{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://www.cotton.senate.gov/news/press-releases/cotton-colleagues-introduce-legislation-to-increase-hospital-transparency-for-new-and-expecting-parents", "Cotton, Colleagues Introduce Legislation to Increase Hospital Transparency for New and Expecting Parents", "2025-07-24", "2025", "2025-07", "Republican", "Senate", "AR", "Tom Cotton", "C001095", "www.cotton.senate.gov", "cotton", "https://www.cotton.senate.gov/news/press-releases", "scraper", "FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE\n\nContact: Caroline Tabler orPatrick McCann (202) 224-2353\n\nJuly 24, 2025\n\nCotton, Colleagues Introduce Legislation to Increase Hospital Transparency for New and Expecting Parents\n\nWashington, DC \u2014 Senators Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas), Cynthia Lummis (R-Wyoming), Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Mississippi), and Rick Scott (R-Florida) today introduced the Neonatal Care Transparency Act, legislation that would require hospitals to publicly disclose at what life-saving care will be provided to an infant.\n\n\u201cWhen faced with an early birth parents should be able to ensure that the delivery hospital is equipped and prepared to provide care for their child. This bill will provide parents with the information needed to welcome their child into the world safely,\u201d said Senator Cotton.\n\n\u201cChildren are God\u2019s greatest gift to the world, and expecting parents deserve peace of mind knowing their delivery hospital is fully prepared to care for their newborn. I am proud to join my colleagues in ensuring hospitals are transparent on how life-saving care will be provided to premature infants,\u201d said Senator Lummis.\n\n\u201cFamilies shouldn\u2019t face uncertainty during early labor about whether their premature baby will receive life-saving care from a hospital or not. When a baby\u2019s survival is on the line, parents deserve clear information. I\u2019m proud to support this legislation that requires hospitals to be transparent about their policies. It\u2019s a commonsense measure that protects vulnerable infants and supports families in critical moments,\u201d said Senator Hyde-Smith.\n\n\u201cBecoming a parent is one of the great things in this life, and parents deserve complete transparency throughout the process. This bill will ensure hospitals are upfront about the care they can provide so they\u2019re giving families all the information they need to make the most informed decisions to protect their child,\u201d said Senator Scott.\n\nBill text is here.\n\nThe Neonatal Care Transparency Act would:\n\nRequire hospitals to publicly disclose:\n\nThe minimum gestational age at which life-saving care will be provided to an infant in the case of a premature birth; and\n\nThe process by which the hospital would transfer the infant and mother to the nearest neonatal ICU if the hospital does not have the capacity to provide life-saving care to a preemie.\n\nRequire health care practitioners to disclose the policies above during an initial consultation.\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-07T14:40:33Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://www.cotton.senate.gov/news/press-releases/cotton-colleagues-introduce-legislation-to-increase-hospital-transparency-for-new-and-expecting-parents"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.6513909213244915, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}