H.R.6918 Supporting Pregnant and Parenting Women Act
Blocks a rule preventing TANF welfare funds from going to anti-abortion crisis pregnancy centers that don't provide comprehensive healthcare (118th Congress)
View on Congress.govLegal & Constitutional Grounding
Crisis pregnancy centers documented to provide medically inaccurate information (AMA); bill diverts TANF funds to unlicensed facilities.
- 42 U.S.C. § 601 et seq. — TANF provisions governing use of federal welfare funds
Bill activity
Introduced Jan 9, 2024 by Michelle Fischbach (R-MN) with 2 original cosponsors. 23 cosponsors as of Jan 16, 2024. Passed the House Jan 18, 2024, 214-208.
- Reached the House floor after the House Committee on Ways and Means reported it (H. Rept. 118-349), under a special rule from the Rules Committee (H.Res.969).
- IntroducedJan 9, 2024
- Passed HouseJan 18, 2024
- Passed Senate
- To President
- Became Law
Latest action Jan 22, 2024: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Cosponsors during the cosponsorship window
118th Congress (Jan 2023 to Jan 2025)
Each dot is one cosponsor. Dots stack by sign-on day, or by week when the window is long. The block at the left holds the original cosponsors.
Cosponsorship closed Jan 16, 2024 (118th Congress): the House Ways and Means Committee reported the bill.
Activity log
- Introduced in House
- Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
2 original cosponsors on the day of introduction
- Christopher H. Smith R-NJ, original
- Claudia Tenney R-NY, original
6 members cosponsored
- Blake D. Moore R-UT
- Carol D. Miller R-WV
- Dan Crenshaw R-TX
- Guy Reschenthaler R-PA
- Mary E. Miller R-IL
- Nicole Malliotakis R-NY
- Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session HeldHouse
- Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 24 - 18.House
7 members cosponsored
- John R. Moolenaar R-MI
- Michael Guest R-MS
- Mike Kelly R-PA
- Nicholas A. Langworthy R-NY
- Robert B. Aderholt R-AL
- Ron Estes R-KS
- William R. Timmons IV R-SC
- Reported (Amended) by the House Committee on Ways and Means. H. Rept. 118-349.
- Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 285.House
8 members cosponsored
- Brad Finstad R-MN
- Dan Newhouse R-WA
- Daniel Webster R-FL
- David Kustoff R-TN
- Debbie Lesko R-AZ
- Mariannette Miller-Meeks R-IA
- Pete Sessions R-TX
- Pete Stauber R-MN
- Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H155)
- Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 969 Reported to House.
House floor day: motion to recommit, passage (10 steps)
- Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 969.
- Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 6914, H.R. 6918 and H. Res. 957. The resolution provides for consideration of H.R. 6914, H.R. 6918, and H. Res. 957 under a closed rule, with one hour of general debate on each measure....
- DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on H.R. 6918.
- The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.
- Ms. Davids (KS) moved to recommit to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
- The previous question on the motion to recommit was ordered pursuant to clause 2(b) of rule XIX.
- POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on H.R. 6918, the chair put the question on the motion to recommit and by voice vote, announced that the ayes had prevailed. Mr. Smith (MO) demanded the yeas and nays and the...
- Considered as unfinished business.
- On motion to recommit Failed by the Yeas and Nays: 208 - 214 (Roll no. 16).
- On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 214 - 208 (Roll no. 17).
- House vote: Passage of the billCounted in grades
Passed, 214-208
Of 23 cosponsors: 23 voted yea, 0 voted nay.
Member breakdown · Official House roll call 17 - Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.House
- Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Votes on this bill
3 votes: 3 recorded roll calls and 0 decided without a recorded vote, 0 of them on amendments. Showing 1 below; 2 procedural votes are behind "Show all 3 votes". Votes counted in grades are marked.
Jan 17, 20242:01 pmHouseVote on the rule (H.Res.969)On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: 198 - 194 (Roll no. 11).Agreed to198-194Nay
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | 0 | 194 | 0 | 19 |
| Republican | 198 | 0 | 0 | 22 |
| Independent | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 198 | 194 | 0 | 41 |
Jan 18, 20245:01 pmHouseMotion to recommit (send the bill back to committee)On motion to recommit Failed by the Yeas and Nays: 208 - 214 (Roll no. 16).Failed208-214Yea
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | 208 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Republican | 0 | 214 | 0 | 6 |
| Independent | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 208 | 214 | 0 | 11 |
Jan 18, 20245:08 pmHousePassage of the billCounted in gradesOn passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 214 - 208 (Roll no. 17).Passed214-208Nay
Counted in grades
Of 23 cosponsors: 23 voted yea, 0 voted nay. Question voted on: Passage of the bill
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | 0 | 208 | 0 | 5 |
| Republican | 214 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Independent | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 214 | 208 | 0 | 11 |
Amendments
1 amendment: 1 agreed to.
Agreed to (1)
Substitute text adopted under the rule (H.Res.969)
Official text
Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 969, in lieu of the amendment in the nature of a substitute reccomended by the Committee on Ways and Means now printed in the bill, an amendment in the nature of a substitute consisting of the text of Rules Committee Print 118-20 is considered as adopted.Cosponsors
23 cosponsored
Sponsor Introduced by Michelle Fischbach (R-MN) on Jan 9, 2024
| Member | Party/State | Date | Days after introduction | Original | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christopher H. Smith | R-NJ | Jan 9, 2024 | 0 | Original | F |
| Claudia Tenney | R-NY | Jan 9, 2024 | 0 | Original | F |
| Blake D. Moore | R-UT | Jan 10, 2024 | 1 | F | |
| Carol D. Miller | R-WV | Jan 10, 2024 | 1 | F | |
| Dan Crenshaw | R-TX | Jan 10, 2024 | 1 | F | |
| Guy Reschenthaler | R-PA | Jan 10, 2024 | 1 | F | |
| Mary E. Miller | R-IL | Jan 10, 2024 | 1 | F | |
| Nicole Malliotakis | R-NY | Jan 10, 2024 | 1 | F | |
| John R. Moolenaar | R-MI | Jan 11, 2024 | 2 | F | |
| Michael Guest | R-MS | Jan 11, 2024 | 2 | F | |
| Mike Kelly | R-PA | Jan 11, 2024 | 2 | F | |
| Nicholas A. Langworthy | R-NY | Jan 11, 2024 | 2 | F | |
| Robert B. Aderholt | R-AL | Jan 11, 2024 | 2 | F | |
| Ron Estes | R-KS | Jan 11, 2024 | 2 | F | |
| William R. Timmons IV | R-SC | Jan 11, 2024 | 2 | F | |
| Brad Finstad | R-MN | Jan 16, 2024 | 7 | F | |
| Dan Newhouse | R-WA | Jan 16, 2024 | 7 | F | |
| Daniel Webster | R-FL | Jan 16, 2024 | 7 | F | |
| David Kustoff | R-TN | Jan 16, 2024 | 7 | F | |
| Debbie Lesko | R-AZ | Jan 16, 2024 | 7 | — | |
| Mariannette Miller-Meeks | R-IA | Jan 16, 2024 | 7 | F | |
| Pete Sessions | R-TX | Jan 16, 2024 | 7 | F | |
| Pete Stauber | R-MN | Jan 16, 2024 | 7 | F |
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Resolution promoting pregnancy crisis centers. These facilities are documented to provide medically inaccurate information (NARAL/AMA studies) and lack medical licensing requirements.