Rules Committee · Jan 21, 2026
H.Amdt. 153: Its purpose is not yet published.
Adopted
With no one objecting, no names recorded
Michelle Fischbach (R-MN)
Supporting Pregnant and Parenting Women and Families Act
H.R. 6945 · House bill Families
A Republican bill with 15 Republican cosponsors · See all 15 cosponsors
Last activity — Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
In the other chamber's committee
Passed one chamber and has been handed to a committee in the other.
The committee decides whether it goes any further, and most bills that reach a committee never leave it. A committee that simply does nothing kills a bill without anyone ever voting against it, so no news from here is usually the news.
Its path through Congress
- Introduced
- Passed House 215–209
- In Senate committee
What this bill would do
This Act, known as the "Supporting Pregnant and Parenting Women and Families Act," aims to amend the Social Security Act. It specifically targets part A of title IV to clarify how States can use certain funds. The bill ensures that States are not prohibited from using grants from section 403 to support pregnancy centers. It provides a specific definition for what constitutes a pregnancy center. These centers are defined as organizations that support protecting the life of the mother and the unborn child while offering various resources to families.
Yes· 3 of 7
- Scored +3
Would households on low incomes be better off under this?
The bill supports the availability of pregnancy centers that offer essential material resources like diapers and baby clothes to families.
- Scored +3
Would women be better off under this?
The bill supports the availability of pregnancy centers providing prenatal education and material resources to mothers.
- Scored +3
Does this leave more decisions to the states?
The bill clarifies and affirms the authority of states to use certain grant funds to support pregnancy centers.
The opposite
No question was scored the opposite.
What Congress actually voted on
2 recorded votes have been taken on this bill. One of them decided something; the rest moved it along.
- The House: the vote on whether to pass the bill This is the real decision in this chamber. Passing here sends the bill to the other chamber, which must pass it too before it can go to the President. Passed 215 yes · 209 no
01/21/2026 · Roll call 37 · recorded as “On Passage”
- The House: a last attempt to send the bill back to committee The minority party's final chance to change or stall a bill just before the vote on passage. It almost always fails; when it succeeds, the bill does not get its final vote that day. Motion to recommit rejected 209 yes · 213 no
01/21/2026 · Roll call 36 · recorded as “On Motion to Recommit”
Who it would affect, and how
Potential Positive Impacts for People
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Access to Resources and Services: The bill allows States to use grants to support pregnancy centers that provide items such as diapers, baby clothes, and other material supports to mothers, fathers, and families (Section 2).
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Supportive Services for Families: Pregnancy centers can offer various helpful services, including relationship counseling, prenatal and pregnancy education, and pregnancy testing (Section 2).
Potential Negative Impacts for People
- No negative impacts or burdens are explicitly stated in the provided text.
Groups and Interests Ranking
Every group the model scored this bill for, from -10 to +10. Tap or hover a score for the reason it gave.
- Demographic And Interest Groups
- Would households on low incomes be better off under this? — The bill supports the availability of pregnancy centers that offer essential material resources like diapers and baby clothes to families. Would women be better off under this? — The bill supports the availability of pregnancy centers providing prenatal education and material resources to mothers. Would children be better off under this? — The bill facilitates the provision of material goods like diapers and clothes to families with children.
- Social Issues And Justice
- Does this make child care cost less? — The bill enables pregnancy centers to provide material supports like diapers and baby clothes to families. Does this strengthen Social Security? — The bill amends the Social Security Act to clarify state authority to use specific grants for pregnancy center support.
- Governance And Ideology
- Does this leave more decisions to the states? — The bill clarifies and affirms the authority of states to use certain grant funds to support pregnancy centers.
- Healthcare
- Does this make health care easier to get in general? — The bill allows states to use funds to support pregnancy centers that provide prenatal education, pregnancy testing, and material resources.
- 1/26/2026
- Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
- 1/21/2026
- Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- 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 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)
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 1/20/2026
- 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.
- 6 Cosponsors added.
- 1/16/2026
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 1/14/2026
- Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
- Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute by the Yeas and Nays: 25 - 18.
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 1/13/2026
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 1/12/2026
- 2 Cosponsors added.
- 1/7/2026
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 1/6/2026
- Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
- 2 Cosponsors added.
- Introduced in House
2 bills Congress.gov lists as related to this one — companions in the other chamber, earlier versions, and bills this one absorbed or was folded into.
- 119-S-4242: Supporting Pregnant and Parenting Women and Families Act
- 119-HRES-1009: Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 6945) to amend part A of title IV of the Social Security Act to clarify the authority of States to use funds for pregnancy centers, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 6359) to require institutions of higher education to disseminate information on the rights of, and accommodations and resources for, pregnant students, and for other purposes; and providing for consideration of the joint resolution (H.J. Res. 140) providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Land Management relating to Public Land Order No. 7917 for Withdrawal of Federal Lands; Cook, Lake, and Saint Louis Counties, MN.
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