# 117-hr-8362: Unborn Child Support Act

117-hr-8362, Unborn Child Support Act, is a 117th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Johnson, Mike [R-LA-4] (R-LA); status Referred to the Subcommittee on Worker and Family Support. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 117-hr-8362
- Congress: 117
- Title: Unborn Child Support Act
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Worker and Family Support.
- Introduced: 2022-07-13
- Sponsor: Rep. Johnson, Mike [R-LA-4] (R-LA)
- Cosponsors: 16
- Policy area: Families
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Unborn Child Support Act This bill requires states to apply child support obligations to the time period during pregnancy. This requirement is applicable retroactively based on a court order at the request of the pregnant parent and a determination by a physician of the month during which the child was conceived. Existing state requirements are applicable to these obligations, such as proof of parenthood.

## Cosponsors (16)

- Rep. Lamborn, Doug [R-CO-5] (R-CO), 2022-07-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Norman, Ralph [R-SC-5] (R-SC), 2022-07-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Banks, Jim [R-IN] (R-IN), 2022-07-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Moolenaar, John R. [R-MI-2] (R-MI), 2022-07-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Smith, Christopher H. [R-NJ-4] (R-NJ), 2022-07-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. LaMalfa, Doug [R-CA-1] (R-CA), 2022-07-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Weber, Randy K. Sr. [R-TX-14] (R-TX), 2022-07-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ellzey, Jake [R-TX-6] (R-TX), 2022-07-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Graves, Garret [R-LA-6] (R-LA), 2022-07-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Feenstra, Randy [R-IA-4] (R-IA), 2022-07-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tenney, Claudia [R-NY-24] (R-NY), 2022-07-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Biggs, Andy [R-AZ-5] (R-AZ), 2022-07-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cline, Ben [R-VA-6] (R-VA), 2022-07-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Meuser, Daniel [R-PA-9] (R-PA), 2022-07-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Good, Bob [R-VA-5] (R-VA), 2022-08-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hudson, Richard [R-NC-9] (R-NC), 2022-09-15T00:00:00.000Z

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## Sources
- [117-hr-8362 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/8362)

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- [117-hr-5854: Illegal Immigrant Payoff Prohibition Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-5854)
- [117-hres-548: Denouncing the horrors of socialism.](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hres-548)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-8362 (as of 2025-11-18).