MOMS Act
The MOMS Act establishes a federal website called "pregnancy.gov" that will provide a searchable directory of resources for pregnant and postpartum women, including medical care, housing assistance, nutrition support, and parenting services, with features to locate resources by ZIP code and language preference. It creates a grant program to fund nonprofit organizations that help women carry pregnancies to term and provide services like adoption referrals, mental health support, and childcare assistance, while prohibiting funding for abortion-related services or organizations that provide or support abortions. The bill also amends child support laws to allow enforcement of support obligations for unborn children, beginning from the month of conception with the mother's consent, and requires that all resources listed on the website comply with specific criteria excluding certain organizations. The website must be available in multiple languages and will include user feedback mechanisms to identify resource gaps in communities. This legislation aims to improve access to prenatal and postnatal care, particularly in rural and medically underserved areas, through these coordinated resource and support systems.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
May 2024
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President
Introduced May 9, 2024
Last action May 9, 2024
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May 9, 2024
Committee
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
upper
May 9, 2024
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
upper
1 primary · 22 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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Katie Boyd Britt
RRepublican
Co
Chuck Grassley
RRepublican
Co
Cindy Hyde-Smith
RRepublican
Co
Deb Fischer
RRepublican
Co
Eric Schmitt
RRepublican
Co
James E. Risch
RRepublican
Co
James Lankford
RRepublican
Co
Jerry Moran
RRepublican
Co
John Cornyn
RRepublican
Co
John Thune
RRepublican
Co
Joni Ernst
RRepublican
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