[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 6918 Introduced in House (IH)]

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118th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 6918

To prohibit the Secretary of Health and Human Services from restricting 
                     funding for pregnancy centers.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 9, 2024

 Mrs. 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

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                                 A BILL


 
To prohibit the Secretary of Health and Human Services from restricting 
                     funding for pregnancy centers.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Supporting Pregnant and Parenting 
Women and Families Act''.

SEC. 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 at 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.
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