Midwives for MOMS Act of 2025
Sponsored By: Representative Hinson
Introduced
Summary
Expand midwifery education in underserved areas. The bill would create two separate five‑year grant programs to grow midwifery and nurse‑midwifery training and to increase the number of clinical preceptors.
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- Students and trainees: Funds direct student support and program growth to help more people train as midwives or certified nurse‑midwives in accredited programs.
- Underserved communities: Grants must prioritize students who plan to practice in Health Professional Shortage Areas and boost recruitment from rural and economically disadvantaged communities.
- Schools and clinical sites: Provides funds to institutions to establish or expand programs and to increase preceptor capacity, with each program directing half of annual funding to student support and the remainder to program and preceptor development.
*Would authorize $35.0 million in new appropriations across fiscal years 2026–2030 for the two programs.*
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3 provisions identified: 3 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.
Grants for nurse-midwifery training
If enacted, the bill would create a Midwifery Expansion Program that gives grants to schools of nursing. It would authorize $20 million for fiscal years 2026 through 2030. Each year, half the money would go to direct student support. A quarter would go to expand nurse-midwifery programs and a quarter to increase clinical preceptors. Priority would go to schools that focus on students who plan to work in health professional shortage areas and that recruit from rural or disadvantaged communities.
Grants to expand midwifery schools
If enacted, the bill would create a Midwifery Schools and Programs grant to help institutions of higher education. It would authorize $15 million for fiscal years 2026 through 2030. Each year, half the money would go to student support. A quarter would go to start or expand programs and a quarter to increase qualified preceptors. Grants could not be used for midwifery programs that are inside a school of nursing, and priority would go to schools that recruit students from rural or disadvantaged communities and that target students who plan to work in health professional shortage areas.
Add midwifery to health definitions
If enacted, the bill would add "midwifery school or program" and midwifery degrees or certificates into several Public Health Service Act definitions. This would formally include midwifery programs in statutory lists used by federal health programs. The change is structural and would not itself provide funding.
Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Hinson
IA • R
Cosponsors
Gray
CA • D
Sponsored 12/3/2025
Vindman
VA • D
Sponsored 12/10/2025
Roll Call Votes
No roll call votes available for this bill.
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