# 114-hr-1209: Improving Access to Maternity Care Act

114-hr-1209, Improving Access to Maternity Care Act, is a 114th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Burgess, Michael C. [R-TX-26] (R-TX); status Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 114-hr-1209
- Congress: 114
- Title: Improving Access to Maternity Care Act
- Status: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
- Introduced: 2015-03-03
- Sponsor: Rep. Burgess, Michael C. [R-TX-26] (R-TX)
- Cosponsors: 89
- Policy area: Health
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Improving Access to Maternity Care Act This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Health Resources and Services Administration to designate maternity care health professional shortage areas and review these designations at least annually. The Department of Health and Human Services must collect and publish data on health professional shortage areas so availability of maternal health professionals can be compared by professional category and geographic region. A maternity care health professional shortage area is: (1) an area determined to have a shortage of providers of full scope maternity care health services or of hospital or birth center labor and delivery units, or (2) a population group determined to have a shortage of such providers or facilities. Full scope maternity care health services include care during labor, birthing, prenatal care, and postpartum care.

## Cosponsors (89)

- LOIS CAPPS (D-CA), 2015-03-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Duckworth, Tammy [D-IL] (D-IL), 2015-03-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Meehan, Patrick [R-PA-7] (R-PA), 2015-03-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Herrera Beutler, Jaime [R-WA-3] (R-WA), 2015-03-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Takai, Mark [D-HI-1] (D-HI), 2015-03-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2015-03-17T00:00:00.000Z
- JOHN CONYERS (D-MI), 2015-03-17T00:00:00.000Z
- CHARLES RANGEL (D-NY), 2015-03-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3] (D-OR), 2015-03-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Harper, Gregg [R-MS-3] (R-MS), 2015-03-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Roe, David P. [R-TN-1] (R-TN), 2015-03-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2] (D-MA), 2015-03-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Eshoo, Anna G. [D-CA-16] (D-CA), 2015-03-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ribble, Reid J. [R-WI-8] (R-WI), 2015-04-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hanna, Richard L. [R-NY-22] (R-NY), 2015-04-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Stivers, Steve [R-OH-15] (R-OH), 2015-04-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. DelBene, Suzan K. [D-WA-1] (D-WA), 2015-04-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Amodei, Mark E. [R-NV-2] (R-NV), 2015-04-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Larson, John B. [D-CT-1] (D-CT), 2015-04-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7] (D-AZ), 2015-04-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. DeFazio, Peter A. [D-OR-4] (D-OR), 2015-04-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Johnson, Bill [R-OH-6] (R-OH), 2015-04-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hastings, Alcee L. [D-FL-20] (D-FL), 2015-04-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-12] (D-CA), 2015-04-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Polis, Jared [D-CO-2] (D-CO), 2015-04-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Heck, Joseph J. [R-NV-3] (R-NV), 2015-04-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2] (D-WI), 2015-05-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Luján, Ben Ray [D-NM] (D-NM), 2015-05-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sinema, Kyrsten [D-AZ-9] (D-AZ), 2015-05-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Clark, Katherine M. [D-MA-5] (D-MA), 2015-05-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Comstock, Barbara [R-VA-10] (R-VA), 2015-05-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Costello, Ryan A. [R-PA-6] (R-PA), 2015-05-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Loebsack, David [D-IA-2] (D-IA), 2015-05-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Walters, Mimi [R-CA-45] (R-CA), 2015-06-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Heck, Denny [D-WA-10] (D-WA), 2015-06-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Huffman, Jared [D-CA-2] (D-CA), 2015-06-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Takano, Mark [D-CA-39] (D-CA), 2015-06-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Dingell, Debbie [D-MI-6] (D-MI), 2015-06-11T00:00:00.000Z
- SAM FARR (D-CA), 2015-06-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Himes, James A. [D-CT-4] (D-CT), 2015-06-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McCollum, Betty [D-MN-4] (D-MN), 2015-06-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. DesJarlais, Scott [R-TN-4] (R-TN), 2015-07-07T00:00:00.000Z
- CHAKA FATTAH (D-PA), 2015-07-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Brooks, Susan W. [R-IN-5] (R-IN), 2015-07-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kilmer, Derek [D-WA-6] (D-WA), 2015-07-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Walberg, Tim [R-MI-5] (R-MI), 2015-07-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Blackburn, Marsha [R-TN] (R-TN), 2015-07-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Moore, Gwen [D-WI-4] (D-WI), 2015-07-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Welch, Peter [D-VT] (D-VT), 2015-07-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Torres, Norma J. [D-CA-35] (D-CA), 2015-07-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kind, Ron [D-WI-3] (D-WI), 2015-07-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Garamendi, John [D-CA-8] (D-CA), 2015-07-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McSally, Martha [R-AZ-2] (R-AZ), 2015-07-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Katko, John [R-NY-24] (R-NY), 2015-07-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Joyce, David P. [R-OH-14] (R-OH), 2015-07-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Walz, Timothy J. [D-MN-1] (D-MN), 2015-07-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kirkpatrick, Ann [D-AZ-1] (D-AZ), 2015-07-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Boyle, Brendan F. [D-PA-2] (D-PA), 2015-07-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Newhouse, Dan [R-WA-4] (R-WA), 2015-07-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-28] (D-CA), 2015-07-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Dent, Charles W. [R-PA-15] (R-PA), 2015-07-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Miller, Candice S. [R-MI-10] (R-MI), 2015-07-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jenkins, Evan H. [R-WV-3] (R-WV), 2015-07-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Brownley, Julia [D-CA-26] (D-CA), 2015-07-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Collins, Doug [R-GA-9] (R-GA), 2015-07-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Peters, Scott H. [D-CA-50] (D-CA), 2015-07-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. DeLauro, Rosa L. [D-CT-3] (D-CT), 2015-08-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Rice, Kathleen M. [D-NY-4] (D-NY), 2015-08-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Benishek, Dan [R-MI-1] (R-MI), 2015-08-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Moolenaar, John R. [R-MI-2] (R-MI), 2015-09-10T00:00:00.000Z
- ROBERT BRADY (D-PA), 2015-09-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Latta, Robert E. [R-OH-5] (R-OH), 2015-10-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Smith, Jason [R-MO-8] (R-MO), 2015-10-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. MacArthur, Thomas [R-NJ-3] (R-NJ), 2015-10-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lipinski, Daniel [D-IL-3] (D-IL), 2015-11-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Gallego, Ruben [D-AZ] (D-AZ), 2015-12-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Roybal-Allard, Lucille [D-CA-40] (D-CA), 2015-12-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jeffries, Hakeem S. [D-NY-8] (D-NY), 2016-02-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-18] (D-CA), 2016-04-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ross, Dennis A. [R-FL-15] (R-FL), 2016-04-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Schrader, Kurt [D-OR-5] (D-OR), 2016-06-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pompeo, Mike [R-KS-4] (R-KS), 2016-09-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-9] (D-NY), 2016-09-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tonko, Paul [D-NY-20] (D-NY), 2016-09-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lieu, Ted [D-CA-36] (D-CA), 2016-09-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Young, David [R-IA-3] (R-IA), 2016-09-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Griffith, H. Morgan [R-VA-9] (R-VA), 2016-09-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kuster, Ann M. [D-NH-2] (D-NH), 2016-09-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bonamici, Suzanne [D-OR-1] (D-OR), 2016-09-28T00:00:00.000Z

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- 114-hr-6: 21st Century Cures Act
- 114-hr-1786: James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Reauthorization Act
- 114-hr-699: Email Privacy Act
- 114-hr-5292: Air Traffic Controller Hiring Improvement Act of 2016
- 114-hr-3119: Palliative Care and Hospice Education and Training Act

## Sources
- [114-hr-1209 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/1209)

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- [114-hr-6: 21st Century Cures Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-6)
- [114-hr-1786: James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Reauthorization Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-1786)
- [114-hr-699: Email Privacy Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-699)
- [114-hr-5292: Air Traffic Controller Hiring Improvement Act of 2016](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-5292)
- [114-hr-3119: Palliative Care and Hospice Education and Training Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-3119)
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