# 119-hr-7830: WELLS Act

119-hr-7830, WELLS Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Kelly, Robin L. [D-IL-2] (D-IL); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-10).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-7830
- Congress: 119
- Title: WELLS Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2026-03-05
- Sponsor: Rep. Kelly, Robin L. [D-IL-2] (D-IL)
- Cosponsors: 31
- Policy area: Health
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-10-10

## Summary

**This bill would require standardized discharge plans for pregnant patients** so travel, transport, language, and clinical needs are checked before someone leaves the hospital. It would also expand rural maternal training and create an interagency maternal health dashboard to track outcomes.

## Cosponsors (31)

- Rep. Watson Coleman, Bonnie [D-NJ-12] (D-NJ), 2026-03-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-9] (D-NY), 2026-03-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McIver, LaMonica [D-NJ-10] (D-NJ), 2026-03-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2026-03-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sewell, Terri A. [D-AL-7] (D-AL), 2026-03-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Brown, Shontel M. [D-OH-11] (D-OH), 2026-03-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Moore, Gwen [D-WI-4] (D-WI), 2026-03-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Foushee, Valerie P. [D-NC-4] (D-NC), 2026-03-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Wilson, Frederica S. [D-FL-24] (D-FL), 2026-03-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tlaib, Rashida [D-MI-12] (D-MI), 2026-03-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ansari, Yassamin [D-AZ-3] (D-AZ), 2026-03-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tonko, Paul [D-NY-20] (D-NY), 2026-03-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Fields, Cleo [D-LA-6] (D-LA), 2026-03-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cherfilus-McCormick, Sheila [D-FL-20] (D-FL), 2026-03-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Davis, Danny K. [D-IL-7] (D-IL), 2026-03-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hayes, Jahana [D-CT-5] (D-CT), 2026-03-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Simon, Lateefah [D-CA-12] (D-CA), 2026-04-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Williams, Nikema [D-GA-5] (D-GA), 2026-04-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Underwood, Lauren [D-IL-14] (D-IL), 2026-04-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Mfume, Kweisi [D-MD-7] (D-MD), 2026-04-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ivey, Glenn [D-MD-4] (D-MD), 2026-04-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Beatty, Joyce [D-OH-3] (D-OH), 2026-04-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Quigley, Mike [D-IL-5] (D-IL), 2026-04-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tokuda, Jill N. [D-HI-2] (D-HI), 2026-04-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Carter, Troy A. [D-LA-2] (D-LA), 2026-04-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Menefee, Christian D. [D-TX-18] (D-TX), 2026-04-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jayapal, Pramila [D-WA-7] (D-WA), 2026-04-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Leger Fernandez, Teresa [D-NM-3] (D-NM), 2026-04-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Khanna, Ro [D-CA-17] (D-CA), 2026-04-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Conaway, Herbert C. [D-NJ-3] (D-NJ), 2026-04-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McBath, Lucy [D-GA-6] (D-GA), 2026-05-12T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- New hospital discharge plan for pregnancy: benefit, medium. If enacted, hospitals that take Medicare would have to make a written discharge plan starting January 1, 2027. The plan would be required when a pregnant patient shows signs of labor and might go home before delivery. The plan would be put in the medical record and reviewed by a qualified clinician…
- Public maternal health data dashboard: benefit, low. If enacted, the Department of Health and Human Services would create and publish a public maternal health dashboard. The dashboard would pull HHS agency measures and data from the research effort. It would show metrics like maternal deaths, severe maternal illness, numbers of pregnant people sent h…
- Research program to test maternal training: benefit, low. If enacted, HHS would set up a multi-center implementation science initiative for maternal health. The initiative would work with AHRQ and NIH to test training methods like in-person, virtual, simulation, and cohort models. The studies would measure effects on provider behavior, patient outcomes, a…
- Stronger rural maternal training grants: benefit, low. If enacted, rural maternal training grants would have to include racial bias training. Grants awarded starting in fiscal year 2027 would face minimum performance milestones to keep funding, including targets for the share of staff trained or refreshed. The Secretary would report to Congress by Janu…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act
- 119-hr-51: Washington, D.C. Admission Act
- 119-hr-5390: FAMILY Act
- 119-hr-15: Equality Act
- 119-hr-1589: American Dream and Promise Act of 2025
- 119-hr-2763: American Family Act

## Sources
- [119-hr-7830 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/7830)

## Related
- [119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7973)
- [119-hr-51: Washington, D.C. Admission Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-51)
- [119-hr-5390: FAMILY Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-5390)
- [119-hr-15: Equality Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-15)
- [119-hr-1589: American Dream and Promise Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1589)
- [119-hr-2763: American Family Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2763)
- [All bills in Congress](https://policyrisk.com/legislation)

Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7830 (as of 2026-10-10).