H.R. 6945 - Supporting Pregnant and Parenting Women and Families Act
H.R. 6945 - Supporting Pregnant and Parenting Women and Families Act
Hearing Information
Meeting Information
Tuesday, January 20, 2026 - 3:00pm H-313, The Capitol View Announcement »
Video
Bill Text
(as introduced)
Rules Committee Print 119-17 PDF
Showing the text of H.R. 6945, as ordered reported by the Committee on Ways and Means.
Hearing Documents
Rule PDF
H. Rept. 119-459PDF
Rule Information
COMMITTEE ACTION:
REPORTED BY A RECORD VOTE of 8-3 on January, 20, 2026.
FLOOR ACTION ON H. RES. 1009:
Agreed to by a record vote of 213-210, after agreeing to the previous question by a record vote of 212-210, on Wednesday, January 21, 2026.
MANAGERS: Scott/McGovern
1. Closed rule for H.R. 6945.
2. Waives all points of order against consideration of the bill.
3. Provides that an amendment in the nature of a substitute consisting of the text of Rules Committee Print 119-17 shall be considered as adopted and the bill, as amended, shall be considered as read.
4. Waives all points of order against provisions in the bill, as amended.
5. Provides one hour of general debate equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on Ways and Means or their respective designees.
6. Provides one motion to recommit.
7. Closed rule for H.R. 6359.
8. Waives all points of order against consideration of the bill.
9. Provides that the amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee on Education and Workforce now printed in the bill shall be considered as adopted and the bill, as amended, shall be considered as read.
10. Waives all points of order against provisions in the bill, as amended.
11. Provides one hour of general debate equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on Education and Workforce or their respective designees.
12. Provides one motion to recommit.
13. Closed rule for H.J. Res. 140.
14. Waives all points of order against consideration of the joint resolution.
15. Provides that the joint resolution shall be considered as read.
16. Waives all points of order against provisions in the joint resolution.
17. Provides one hour of general debate equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on Natural Resources or their respective designees.
18. Provides one motion to recommit.
Amendments (click each header to sort table ▲▼ by that column)
| # | Version # | Sponsor(s) | Party | Summary | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Version 1 | DelBene (WA) | Democrat | Prohibits a pregnancy center from receiving TANF funds if a State Medical Board finds they have provided misleading or deceptive medical information or services or endangered the health of women. | Submitted |
| 2 | Version 1 | Davis (IL), Sánchez (CA), Schneider (IL), Moore (WI), Beyer (VA), Larson (CT), Krishnamoorthi (IL), Kelly (IL), Schakowsky (IL), Foster (IL), Sorensen (IL), Budzinski (IL), Jacobs (CA), Casten (IL), Jackson (IL) | Democrat | Penalizes the Department of Health and Human Services for illegally withholding payments of Temporary Assistance to Needy Families, Child Care Entitlement to States, or Social Services Block Grant funding if the agency fails to pay an amount due to a state within 5 days by requiring the agency to make a monthly payment of the amount due plus interest. | Submitted |
| 3 | Version 1 | Moore (WI), Sykes (OH) | Democrat | Allows states to use TANF dollars for security at child care facilities and to gather evidence of harassment of child care providers to give to local law enforcement. | Submitted |
| 4 | Version 1 | Schneider (IL), Davis (IL) | Democrat | Requires HHS to report to Congress when mandatory payments of Temporary Assistance for Needy Families, Child Care Entitlement for States, and Social Services Block Grant funding are not made available to states at the required time. | Submitted |
| 5 | Version 1 | Chu (CA) | Democrat | Provides that Section 2 of the bill shall not take effect unless the Comptroller General of the United States determines that there will be no negative medical or economic effects on women seeking abortion care or counseling who are directed to pregnancy centers as a result of this bill. | Submitted |
| 6 | Version 2 | Williams (GA) | Democrat | SUBSTITUTE Revised Strikes the bill's text and inserts the text of H.R. 4150, the Advancing Maternal Health Under Medicaid Act, to provide a 90% federal matching rate for Medicaid maternal health care expenditures that exceed 2019 levels. | Revised |
| 7 | Version 1 | Bacon (NE) | Republican | Instructs the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to issue guidance to support coverage of prenatal and postpartum pelvic health services under Medicaid and for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to educate health professionals and postpartum women on pelvic health services. (Identical to H.R. 4074). | Submitted |
Committee Votes
Rules Committee Record Vote No. 239
Motion by Mr. McGovern to make in order amendment #1 to H.R. 6945, offered by Representative DelBene, which would prohibit a pregnancy center from receiving TANF funds if a State Medical Board finds they have provided misleading or deceptive medical information or services or endangered the health of women. Defeated: 3–8
Rules Committee Record Vote No. 240
Motion by Mr. Austin Scott to report the rule. Adopted: 8–3