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Federal · 119th Congress

S4242 Supporting Pregnant and Parenting Women and Families Act

Direction

Abortion funding insuranceAI label

Restricts abortion access model confidence 80%

Explicitly authorizes states to use federal TANF block grant funds to support pregnancy centers that promote protecting the life of the unborn child, increasing public funding available to organizations that typically provide alternatives to abortion.

Nothing in this part shall be construed to prohibit a State from using a grant made under section 403 to support pregnancy centers.

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Abortion otherAI label

Restricts abortion access model confidence 70%

Defines and protects pregnancy centers that support protecting the life of the mother and the unborn child, facilitating their access to federal funds as part of broader policy favoring alternatives to abortion.

the term `pregnancy center' means any organization, such as a pregnancy resource center, pregnancy help center or organization, or pregnancy medical center, that-- (A) supports protecting the life of the mother and the unborn child;

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  1. Introduced (completed)
  2. Committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both
  5. President
  6. Law

Stage: Committee · step 2 of 6

Last action
2026-03-26: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Filed
2026-03-26
Committee
Finance Committee
Sponsor
Tim Scott R + 6 cosponsors (6 R)

Why the model tagged it this way: The bill addresses abortion-related policy by authorizing and defining pregnancy centers (which provide alternatives to abortion) for federal TANF funding eligibility, with no provisions on other tracked topics such as firearms, transgender issues, or immigration enforcement.

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History (2 actions)
DateChamberAction
2026-03-26LibraIntroduced in Senate
2026-03-26SenatRead twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.