118th CONGRESS 2d Session |
To prohibit the Secretary of Health and Human Services from restricting funding for pregnancy centers.
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
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,
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.