S. 1491: Rural MOMS Act
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S. 1491: Rural MOMS Act
117th Congress · introduced 2021-04-29 · Health · Latest: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 70.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2021-04-29 · official record
- Who proposed it: Sen. Smith, Tina [D-MN] · what a sponsor is
- What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
- Where it stands now: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 70. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
- If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.
Official title
Rural MOMS Act
Plain summary
Rural Maternal and Obstetric Modernization of Services Act or the Rural MOMS Act This bill expands initiatives to address maternal health in rural areas. The bill requires the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) to establish rural obstetric networks. These networks must foster collaboration to improve birth outcomes and reduce maternal morbidity in rural areas. HRSA also must award demonstration grants to medical schools and other health professional training programs to support education and training on maternal health in rural areas. In addition, the bill incorporates maternal health services in certain telehealth grant programs. It also revises various research and other activities of the Department of Health and Human Services that pertain to maternal health.
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Officials and money
Sponsor: Sen. Smith, Tina [D-MN] · 8 cosponsors
Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: S. 1491, Rural Maternal and Obstetric Modernization of Services Act (2021-07-29)
Cosponsors on this site
Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), Angus S. King, Jr. (I-ME), Joni Ernst (R-IA), Kirsten E. Gillibrand (D-NY), Ben Ray Luján (D-NM), Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV), Susan M. Collins (R-ME)
Sponsor's campaign money: Sen. Smith, Tina [D-MN] reported raising $48,878 (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Reported to Senate)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-117s1491.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/117/s>
Record fed-us-cong117-s1491 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong117 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong117