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Congress·Passed House·about 1 month ago

Congress Bill Would Let States Use Federal Welfare Grants to Fund Pregnancy Centers

Also known as: Supporting Pregnant and Parenting Women and Families Act

Legislative Progress

✓ Filed
✓ Review
✓ House

215–209

Senate
President

Impact Analysis

Scores: 1 = low, 5 = highSentiment: -5 to +5 (net benefit)

Key Points

  • This bill would clarify that states can use certain federal welfare grant money to support pregnancy centers.
  • It defines “pregnancy centers” as groups that aim to protect the life of the mother and the unborn child, and that offer help like counseling, pregnancy tests, and parenting supplies.
  • If your state chooses to do this, some public funding could go to services like diapers, baby clothes, prenatal education, and relationship counseling through these centers.
  • Supporters may see this as expanding help for pregnant and parenting families; critics may worry it shifts funds away from other services or favors certain providers.
  • What changes in daily life would depend on your state’s decisions and where these centers operate, since the bill allows funding but does not require it.
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Milestones

4 milestones18 actions
Jan 26, 2026Senate

Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Jan 21, 2026House

Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

Jan 21, 2026House

On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 215 - 209 (Roll no. 37). (text of amendment in the nature of a substitute: CR H1139)

Jan 21, 2026

Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 215 - 209 (Roll no. 37). (text of amendment in the nature of a substitute: CR H1139)

Jan 21, 2026House

On motion to recommit Failed by the Yeas and Nays: 209 - 213 (Roll no. 36).

Vote Results

2 votes
HouseFailedAmendmentJan 21, 2026

On Motion to Recommit

209
213
Democrat
209 – 0 · 4
Republican
0 – 213 · 5
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HousePassedPassageJan 21, 2026

On Passage

215
209
Democrat
1 – 209 · 3
Republican
214 – 0 · 4
View full roll call

Related News

5 articles
Congresswoman Michelle Fischbach (official site)·about 2 months ago

Rep. Fischbach Introduces Legislation to Protect Funding for Pregnancy Centers

Announcement of H.R. 6945, describing the bill’s aim to clarify that states may use TANF funds to support pregnancy resource centers and related services.

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House Ways and Means Committee (official site)·about 2 months ago

Chairman Smith Opening Statement: Ways & Means Is Modernizing the IRS, Protecting the Health and Wellbeing of Mothers, Children, and Families

Opening statement at a Ways and Means markup that includes discussion of H.R. 6945 and why supporters say the bill is needed for TANF-funded pregnancy centers.

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House Ways and Means Committee (official site)·about 2 months ago

Ways and Means Approves Legislation Preserving Access to Maternal Care, Improving Wellbeing and Stability of Families, and Speeding IRS Processing

Committee press release stating the panel advanced H.R. 6945 (25–18), with a summary of what the bill would do regarding TANF support for pregnancy centers.

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Source Information

Document Type

Congressional Bill

Official Title

Supporting Pregnant and Parenting Women and Families Act

Bill NumberHR 6945
Congress119th Congress
ChamberHouse of Representatives
Latest ActionReceived in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Sponsor

Cosponsors

(15)
R: 15

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