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House vote: H.R. 315 // January 9, 2017Needed two-thirds to pass

Improving Access to Maternity Care Act

Sponsor: Michael Burgess (R-TX)

(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.

Health Topic assigned by the Congressional Research Service.

Who won, and how much of the country was behind them

Won the vote · Yea

405 votes, representing 233,691,598 people92.9%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

0 votes, representing 0 people0.0%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 7.1% of U.S. adults whose member did not vote, voted “present,” or whose seat was vacant.

Share of U.S. adults represented, the House
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
YeaWon40592.9%
NayLost00.0%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken07.1%