# 119-hr-5899: Caring for Mothers Act of 2025

119-hr-5899, Caring for Mothers Act of 2025, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Van Duyne, Beth [R-TX-24] (R-TX); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-04-21).

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- As of: 2026-04-21
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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-5899
- Congress: 119
- Title: Caring for Mothers Act of 2025
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-10-31
- Sponsor: Rep. Van Duyne, Beth [R-TX-24] (R-TX)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: Health
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-04-21

## Summary

**Requires group health plans to enroll and cover pregnancy and postpartum care for people placing newborns for adoption.** The bill would let an adoptive parent request that a qualifying individual be enrolled and receive pregnancy-related and postpartum care plus mental health and substance use disorder services. - Birth parents: Pregnant people or those within six months of giving birth who are U.S. citizens, nationals, or lawfully present aliens could gain enrollment and the specified care. - Adoptive parents: A signed attestation of intent to adopt or that adoption occurred would trigger coverage. Coverage begins the first day of the first month after the plan receives the request. - Plans and insurers: Group and individual plans would be required to enroll the qualifying individual and provide the limited benefits until the earlier of plan termination, notification from either party, or one year after the child is born.

## Cosponsors (1)

- Rep. Weber, Randy K. Sr. [R-TX-14] (R-TX), 2025-12-10T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Health coverage for birth parents in adoption: benefit, medium. If enacted, this would let an enrolled adoptive parent ask their plan to enroll the birth parent for limited benefits. The birth parent would need to be pregnant or within 6 months after birth, and be a citizen, national, or lawfully present. The request would need both signatures and an attestatio…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-137: TCJA Permanency Act
- 119-hr-3816: Weather Act Reauthorization Act of 2025
- 119-hr-1163: Prove It Act
- 119-hr-21: Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act
- 119-hr-1367: ELITE Vehicles Act
- 119-hr-1181: Protecting Privacy in Purchases Act

## Sources
- [119-hr-5899 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/5899)

## Related
- [119-hr-137: TCJA Permanency Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-137)
- [119-hr-3816: Weather Act Reauthorization Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3816)
- [119-hr-1163: Prove It Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1163)
- [119-hr-21: Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-21)
- [119-hr-1367: ELITE Vehicles Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1367)
- [119-hr-1181: Protecting Privacy in Purchases Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1181)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-5899 (as of 2026-04-21).