Supporting Pregnant and Parenting Women and Families Act
Congress Bill Would Let States Use Federal Welfare Grants to Fund Pregnancy Centers
Legislative Progress
215–209
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.
Impact Analysis
Personal Impact
Life & Work
This bill would allow states to use federal welfare (TANF) grant money to fund pregnancy centers that offer services like prenatal education, pregnancy testing, diapers, baby clothes, and relationship counseling. Whether this helps or hurts pregnant people depends on the quality and type of services these centers provide. Some centers offer genuinely useful material support, while others have been criticized for steering people away from certain healthcare options. The actual impact would vary widely by state and by which centers receive funding.
Programs
Broader Impacts
Milestones
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Sent to a congressional committee for expert review. The committee decides whether this bill moves forward.
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 215 - 209 (Roll no. 37). (text of amendment in the nature of a substitute: CR H1139)
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)
The House of Representatives voted to approve this bill. It now goes to the Senate.
On motion to recommit Failed by the Yeas and Nays: 209 - 213 (Roll no. 36).
Vote Results
2 votesOn Motion to Recommit
Related News
5 articles
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.
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.
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.
Source Information
Document Type
Congressional Bill
Official Title
Supporting Pregnant and Parenting Women and Families Act
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