Federal money to train doctors in pregnancy and birth care

What it does

The bill gives $10 million per year from 2027 to 2031 to some states. The money helps teaching hospitals train doctors in pregnancy and birth care. It also pays travel costs for doctors who move to train. Money goes to hospitals and training programs, not to doctors.

Who it affects

Teaching hospitals and training programs in states with fewer limits get money. Doctors who want to train in pregnancy and birth care get help with moving costs. People in states with more limits may have fewer trained doctors.

One thing to notice

The bill only gives money to states with fewer limits on pregnancy and birth care. States with more limits do not get this money.

From the analysis of the bill text, linked under Primary records below.

Where it stands

10 cosponsors: 10 Democrats.

• Jun 24, 2026 — Introduced · Congress.gov: “Introduced in House”
• Jun 24, 2026 — Referred to House Committee on Energy and Commerce · Congress.gov: “Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce”

Dates and quoted wording are Congress.gov's action record; the timeline shows status changes, not every procedural step.

Money around this bill

8 groups reported lobbying about this bill. They filed 8 reports from Jun 2026 to Jun 2026.

Those reports show $1,023,429 in lobbying spending. Each report lists about 32 bills. So that money was not all for this bill.

More groups named this bill than 88% of bills with any report.

Kelly Morrison, who sponsored the bill, received $246,092 from PACs for the 2026 election.

• Planned Parenthood Federation of America Inc — $652,972 in 1 report
• American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists — $96,000 in 1 report
• Planned Parenthood Action Fund Inc — $79,708 in 1 report
• National Women's Law Center Action Fund — $75,000 in 1 report
• Center for Reproductive Rights — $70,000 in 1 report

Lobbying is legal. These reports show who lobbied about this bill, not what changed.

Words to know

• pregnancy and birth care — Medical care related to pregnancy, birth, and ending pregnancy
• teaching hospitals — Hospitals where doctors learn and train while treating patients
• lobbying — Trying to influence lawmakers about a bill. Companies and groups pay people to do this.
• PACs — Groups that collect money and give it to candidates for office.
• sponsored — To sponsor a bill is to introduce it in Congress and put your name on it.