[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 10356 Introduced in House (IH)]
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119th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 10356
To amend section 511 of the Social Security Act to provide a resource
directory and more opportunities for mothers to succeed.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
September 14, 2026
Mrs. Fischbach (for herself, Mr. Weber of Texas, Mrs. Hinson, Mr.
Feenstra, Ms. Tenney, Mr. McGuire, Mrs. Cammack, Mr. Kelly of
Pennsylvania, Mr. Harris of Maryland, and Mr. Finstad) introduced the
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means,
and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period
to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for
consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the
committee concerned
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A BILL
To amend section 511 of the Social Security Act to provide a resource
directory and more opportunities for mothers to succeed.
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 ``Empowering Moms Act''.
SEC. 2. MOMS.GOV.
Section 511 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 711) is amended
by adding at the end the following:
``(m) Resource Directory for Moms.--
``(1) Updating of moms.gov website.--
``(A) Website.--Not later than 1 year after the
date of enactment of this subsection, the Secretary
shall update the governmental website, entitled
`moms.gov'. The Secretary may not delegate
implementation or administration of the website below
the level of the Office of the Secretary. The website
shall include the following:
``(i) A clearinghouse of relevant resources
available for pregnant and postpartum women,
and women parenting young children.
``(ii) A series of questions through which
a user is able to generate a list of relevant
resources of interest within the user's ZIP
Code.
``(iii) A means to direct the user to
identify whether to list the relevant resources
of interest that are available online or within
1, 5, 10, 50, and 100 miles of the user.
``(iv) A mechanism for users to take an
assessment through the website and provide
consent to use the user's contact information,
which the Secretary may use to conduct outreach
via phone or email to follow up with users on
additional resources that would be helpful for
the users to review.
``(B) Resource list aggregation.--
``(i) In general.--The Secretary shall
invite each State to provide recommendations of
relevant resources referred to in subparagraph
(A)(iii) for such State.
``(ii) Criteria for making
recommendations.--The Secretary shall develop
criteria to provide to the States to determine
whether resources recommended as described in
clause (i) should appear on the website. Such
criteria shall include the requirement that the
relevant resource is not a prohibited entity.
``(iii) Grant program.--
``(I) In general.--The Secretary
shall provide grants to States to
establish or support a system that--
``(aa) aggregates relevant
resources referred to in
subparagraph (A)(iii), in
accordance with the criteria
developed under clause (ii) of
this subparagraph; and
``(bb) may be coordinated,
to the extent determined
appropriate by the State, by a
statewide, regionally-based, or
community-based public or
private entity.
``(II) Applications.--To be
eligible to receive a grant under
subclause (I), a State shall submit an
application to the Secretary at such
time, in such manner, and containing
such information as the Secretary may
require, including a plan for outreach
and awareness activities, and a list of
relevant resources that would be
included in the State system supported
by the grant.
``(C) Prohibition regarding certain entities.--
Relevant resources listed on the website, and any
additional resources promoted by the Secretary, may not
include any resource offered by a prohibited entity. No
prohibited entity may receive a grant provided under
subparagraph (B)(iii).
``(D) Services in different languages.--The
Secretary shall ensure that the website provides the
widest possible access to services for families who
speak languages other than English.
``(E) Reporting requirements.--
``(i) In general.--Not later than 180 days
after the date on which the website is updated
under this paragraph, the Secretary shall
submit to Congress a report on--
``(I) the traffic of the website;
``(II) user feedback on the
accessibility and helpfulness of the
website in tailoring to the user's
needs;
``(III) insights on gaps in
relevant resources with respect to
services for pregnant and postpartum
women, or women parenting young
children;
``(IV) suggestions on how to
improve user experience and
accessibility based on user feedback
and missing resources that would be
helpful to include in future updates;
and
``(V) certification that no
prohibited entities are listed as a
relevant resource or are in receipt of
a grant under subparagraph (B)(iii).
``(ii) Confidentiality.--The report under
clause (i) shall not include any personal
identifying information regarding individuals
who have used the website.
``(F) Authorization of appropriations.--To carry
out this paragraph, there are authorized to be
appropriated such sums as may be necessary for each of
fiscal years 2027 through 2032.
``(G) Definitions.--In this paragraph:
``(i) Prohibited entity.--The term
`prohibited entity' means an entity, including
any affiliate, subsidiary, successor, and
clinic of the entity, that--
``(I) is an organization described
in section 501(c)(3) of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986 and exempt from
tax under section 501(a) of such Code;
``(II) is an essential community
provider described in section 156.235
of title 45, Code of Federal
Regulations (as in effect on the date
of the enactment of this Act), that is
primarily engaged in family planning
services, reproductive health, and
related medical care; and
``(III) provides for abortions,
other than an abortion--
``(aa) if the pregnancy is
the result of an act of rape or
incest; or
``(bb) in the case where a
woman suffers from a physical
disorder, physical injury, or
physical illness, including a
life-endangering physical
condition caused by, or arising
from, the pregnancy itself,
that would, as certified by a
physician, place the woman in
danger of death unless an
abortion is performed.
``(ii) Relevant resources.--The term
`relevant resources' means the Federal, State,
local governmental, and private resources that
serve pregnant and postpartum women, or women
parenting young children in the categories of
the following topics:
``(I) Mentorship opportunities,
including pregnancy and parenting help
and case management resources.
``(II) Health and well-being
services, including women's medical
services such as obstetrical and
gynecological support services for
women, abortion pill reversal,
breastfeeding, general health services,
primary care, and dental care.
``(III) Financial assistance, work
opportunities, nutrition assistance,
childcare, and education opportunities
for parents.
``(IV) Material or legal support,
including transportation, food,
nutrition, clothing, household goods,
baby supplies, housing, shelters,
maternity homes, tax preparation, legal
support for child support, family
leave, breastfeeding protections, and
custody issues.
``(V) Recovery and mental health
services, including services with
respect to addiction or suicide
intervention, intimate partner
violence, sexual assault, rape, sex
trafficking, and counseling for women
and families surrounding unexpected
loss of a child.
``(VI) Prenatal diagnostic
services, including disability support
organizations, medical interventions
for a baby, perinatal hospice
resources, pregnancy and infant loss
support, and literature on pregnancy
wellness.
``(VII) Healing and support
services for abortion survivors and
their families.
``(VIII) Services providing
childcare, adoption, foster care, and
short term childcare services and
resources.
``(IX) Comprehensive information on
alternatives to abortion.
``(X) Information about abortion
risks, including complications and
failures.
``(XI) Links to information on
child development from moment of
conception.
``(2) List of funding opportunities available to pregnancy
support centers.--The Secretary shall compile and maintain on
the website a publicly available list of Federal funding
opportunities available to nonprofit and health care entities
for pregnancy support services that offer or provide the
relevant resources (as defined in paragraph (1)(G)).''.
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