TITLE III--HONORING KIRA JOHNSON Sec. 302. Respectful maternity care training for all employees in maternity care settings.
Require respectful maternity care training for employees in maternity care settings.
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GovInfo lists H.R. 7973 as the 119th Congress Momnibus Act introduced March 18, 2026, with Janice D. Schakowsky among the cosponsors. The action listed is referral to Energy and Commerce, Education and Workforce, Veterans' Affairs, Natural Resources, and Judiciary committees.
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Section 302 is titled Respectful maternity care training for all employees in maternity care settings. It would have HHS award grants for programs to reduce and prevent bias, racism, and discrimination in maternity care settings and give special consideration to programs applying to all maternity care providers and employees who interact with pregnant and postpartum individuals, with periodic trainings.
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Schakowsky cosponsored the 119th Congress Momnibus Act, whose respectful maternity care section would create HHS grant-supported training programs covering maternity care providers and employees interacting with pregnant and postpartum patients. That is a concrete legislative effort in her current federal term, but the bill has only been introduced and referred to committee/subcommittee, with no House passage, Senate passage, enactment, or implemented federal requirement. Because the promised requirement has not become law or policy, the promise is not delivered, though the effort badge is warranted.