H.R. 6918 — Reported in House

IB Union Calendar No. 285 118th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 6918 [Report No. 118–349] IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 9, 2024Mrs. Fischbach (for herself, Ms. Tenney, and Mr. Smith of New Jersey) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means January 16, 2024Additional sponsors: Ms. Malliotakis, Mr. Reschenthaler, Mr. Crenshaw, Mrs. Miller of West Virginia, Mr. Moore of Utah, Mrs. Miller of Illinois, Mr. Timmons, Mr. Kelly of Pennsylvania, Mr. Estes, Mr. Moolenaar, Mr. Aderholt, Mr. Langworthy, Mr. Guest, Mr. Newhouse, Mr. Webster of Florida, Mrs. Miller-Meeks, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Kustoff, Mr. Finstad, Mr. Stauber, and Mrs. Lesko January 16, 2024Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printedStrike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italicFor text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on January 9, 2024 A BILL To prohibit the Secretary of Health and Human Services from restricting funding for pregnancy centers. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Supporting Pregnant and Parenting Women and Families Act. 2. Prohibition on discrimination against pregnancy centers (a) In general The Secretary of Health and Human Services may not finalize, implement, or enforce, with respect to expenditures for any pregnancy center, the modification to section 263.11 of title 45, Code of Federal Regulations, as described in the proposed regulation set forth beginning on page 67697 of volume 88 of the Federal Register, or any substantially similar regulatory action. (b) Definition of pregnancy center In subsection (a), the term pregnancy center means any organization, such as a pregnancy resource center, pregnancy help center or organization, or pregnancy medical center, that— (1) supports protecting the life of the mother and the unborn child; and (2) offers resources and services to mothers, fathers, and families, including but not limited to relationship counseling, prenatal and pregnancy education, pregnancy testing, diapers, baby clothes, or material supports. January 16, 2024Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed