Legislation· Jan 2026Sponsored by Michelle Fischbach (R)
Supporting Pregnant and Parenting Women and Families Act
Allows states to use federal welfare funds for pregnancy resource centers.
Tradeoff
Lets states spend Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) federal grants on pregnancy centers that provide prenatal education, counseling, and material aid like diapers and baby clothes.
What's in it
Less than $500,000 total federal cost over 2026-2035, with no significant effect on direct spending.
The $500,000 is just the federal cost to write guidance and regulations — the bill's real effect is clarifying that states can already use their existing TANF money to support pregnancy centers, so no new federal money is involved.
The House rejected a on January 21, 2026 by 213-209. The bill then passed the House 215-209 the same day — now in the Senate.
House
Introduced
(Jan 6, 2026)
House
Committee on Ways and Means(Jan 6, 2026)
House
The committee voted to send it to the floor
Reported 25 - 18(Jan 14, 2026)
House
On
Failed(Roll #36 · Jan 21, 2026)
209 yeanay 213House
Passage of the bill
Passed(Roll #37 · Jan 21, 2026)
215 yeanay 209Senate
Received from the House
on Finance(Jan 26, 2026)
- Christopher H. Smith (R-NJ)
- Claudia Tenney (R-NY)
- W. Gregory Steube (R-FL)
- Rudy Yakym (R-IN)
- Blake D. Moore (R-UT)
- Andy Harris (R-MD)
- Sheri Biggs (R-SC)
- Michael Cloud (R-TX)
- John J. McGuire (R-VA)
- Michael Guest (R-MS)
- Barry Moore (R-AL)
- Tom Barrett (R-MI)
- Jefferson Shreve (R-IN)
- Russ Fulcher (R-ID)
- Kat Cammack (R-FL)
Passage votes so far· Jan 21, 2026· 119th Congress · 2025–2027