Pipeline · Bill → Law
Step 1
Introduced
Feb 20, 2024
Step 2
Referred
Dec 17, 2024
Ways & Means
Step 3
Committee
Step 4
House floor
Step 5
Senate
Step 6
Resolve Changes
Step 7
Signed
SummaryCRS Summary
This bill explicitly authorizes states to use Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) funding to carry out programs that encourage patients to carry their pregnancies to term rather than seek abortions. Under current law, states have broad authority to use TANF funds as they see fit to accomplish any of the program’s four purposes, including to prevent and reduce out-of-wedlock pregnancies. The bill also prohibits the federal government from subjecting entities receiving TANF funds to disparate treatment because they encourage patients to carry their pregnancies to term, or because they do not provide, assist, or counsel in favor of abortion. Similarly, the federal government may no...
Timeline · 3 actions
Dec 17, 2024
Referred to the Subcommittee on Work and Welfare.
Feb 20, 2024
Introduced in House
Feb 20, 2024
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.