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Supporting Pregnant and Parenting Women and Families Act

USA118th CongressS-3741| Senate 
| Updated: 2/6/2024
Tim Scott

Tim Scott

Republican Senator

South Carolina

Cosponsors (6)
Mike Braun (Republican)Cindy Hyde-Smith (Republican)James E. Risch (Republican)Eric Schmitt (Republican)John Thune (Republican)John Kennedy (Republican)

Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
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.
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Timeline
Jan 22, 2024

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 118-6918
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Feb 6, 2024
Introduced in Senate
Feb 6, 2024
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
  • January 22, 2024

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 118-6918
    Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.


  • February 6, 2024
    Introduced in Senate


  • February 6, 2024
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Health

Related Bills

  • HR 118-6918: Supporting Pregnant and Parenting Women and Families Act

Supporting Pregnant and Parenting Women and Families Act

USA118th CongressS-3741| Senate 
| Updated: 2/6/2024
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.
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Timeline
Jan 22, 2024

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 118-6918
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Feb 6, 2024
Introduced in Senate
Feb 6, 2024
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
  • January 22, 2024

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 118-6918
    Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.


  • February 6, 2024
    Introduced in Senate


  • February 6, 2024
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Tim Scott

Tim Scott

Republican Senator

South Carolina

Cosponsors (6)
Mike Braun (Republican)Cindy Hyde-Smith (Republican)James E. Risch (Republican)Eric Schmitt (Republican)John Thune (Republican)John Kennedy (Republican)

Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee

Health

Related Bills

  • HR 118-6918: Supporting Pregnant and Parenting Women and Families Act
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted