# 119-hr-6394: Midwives for MOMS Act of 2025

119-hr-6394, Midwives for MOMS Act of 2025, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Hinson, Ashley [R-IA-2] (R-IA); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-04-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-6394
- Congress: 119
- Title: Midwives for MOMS Act of 2025
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-12-03
- Sponsor: Rep. Hinson, Ashley [R-IA-2] (R-IA)
- Cosponsors: 2
- Policy area: Health
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-04-21

## 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. - 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.*

## Cosponsors (2)

- Rep. Gray, Adam [D-CA-13] (D-CA), 2025-12-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Vindman, Eugene Simon [D-VA-7] (D-VA), 2025-12-10T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Grants for nurse-midwifery training: benefit, low. 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 quart…
- Grants to expand midwifery schools: benefit, low. 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 t…
- Add midwifery to health definitions: benefit, low. 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 pro…

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## Sources
- [119-hr-6394 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/6394)

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- [119-hr-1229: United States-Israel Defense Partnership Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1229)
- [119-hr-1262: Mikaela Naylon Give Kids a Chance Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1262)
- [119-hr-842: Nancy Gardner Sewell Medicare Multi-Cancer Early Detection Screening Coverage A…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-842)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-6394 (as of 2026-04-21).