,,ii  #aahth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #cgda  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,february #f1  
#bjbd,mr4 ,scott of ,south ,carolina    
7for himself1 ,mr4 ,schmitt1 ,mrs4      
,hyde-,smith1 ,mr4 ,risch1 ,mr4         
,kennedy1 and ,mr4 ,braun7 introduced   
the following bill2 which was read twice
 and referred to the ,committee on      
,health1 ,education1 ,labor1 and        
,pensions  ,a ,,bill  ,to prohibit the  
,secretary of ,health and ,human        
,services from restricting funding for  
pregnancy centers4  #a4 ,short title    
,this ,act may be cited as the          
,supporting ,pregnant and ,parenting    
,women and ,families ,act4  #b4         
,prohibition on discrimination against  
pregnancy centers  7a7 ,in general ,the 
,secretary of ,health and ,human        
,services may not finalize1 implement1  
or enforce1 with respect to expenditures
 for any pregnancy center1 the          
modification to section #bfc4aa of title
 #de1 ,code of ,federal ,regulations1 as

 described in the proposed regulation   
set forth beginning on page #fgfig of   
volume #hh of the ,federal ,register1 or
 any substantially similar regulatory   
action4  7b7 ,definition of pregnancy   
center ,in subsection 7a71 the term     
pregnancy center means any organization1
 such as a pregnancy resource center1   
pregnancy help center or organization1  
or pregnancy medical center1 that-- 7#a7
 supports protecting the life of the    
mother and the unborn child2 and  7#b7  
offers resources and services to        
mothers1 fathers1 and families1         
including but not limited to            
relationship counseling1 prenatal and   
pregnancy education1 pregnancy testing1 
diapers1 baby clothes1 or material      
supports4