Let Pregnancy Centers Serve Act of 2024
HR 7427 clarifies that states may use Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) funds to support pregnancy centers and other "alternatives to abortion" programs that provide life-affirming services like counseling, parenting resources, and material support to pregnant individuals. The bill explicitly defines these programs as those promoting childbirth over abortion through services such as prenatal care coordination, job training, infant supplies, and adoption referrals, while excluding entities that provide or facilitate abortions. It also prohibits federal discrimination against grantees or states that fund such programs, including preventing the government from imposing unfair requirements or cutting funding based on a provider's opposition to abortion. This bill directly affects pregnancy centers, adoption agencies, and maternity homes receiving TANF funding, ensuring their eligibility under existing federal law. The legislation responds to a 2023 federal proposal that threatened to restrict such funding.
Bill status
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Introduction
Feb 2024
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Introduced Feb 20, 2024
Last action Dec 17, 2024
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Dec 17, 2024
Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Work and Welfare.
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Feb 20, 2024
Committee
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
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Feb 20, 2024
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Introduced in House
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1 primary · 15 co-sponsors
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Christopher H. Smith
RRepublican
Co
Alexander X. Mooney
RRepublican
Co
Andy Harris
RRepublican
Co
Ashley Hinson
RRepublican
Co
Blake D. Moore
RRepublican
Co
Dan Crenshaw
RRepublican
Co
Debbie Lesko
RRepublican
Co
James R. Baird
RRepublican
Co
Jim Banks
RRepublican
Co
John Joyce
RRepublican
Co
Keith Self
RRepublican
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