# 115-hr-315: Improving Access to Maternity Care Act

115-hr-315, Improving Access to Maternity Care Act, is a 115th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Burgess, Michael C. [R-TX-26] (R-TX); status Became Public Law No: 115-320. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 115-hr-315
- Congress: 115
- Title: Improving Access to Maternity Care Act
- Status: Became Public Law No: 115-320.
- Introduced: 2017-01-05
- Sponsor: Rep. Burgess, Michael C. [R-TX-26] (R-TX)
- Cosponsors: 8
- 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 (HRSA) to identify maternity care health professional target areas, which are areas within health professional shortage areas that have a shortage of maternity care health professionals, for purposes of assigning maternity care health professionals to those areas. HRSA must collect and publish data comparing the availability of and need for maternity care health services in health professional shortage areas and areas within those areas.

## Cosponsors (8)

- Rep. Eshoo, Anna G. [D-CA-16] (D-CA), 2017-01-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Roybal-Allard, Lucille [D-CA-40] (D-CA), 2017-01-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Young, David [R-IA-3] (R-IA), 2017-01-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Rice, Kathleen M. [D-NY-4] (D-NY), 2017-01-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Herrera Beutler, Jaime [R-WA-3] (R-WA), 2017-01-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Radewagen, Aumua Amata Coleman [R-AS-At Large] (R-AS), 2017-01-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. DeFazio, Peter A. [D-OR-4] (D-OR), 2017-01-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Roe, David P. [R-TN-1] (R-TN), 2017-01-09T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

- 115-hr-2519: The American Legion 100th Anniversary Commemorative Coin Act
- 115-hr-1318: Preventing Maternal Deaths Act of 2018
- 115-hr-754: Anwar Sadat Centennial Celebration Act
- 115-hr-5141: United States-Israel Security Assistance Authorization Act of 2018
- 115-hr-4396: ME TOO Congress Act
- 115-hr-4107: USS Indianapolis Congressional Gold Medal Act

## Sources
- [115-hr-315 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/315)

## Related
- [115-hr-2519: The American Legion 100th Anniversary Commemorative Coin Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-2519)
- [115-hr-1318: Preventing Maternal Deaths Act of 2018](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-1318)
- [115-hr-754: Anwar Sadat Centennial Celebration Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-754)
- [115-hr-5141: United States-Israel Security Assistance Authorization Act of 2018](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-5141)
- [115-hr-4396: ME TOO Congress Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-4396)
- [115-hr-4107: USS Indianapolis Congressional Gold Medal Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-4107)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-315 (as of 2025-11-18).