith
D-WA-9
+ 32 more
Legislative timeline
2025-02-12 · house · IntroReferral
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
2025-02-12 · IntroReferral
Introduced in House
2025-02-12 · IntroReferral
Introduced in House
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