H.R. 6918Supporting Pregnant and Parenting Women and Families Act

2 recorded actions298 of these members are on the 2026 ballotWhat the measure does Read on Congress.gov

Sponsor: Michelle Fischbach [R-MN-07]
Cosponsors: 23 · 23 Republicans
Policy area: Health
Committees: Ways and Means Committee, Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee
Latest action: Jan 22, 2024 · Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

IntroducedJan 9, 2024
Passed the HouseJan 18, 2024
Passed the SenateNot yet reached
Sent to the PresidentNot yet reached
Became lawNot yet reached

What the measure doesCRS summary

Supporting Pregnant and Parenting Women and Families Act

This bill prohibits the Administration for Children and Families (ACF) from finalizing, implementing, or enforcing (with respect to certain pregnancy centers) a provision of a proposed rule modifying the standard for a state's reasonable use of funds under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program.

The proposed rule provides that if ACF identifies a TANF expenditure that does not appear to reasonably accomplish a purpose of TANF then the state must show that it used the funds in a manner that a reasonable person would consider to be within one of the purposes.

The bill prohibits ACF from applying this standard to state expenditures for pregnancy centers that (1) support protecting the life of the mother and the unborn child; and (2) offer resources and services to mothers, fathers, and families, including but relationship counseling, prenatal and pregnancy education, pregnancy testing, diapers, baby clothes, or material supports.

Under current law, TANF funds may be used for any of four purposes, including to prevent and reduce out-of-wedlock pregnancies. In the supplemental information to the proposed rule, ACF states that TANF expenditures for programs that exclusively or primarily provide pregnancy counseling to women only after they become pregnant have a tenuous or nonexistent connection to this purpose and, therefore, likely do not meet the proposed reasonableness standard.

Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service, describing H.R. 6918 as passed House on Jan 18, 2024. It is not the text of the measure; a later amendment may have changed what it does.

Roll calls on H.R. 69182 roll calls on this measure

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Jan 18, 2024Each bar: ✓ Yea from the bottom, ✕ Nay aboveJan 18, 2024

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House Jan 18, 2024 · the primary vote

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Supporting Pregnant and Parenting Women and Families Act

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214 Yea 208 Nay 11 not voting

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Democratic213 members

Republican220 members

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Cosponsors23 · 23 Republicans

Signing on is not a vote: a member can cosponsor H.R. 6918 and vote against it. 2 signed when it was filed.

RClaudia Tenney [R-NY-24]Original2026 profile

RChristopher H. Smith [R-NJ-04]Original2026 profile

RNicole Malliotakis [R-NY-11]Joined Jan 10, 20242026 profile

RGuy Reschenthaler [R-PA-14]Joined Jan 10, 20242026 profile

RDan Crenshaw [R-TX-02]Joined Jan 10, 20242026 profile

RCarol D. Miller [R-WV-01]Joined Jan 10, 20242026 profile

RBlake D. Moore [R-UT-01]Joined Jan 10, 20242026 profile

RMary E. Miller [R-IL-15]Joined Jan 10, 20242026 profile

RWilliam R. Timmons IV [R-SC-04]Joined Jan 11, 20242026 profile

RMike Kelly [R-PA-16]Joined Jan 11, 20242026 profile

RRon Estes [R-KS-04]Joined Jan 11, 20242026 profile

RJohn R. Moolenaar [R-MI-02]Joined Jan 11, 20242026 profile

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Who lobbied on H.R. 691813 organizations

Organizations that named H.R. 6918 in a lobbying disclosure. Only those that cited the bill by number appear, so this is a floor, not a full list.

NATIONAL RIGHT LIFE COMMITTEEfiled by NATIONAL RIGHT TO LIFE COMMITTEE

Budget/Appropriations · Family issues/Abortion/Adoption · Health Issues · Insurance +8 more6 filings · 3rd Quarter (July 1 - Sep 30) 2024Filing

STUDENTS FOR LIFE ACTIONIts PAC: Students for Life Action PAC

Government Issues · Family issues/Abortion/Adoption5 filings · 4th Quarter (Oct 1 - Dec 31) 2024Filing

SUSAN B ANTHONY LIST

Family issues/Abortion/Adoption · Health Issues · Medical/Disease Research/Clinical Labs · Insurance +23 more3 filings · 4th Quarter (Oct 1 - Dec 31) 2024Filing

COUNTY OF LOS ANGELESfiled by BECKY SHIPP CONSULTING, LLC

Family issues/Abortion/Adoption · Welfare · Government Issues · Health Issues2 filings · 2nd Quarter (Apr 1 - June 30) 2024Filing

AMERICAN PUBLIC HEALTH ASSOCIATION

Environment/Superfund · Agriculture · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code · Clean Air and Water (quality) +3 more1 filing · 1st Quarter (Jan 1 - Mar 31) 2024Filing

CENTER FOR REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS

Family issues/Abortion/Adoption1 filing · 1st Quarter (Jan 1 - Mar 31) 2024Filing

GUTTMACHER INSTITUTE

Budget/Appropriations · Family issues/Abortion/Adoption · Civil Rights/Civil Liberties1 filing · 1st Quarter (Jan 1 - Mar 31) 2024Filing

HADASSAH, THE WOMEN'S ZIONIST ORGANIZATION OF AMERICA, INC.

Foreign Relations · Health Issues · Education · Budget/Appropriations +8 more1 filing · 1st Quarter (Jan 1 - Mar 31) 2024Filing

LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE ON CIVIL AND HUMAN RIGHTS

Education · Government Issues · Telecommunications · Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace +9 more1 filing · 1st Quarter (Jan 1 - Mar 31) 2024Filing

PLANNED PARENTHOOD ACTION FUND INCfiled by PLANNED PARENTHOOD ACTION FUND, INC.Its PAC: Planned Parenthood Action Fund Inc PAC, DBA Planned Parenthood Federal PAC

Budget/Appropriations · Civil Rights/Civil Liberties · Family issues/Abortion/Adoption · Government Issues1 filing · 1st Quarter (Jan 1 - Mar 31) 2024Filing

25 disclosures name this measure. Retrieved from LDA.gov on 2026-10-04. Senate Office of Public Records cannot vouch for the data or analyses derived from these data after the data have been retrieved from LDA.gov.