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[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 4 (Tuesday, January 9, 2024)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mrs. FISCHBACH:H.R. 6918.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8 of the United States ConstitutionThe single subject of this legislation is:Pregnacy centers[Page H13]
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- Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 6914) to require institutions of higher education to disseminate information on the rights of, and accommodations and resources for, pregnant students, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 6918) to prohibit the Secretary of Health and Human Services from restricting funding for pregnancy centers; and providing for consideration of the resolution (H.Res. 957) denouncing the Biden administration's open-borders policies, condemning the national security and public safety crisis along the southwest border, and urging President Biden to end his administration's open-borders policies.
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Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
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- Supporting Pregnant and Parenting Women and Families Act
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Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
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On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 214 - 208 (Roll no. 17). (text: CR H201-202)
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On motion to recommit Failed by the Yeas and Nays: 208 - 214 (Roll no. 16).
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POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on H.R. 6918, the chair put the question on the motion to recommit and by voice vote, announced that the ayes had prevailed. Mr. Smith (MO) demanded the yeas and nays and the Chair postponed further proceedings until a time to be announced.
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The previous question on the motion to recommit was ordered pursuant to clause 2(b) of rule XIX.
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Ms. Davids (KS) moved to recommit to the Committee on Ways and Means. (text: CR H210)
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The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.
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DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on H.R. 6918.
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Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 6914, H.R. 6918 and H. Res. 957. The resolution provides for consideration of H.R. 6914, H.R. 6918, and H. Res. 957 under a closed rule, with one hour of general debate on each measure. The resolution provides for a motion to recommit on H.R. 6914 and H.R. 6918.
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Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 969. (consideration: CR H201-210)
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Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 969 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 6914, H.R. 6918 and H. Res. 957. The resolution provides for consideration of H.R. 6914, H.R. 6918, and H. Res. 957 under a closed rule, with one hour of general debate on each measure. The resolution provides for a motion to recommit on H.R. 6914 and H.R. 6918.
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Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H155)
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Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 285.
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Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Ways and Means. H. Rept. 118-349.
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H.R. 6918, Supporting Pregnant and Parenting Women and Families Act
https://www.cbo.gov/publication/59890
As reported by the House Committee on Ways and Means onJanuary 16, 2024
Health
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- Department of Health and Human Services
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- Health programs administration and funding
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- Sex and reproductive health
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- Women's health
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Health
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2024-01-09
Introduced in House
2024-01-17T17:26:16Z
Supporting Pregnant and Parenting Women and Families Act
This bill prohibits the Administration for Children and Families (ACF) from finalizing, implementing, or enforcing (with respect to certain pregnancy centers) a provision of a proposed rule modifying the standard for a state's reasonable use of funds under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program.
The proposed rule provides that if ACF identifies a TANF expenditure that does not appear to reasonably accomplish a purpose of TANF then the state must show that it used the funds in a manner that a reasonable person would consider to be within one of the purposes.
The bill prohibits ACF from applying this standard to state expenditures for pregnancy centers that (1) support protecting the life of the mother and the unborn child; and (2) offer resources and services to mothers, fathers, and families, including but relationship counseling, prenatal and pregnancy education, pregnancy testing, diapers, baby clothes, or material supports.
Under current law, TANF funds may be used for any of four purposes, including to prevent and reduce out-of-wedlock pregnancies. In the supplemental information to the proposed rule, ACF states that TANF expenditures for programs that exclusively or primarily provide pregnancy counseling to women only after they become pregnant have a tenuous or nonexistent connection to this purpose and, therefore, likely do not meet the proposed reasonableness standard.
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Reported to House
2024-01-22T15:18:11Z
Supporting Pregnant and Parenting Women and Families Act
This bill prohibits the Administration for Children and Families (ACF) from finalizing, implementing, or enforcing (with respect to certain pregnancy centers) a provision of a proposed rule modifying the standard for a state's reasonable use of funds under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program.
The proposed rule provides that if ACF identifies a TANF expenditure that does not appear to reasonably accomplish a purpose of TANF then the state must show that it used the funds in a manner that a reasonable person would consider to be within one of the purposes.
The bill prohibits ACF from applying this standard to state expenditures for pregnancy centers that (1) support protecting the life of the mother and the unborn child; and (2) offer resources and services to mothers, fathers, and families, including but relationship counseling, prenatal and pregnancy education, pregnancy testing, diapers, baby clothes, or material supports.
Under current law, TANF funds may be used for any of four purposes, including to prevent and reduce out-of-wedlock pregnancies. In the supplemental information to the proposed rule, ACF states that TANF expenditures for programs that exclusively or primarily provide pregnancy counseling to women only after they become pregnant have a tenuous or nonexistent connection to this purpose and, therefore, likely do not meet the proposed reasonableness standard.
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Passed House
2024-01-29T16:09:02Z
Supporting Pregnant and Parenting Women and Families Act
This bill prohibits the Administration for Children and Families (ACF) from finalizing, implementing, or enforcing (with respect to certain pregnancy centers) a provision of a proposed rule modifying the standard for a state's reasonable use of funds under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program.
The proposed rule provides that if ACF identifies a TANF expenditure that does not appear to reasonably accomplish a purpose of TANF then the state must show that it used the funds in a manner that a reasonable person would consider to be within one of the purposes.
The bill prohibits ACF from applying this standard to state expenditures for pregnancy centers that (1) support protecting the life of the mother and the unborn child; and (2) offer resources and services to mothers, fathers, and families, including but relationship counseling, prenatal and pregnancy education, pregnancy testing, diapers, baby clothes, or material supports.
Under current law, TANF funds may be used for any of four purposes, including to prevent and reduce out-of-wedlock pregnancies. In the supplemental information to the proposed rule, ACF states that TANF expenditures for programs that exclusively or primarily provide pregnancy counseling to women only after they become pregnant have a tenuous or nonexistent connection to this purpose and, therefore, likely do not meet the proposed reasonableness standard.

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To prohibit the Secretary of Health and Human Services from restricting funding for pregnancy centers.
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Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 969, in lieu of the amendment in the nature of a substitute reccomended by the Committee on Ways and Means now printed in the bill, an amendment in the nature of a substitute consisting of the text of Rules Committee Print 118-20 is considered as adopted.
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On agreeing to the Rules amendment (A001) Agreed to without objection.
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Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
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