[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 3741 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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118th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 3741

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


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                            February 6, 2024

Mr. Scott of South Carolina (for himself, Mr. Schmitt, Mrs. Hyde-Smith, 
 Mr. Risch, Mr. Kennedy, and Mr. Braun) introduced the following bill; 
     which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, 
                     Education, Labor, and Pensions

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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.
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