Rural Obstetrics Readiness Act

Summary

Rural Obstetrics Readiness Act This bill creates and expands federal grant programs within the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) to increase capacity to provide emergency obstetric health services in rural areas or areas without practitioners or facilities specializing in obstetric services. Specifically, HRSA must establish a program for providing grants to certain hospitals or consortiums that include hospitals in rural areas or areas with maternal health care professional shortages for training, developing a workforce, and purchasing equipment relating to obstetric emergencies. In addition, the bill requires HRSA’s Alliance for Innovation on Maternal Health Capacity program to provide grants for training on emergency obstetric services for practitioners in rural health care facilities without dedicated obstetric units. HRSA must also establish a pilot program to provide grants to government entities for developing or improving telehealth access programs to support urgent maternal health care in rural facilities without a dedicated obstetric unit.

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Out of committee and scheduled for a vote by the full chamber.

Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions · U.S. Senate

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Related bills

• H.R. 1254Rural Obstetrics Readiness ActRelated bill

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Full history

1. Jul 28, 2026

   Reported out of committee

   Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Reported by Senator Cassidy with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.

2. Jul 28, 2026

   Reported out of committee

   Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Reported by Senator Cassidy with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.

3. Jul 28, 2026

   Reported out of committee

   Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Reported by Senator Cassidy with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.

4. Jul 28, 2026

   Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar Under General Orders. Calendar No. 525.

   Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 525.

   U.S. Senate

5. Jul 22, 2026

   In committee

   Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.

   U.S. Senate

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