S 5542 — Relates to establishing the professional practice of certified midwifery
Congress · introduced 2025-02-24
Establishes the professional practice of community midwifery; defines as the management in the home, birth center, or community setting, of normal pregnancies, child birth, and postpartum care, including newborn evaluation, resuscitation and referral for infants; sets requirements for license and practice.
Latest action: 2026-01-07 — IN_SENATE_COMM
Sponsors
- Julia Salazar (—, NY-18) — sponsor · 2025-02-24
- Jake Ashby (—, NY-43) — cosponsor · 2025-02-24
- George Borrello (—, NY-57) — cosponsor · 2025-02-24
- Jabari Brisport (—, NY-25) — cosponsor · 2025-02-24
- Samra Brouk (—, NY-55) — cosponsor · 2025-02-24
- Cordell Cleare (—, NY-30) — cosponsor · 2025-02-24
- Leroy Comrie (—, NY-14) — cosponsor · 2025-02-24
- Patricia Fahy (—, NY-46) — cosponsor · 2025-02-24
- Patrick M. Gallivan (—, NY-60) — cosponsor · 2025-02-24
- Kristen Gonzalez (—, NY-59) — cosponsor · 2025-02-24
- Pamela Helming (—, NY-54) — cosponsor · 2025-02-24
- Michelle Hinchey (—, NY-41) — cosponsor · 2025-02-24
- Robert Jackson (—, NY-31) — cosponsor · 2025-02-24
- Rachel May (—, NY-48) — cosponsor · 2025-02-24
- Shelley Mayer (—, NY-37) — cosponsor · 2025-02-24
- Dean Murray (—, NY-3) — cosponsor · 2025-02-24
- Zellnor Myrie (—, NY-20) — cosponsor · 2025-02-24
- Peter Oberacker (—, NY-51) — cosponsor · 2025-02-24
- Thomas F. O'Mara (—, NY-58) — cosponsor · 2025-02-24
- Kevin S. Parker (—, NY-21) — cosponsor · 2025-02-24
- Jessica Scarcella-Spanton (—, NY-23) — cosponsor · 2025-02-24
- Luis R. Sepúlveda (—, NY-32) — cosponsor · 2025-02-24
- James Skoufis (—, NY-42) — cosponsor · 2025-02-24
- Mark Walczyk (—, NY-49) — cosponsor · 2025-02-24
- Lea Webb (—, NY-52) — cosponsor · 2025-02-24
- Alexis Weik (—, NY-8) — cosponsor · 2025-02-24
Action timeline
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Text versions
Connected on the graph
28 typed relationships in the influence graph — 28 inbound, 0 outbound, grouped by type.
cosponsor of bill (25)
| date | dir | entity | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-02-24 | ← | Leroy Comrie | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2025-02-24 | ← | Patricia Fahy | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2025-02-24 | ← | Robert Jackson | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2025-02-24 | ← | Jabari Brisport | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2025-02-24 | ← | Thomas F. O'Mara | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2025-02-24 | ← | Alexis Weik | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2025-02-24 | ← | George Borrello | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2025-02-24 | ← | Mark Walczyk | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2025-02-24 | ← | Patrick M. Gallivan | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2025-02-24 | ← | Jake Ashby | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2025-02-24 | ← | Lea Webb | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2025-02-24 | ← | Pamela Helming | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2025-02-24 | ← | Luis R. Sepúlveda | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2025-02-24 | ← | Samra Brouk | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2025-02-24 | ← | Dean Murray | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2025-02-24 | ← | Zellnor Myrie | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2025-02-24 | ← | Kristen Gonzalez | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2025-02-24 | ← | Rachel May | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2025-02-24 | ← | James Skoufis | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2025-02-24 | ← | Kevin S. Parker | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2025-02-24 | ← | Shelley Mayer | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2025-02-24 | ← | Peter Oberacker | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2025-02-24 | ← | Michelle Hinchey | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2025-02-24 | ← | Jessica Scarcella-Spanton | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2025-02-24 | ← | Cordell Cleare | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
lobbies on bill (2)
| date | dir | entity | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | ← | Partners In Health | — | ny_lobbying | |
| — | ← | NY CPM, Inc. | — | ny_lobbying |
sponsor of bill (1)
| date | dir | entity | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-02-24 | ← | Julia Salazar | — | sponsor | sponsorship |
The full graph
Every typed relationship touching this entity — 28 edges across 2 categories. Grouped by what the connection is; the heaviest few are shown, with a link to the full list.
Lobbying
← Lobbies on bill 2 edges
Legislation
← Cosponsored bill 25 edges
- Patrick M. Gallivan · cosponsor · 2025-02-24
- Shelley Mayer · cosponsor · 2025-02-24
- Jake Ashby · cosponsor · 2025-02-24
- James Skoufis · cosponsor · 2025-02-24
- Michelle Hinchey · cosponsor · 2025-02-24
- Robert Jackson · cosponsor · 2025-02-24
- Peter Oberacker · cosponsor · 2025-02-24
- Zellnor Myrie · cosponsor · 2025-02-24
← Sponsored bill 1 edge
- Julia Salazar · sponsor · 2025-02-24
Who matters
Members ranked by combined influence on this bill: role (sponsor 5 / cosponsor 1), capped speech count from the Congressional Record, and recorded-vote engagement.
| # | Member | Role | Speeches | Voted | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Julia Salazar (—, state_upper NY-18) | sponsor | 0 | — | 5 |
| 2 | Alexis Weik (—, state_upper NY-8) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 3 | Cordell Cleare (—, state_upper NY-30) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 4 | Dean Murray (—, state_upper NY-3) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 5 | George Borrello (—, state_upper NY-57) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 6 | Jabari Brisport (—, state_upper NY-25) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 7 | Jake Ashby (—, state_upper NY-43) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 8 | James Skoufis (—, state_upper NY-42) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 9 | Jessica Scarcella-Spanton (—, state_upper NY-23) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 10 | Kevin S. Parker (—, state_upper NY-21) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 11 | Kristen Gonzalez (—, state_upper NY-59) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 12 | Lea Webb (—, state_upper NY-52) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 13 | Leroy Comrie (—, state_upper NY-14) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 14 | Luis R. Sepúlveda (—, state_upper NY-32) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 15 | Mark Walczyk (—, state_upper NY-49) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 16 | Michelle Hinchey (—, state_upper NY-41) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 17 | Pamela Helming (—, state_upper NY-54) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 18 | Patricia Fahy (—, state_upper NY-46) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 19 | Patrick M. Gallivan (—, state_upper NY-60) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 20 | Peter Oberacker (—, state_upper NY-51) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 21 | Rachel May (—, state_upper NY-48) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 22 | Robert Jackson (—, state_upper NY-31) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 23 | Samra Brouk (—, state_upper NY-55) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 24 | Shelley Mayer (—, state_upper NY-37) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 25 | Thomas F. O'Mara (—, state_upper NY-58) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
Predicted vote
Aggregated from: actual roll-call votes (when present) → sponsor → cosponsor → party median (predicts YES when ≥25% of the caucus sponsored/cosponsored). Each row labels its confidence tier so you can see why a position was predicted.
0 predicted yes (0%) · 543 predicted no (100%) · 0 unknown (0%)
By party: · R: 0 yes / 277 no · D: 0 yes / 263 no · I: 0 yes / 3 no
Activity
Every typed-graph event involving this entity, newest first. Each row is one edge in the influence graph; click the date to jump to its provenance.
- 2026-05-21 · lobbied on by Partners In Health · ny_lobbying
- 2026-05-21 · lobbied on by NY CPM, Inc. · ny_lobbying
- 2025-02-24 · cosponsored by Alexis Weik (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2025-02-24 · cosponsored by Thomas F. O'Mara (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2025-02-24 · cosponsored by Kristen Gonzalez (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2025-02-24 · cosponsored by Jake Ashby (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2025-02-24 · cosponsored by Pamela Helming (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2025-02-24 · cosponsored by Jabari Brisport (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2025-02-24 · cosponsored by Patricia Fahy (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2025-02-24 · cosponsored by Mark Walczyk (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2025-02-24 · cosponsored by Rachel May (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2025-02-24 · cosponsored by James Skoufis (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2025-02-24 · cosponsored by Luis R. Sepúlveda (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2025-02-24 · cosponsored by Peter Oberacker (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2025-02-24 · cosponsored by Cordell Cleare (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2025-02-24 · cosponsored by Samra Brouk (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2025-02-24 · cosponsored by Michelle Hinchey (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2025-02-24 · cosponsored by George Borrello (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2025-02-24 · cosponsored by Dean Murray (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2025-02-24 · cosponsored by Kevin S. Parker (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2025-02-24 · cosponsored by Lea Webb (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2025-02-24 · sponsored by Julia Salazar (sponsor) · sponsorship
- 2025-02-24 · cosponsored by Jessica Scarcella-Spanton (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2025-02-24 · cosponsored by Robert Jackson (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2025-02-24 · cosponsored by Patrick M. Gallivan (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2025-02-24 · cosponsored by Shelley Mayer (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2025-02-24 · cosponsored by Zellnor Myrie (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2025-02-24 · cosponsored by Leroy Comrie (cosponsor) · sponsorship