# 118-hres-1539: Recognizing the roles and the contributions of United States certified nurse-midwives and certified midwives in providing high-quality, evidence-based, and cost-effective health care services to women and childbearing families.

118-hres-1539, Recognizing the roles and the contributions of United States certified nurse-midwives and certified midwives in providing high-quality, evidence-based, and cost-effective health care services to women and childbearing families., is a 118th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Watson Coleman, Bonnie [D-NJ-12] (D-NJ); status Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. (as of 2026-10-15).

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## Facts
- Bill: 118-hres-1539
- Congress: 118
- Title: Recognizing the roles and the contributions of United States certified nurse-midwives and certified midwives in providing high-quality, evidence-based, and cost-effective health care services to women and childbearing families.
- Status: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
- Introduced: 2024-10-08
- Sponsor: Rep. Watson Coleman, Bonnie [D-NJ-12] (D-NJ)
- Cosponsors: 12
- Policy area: Health
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-10-15

## Summary

Recognizing the roles and the contributions of United States certified nurse-midwives and certified midwives in providing high-quality, evidence-based, and cost-effective health care services to women and childbearing families.

## Cosponsors (12)

- Rep. Hinson, Ashley [R-IA-2] (R-IA), 2024-10-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2024-10-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cherfilus-McCormick, Sheila [D-FL-20] (D-FL), 2024-10-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Evans, Dwight [D-PA-3] (D-PA), 2024-10-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Crockett, Jasmine [D-TX-30] (D-TX), 2024-10-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank" [D-GA-4] (D-GA), 2024-10-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Carson, André [D-IN-7] (D-IN), 2024-10-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tlaib, Rashida [D-MI-12] (D-MI), 2024-10-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Davis, Danny K. [D-IL-7] (D-IL), 2024-10-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7] (D-AZ), 2024-10-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Smith, Adam [D-WA-9] (D-WA), 2024-10-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kelly, Robin L. [D-IL-2] (D-IL), 2024-10-08T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

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## Sources
- [118-hres-1539 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-resolution/1539)

## Related
- [118-hr-2670: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/118-hr-2670)
- [118-hr-5009: Servicemember Quality of Life Improvement and National Defense Authorization Ac…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/118-hr-5009)
- [118-hr-2407: Nancy Gardner Sewell Medicare Multi-Cancer Early Detection Screening Coverage A…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/118-hr-2407)
- [118-hr-1831: To award a Congressional Gold Medal to Billie Jean King, an American icon, in r…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/118-hr-1831)
- [118-hr-4583: Social Security 2100 Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/118-hr-4583)
- [118-hr-82: Social Security Fairness Act of 2023](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/118-hr-82)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/118-hres-1539 (as of 2026-10-15).