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119-hr-5406119th CongressWALLET

Opportunities to Support Mothers and Deliver Children Act

Sponsored By: Representative Moore, Gwen [D-WI-4]

Introduced

Summary

This bill would create and fund demonstration projects to build career pathways for doulas, midwives, and other pregnancy and postpartum workers through the Health Profession Opportunity Grant program. Projects must run at least three years, operate in States that recognize and reimburse doulas or midwives, and include training, certification, and rigorous evaluations to identify what works.

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  • Workers: Low-income people could access training and credentialing to enter pregnancy and postpartum careers. Eligible individuals are capped at 138 percent of the Federal poverty level.
  • Training and standards: Programs must offer clear entry points, high standards for education and certification, and two doula qualification paths including a 60-hour training plus certification by a long-standing organization, or local government permission.
  • Tribal and community impact: Tribally-recognized midwives are defined and tribal entities can administer grants, expanding tribal control over midwifery training.
  • Institutions and payment rules: Grants may go to workforce boards, colleges, hospitals, community health centers, opioid treatment programs, and others, and projects must operate where private or public insurance pays for doula or midwife services.

*Authorizes $10.0 million for fiscal year 2026 to carry out these demonstration projects.*

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Training for low-income doulas and midwives

If enacted, this bill would fund training projects to help people become doulas or midwives. You could join if your household income is at or below 138% of the federal poverty level. Projects would run only in states that recognize these jobs and pay for their services through private or public insurance. Each project must last at least 3 years and could begin on or after October 1, 2025. The bill would provide $10 million for fiscal year 2026. A doula would need 60 hours of training plus certification, or local permission; midwives must meet international standards. The government would evaluate which training models work best. This would not guarantee a job or wages.

Sponsors & CoSponsors

Sponsor

Moore, Gwen [D-WI-4]

WI • D

Cosponsors

There are no cosponsors for this bill.

Roll Call Votes

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