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S. 380119th CongressPlaced on the calendarLatest action Jul 28, 2026Decoded by AI · checked against the record
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The Rural Obstetrics Readiness Act would fund training, equipment, and telehealth for rural hospitals lacking maternity units.
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This bill creates federal grant programs to train rural health workers who aren't obstetric specialists to recognize and respond to pregnancy and childbirth emergencies. It also funds equipment purchases, staff hiring, hospital transfer partnerships, a telehealth pilot connecting rural providers to maternal health specialists, and an HHS study on maternity ward closures due to Congress within three years.
Pregnant women and new mothers in rural areas without easy access to maternity units are the primary group affected, along with rural health care workers, hospital administrators, and state health agencies eligible to apply for the grants.
As rural maternity wards have closed in recent years, this bill responds by building emergency-response capacity at hospitals without dedicated obstetric units.
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Right now: it was placed on the Senate floor calendar, and the official record shows no floor action on it since. If the House changes it, it goes back to the Senate before reaching the President.
Latest action: — Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 525.