PSI Sci
New here? Follow the money and the votes · Not sure of your district? Find your U.S. House member · Find your state legislators

H.R. 315: Improving Access to Maternity Care Act

Before you vote › Federal bills

H.R. 315: Improving Access to Maternity Care Act

115th Congress · introduced 2017-01-05 · Health · Latest: Became Public Law No: 115-320.

federal

Follow this bill, step by step

  1. Where it came from: introduced 2017-01-05 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Burgess, Michael C. [R-TX-26] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: 1 recorded vote in our records. Latest: House roll call 24 (2017): On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, HR315 (2017-01-09), Passed. See all
  4. Where it stands now: Became Public Law No: 115-320. (final step reached)
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

What does this mean?

Official title

Improving Access to Maternity Care Act

Plain summary

Improving Access to Maternity Care Act (Sec. 2) 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.

Congressional Research Service summary (Public Law), quoted unchanged (nonpartisan). Read the source.

What a vote does

A “Yea” vote

If it passes both chambers and is signed, it becomes law.

A “Nay” vote

If it is not passed, current law stays as it is.

PSI Sci description of the legislative step (not an opinion).

What does this mean? (plain words)

Official text

Improving Access to Maternity Care Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Public Law)

AI explanation – may be wrong, check the official text

No AI explanation yet. It takes up to a minute to write and is then saved for everyone.

Limited to a few requests an hour per person.

The strongest published arguments

Arguments for (supporters)

Needs sources: no published arguments on this side yet. We only show items backed by a published source. Suggest one.

Arguments against (opponents)

Needs sources: no published arguments on this side yet. We only show items backed by a published source. Suggest one.

Alternatives

Needs sources: no published alternatives yet (for example a different bill, a law instead of an amendment, or keeping current law). We only show items backed by a published source. Suggest one.

How did my representative vote? · This bill's floor votes

Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Burgess, Michael C. [R-TX-26] · 8 cosponsors

Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: H.R. 315, Improving Access to Maternity Care Act (2018-11-30)

Cosponsors on this site

Aumua Amata Coleman Radewagen (R-AS)

Recorded votes

Words on this page, explained (1)
Bill
A proposed law. It becomes law only if it passes the legislature and is signed by the president or governor (or a veto is overridden).

Plain meanings written from linked sources. All words.

Sources

Record fed-us-cong115-hr315 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong115 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong115