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Supporting Pregnant and Parenting Women and Families Act
This bill ensures that states may spend federal Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) grant funds on pregnancy resource centers. These organizations promote alternatives to abortion and provide services to families, including pregnancy testing, prenatal education, relationship counseling, and supplies like diapers and baby clothes. The measure clarifies that federal welfare rules cannot be used to block state funding for these centers.
People affected—Not determinable from the text; reach depends on discretionary state-level funding decisions and individual service uptake.
Fiscal magnitude—CBO cost estimate published (H.R. 6945, Supporting Pregnant and Parenting Women and Families Act, 2026-02-06); dollar figure pending review extraction — see receipt
Reach
provisional · pending review25rigor: heuristic llm
What this bill touches.
Federal vs. state/local−15Welfare & anti-poverty+20Abortion policy−18
Who it helps · who it burdens.
Who it helps
- Pregnancy resource centersClarifies that states are permitted to use federal TANF grant funds to support pregnancy centers that offer material aid, pregnancy education, testing, and family resources.
- State TANF administering agenciesExplicitly permits states to allocate their federal TANF grant funds to pregnancy help centers and medical centers without federal statutory prohibition under TANF rules.
- Pregnant women and families seeking assistanceMay receive services and material items—such as diapers, baby clothes, relationship counseling, prenatal education, and pregnancy testing—supported through state TANF grant funds.
Who backs it
- Federal Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) programFederal TANF grant funding under section 403 of the Social Security Act is authorized to be used by states to support qualifying pregnancy centers.
The provisions, in plain language.
Allows states to use federal Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) grant funds to support pregnancy resource centers that provide material aid, counseling, prenatal education, and other family services.
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How members voted on Supporting Pregnant and Parenting Women and Families Act.
Recorded roll calls on this bill, most recent first. Open one to see each member's position.
How it moved.
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- Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
- Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 215 - 209 (Roll no. 37). (text of amendment in the nature of a substitute: CR H1139)
- Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 215 - 209 (Roll no. 37). (text of amendment in the nature of a substitute: CR H1139)
- On motion to recommit Failed by the Yeas and Nays: 209 - 213 (Roll no. 36).
- Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H1155-1156)
- POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on H.R. 6945, the Chair put the question on motion to recommit and by voice vote, announced the noes had prevailed. Ms. Moore (WI) demanded the yeas and nays and the Chair postponed further proceedings until a time to be announced.
- The previous question on the motion to recommit was ordered pursuant to clause 2(b) of rule XIX.
- Ms. Moore (WI) moved to recommit to the Committee on Ways and Means. (text: CR H1147)
- The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.
- DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on H.R. 6945.
- Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 6945, H.R. 6359 and H.J. Res. 140. The resolution provides for consideration of H.R. 6945, H.R. 6359, and H.J. Res. 140 under a closed rule with one hour of general debate and one motion to recommit on each measure.
- Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 1009. (consideration: CR H1139-1147)
- Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 1009 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 6945, H.R. 6359 and H.J. Res. 140. The resolution provides for consideration of H.R. 6945, H.R. 6359, and H.J. Res. 140 under a closed rule with one hour of general debate and one motion to recommit on each measure.
- Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute by the Yeas and Nays: 25 - 18.
- Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
- Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
- Introduced in House
- Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
- Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 215 - 209 (Roll no. 37). (text of amendment in the nature of a substitute: CR H1139)
- Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 215 - 209 (Roll no. 37). (text of amendment in the nature of a substitute: CR H1139)
- On motion to recommit Failed by the Yeas and Nays: 209 - 213 (Roll no. 36).
- Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 1009 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 6945, H.R. 6359 and H.J. Res. 140. The resolution provides for consideration of H.R. 6945, H.R. 6359, and H.J. Res. 140 under a closed rule with one hour of general debate and one motion to recommit on each measure.
- Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute by the Yeas and Nays: 25 - 18.
- Introduced in House
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Civic Herald. “Supporting Pregnant and Parenting Women and Families Act (H.R. 6945, 119th Congress).” https://civicherald.app/bills/119-hr-6945. Congress.gov record as of Jul 13, 2026.