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[H.R. 6918 Reported in House (RH)]

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                                                 Union Calendar No. 285
118th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 6918

                          [Report No. 118-349]

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

                            January 16, 2024

Additional 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, 2024

  Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 
       House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed
 [Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed 
                               in italic]
[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on January 
                                9, 2024]


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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 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.
                                                 Union Calendar No. 285

118th CONGRESS

  2d Session

                               H. R. 6918

                          [Report No. 118-349]

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL

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

_______________________________________________________________________

                            January 16, 2024

  Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 
       House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed