# 119-hr-6442: Supporting Healthy Pregnancy Act

119-hr-6442, Supporting Healthy Pregnancy Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Hinson, Ashley [R-IA-2] (R-IA); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-04-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-6442
- Congress: 119
- Title: Supporting Healthy Pregnancy Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-12-04
- Sponsor: Rep. Hinson, Ashley [R-IA-2] (R-IA)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Families
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-04-21

## Summary

**Requires biological fathers to pay at least 50 percent of a mother's out-of-pocket medical expenses for pregnancy and delivery.** This bill would add that duty to federal child-support rules and make state child-support programs (Title IV-D) implement and enforce the payment when the mother requests it. - Families: Mothers can ask the child-support program to collect at least 50 percent of reasonable out-of-pocket pregnancy and delivery medical costs they are responsible for. The bill clarifies that expenses tied to abortion are not covered under this rule. - Fathers: Biological fathers would gain a court-enforceable obligation to pay at least 50 percent of covered out-of-pocket pregnancy and delivery costs when the mother requests support. - States and programs: State Title IV-D child-support programs must pursue and enforce these payments. The requirement would take effect the January 1 after enactment and gives states extra time if they need new state laws to comply.

## Provisions PRIA read

- Shared pregnancy medical payments: mixed, high. If enacted, this bill would let the mother ask the biological father to pay at least 50% of the reasonable out-of-pocket medical expenses she is responsible for that were incurred during and associated with the pregnancy and delivery. "Reasonable out-of-pocket medical expenses" would include health…
- Delay for state compliance deadline: mixed, low. If enacted, the bill would take effect on January 1 of the first calendar year after enactment. If the HHS Secretary determines a State child-support plan needs new State law (other than appropriations) to meet the new requirement, the State would not be treated as failing to comply until after the…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025
- 119-hr-4669: FEMA Act of 2025
- 119-hr-137: TCJA Permanency Act
- 119-hr-2725: Affordable Housing Credit Improvement Act of 2025
- 119-hr-2570: Maximum Pressure Act
- 119-hr-9224: Child Care Modernization Act of 2026

## Sources
- [119-hr-6442 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/6442)

## Related
- [119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3151)
- [119-hr-4669: FEMA Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4669)
- [119-hr-137: TCJA Permanency Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-137)
- [119-hr-2725: Affordable Housing Credit Improvement Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2725)
- [119-hr-2570: Maximum Pressure Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2570)
- [119-hr-9224: Child Care Modernization Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9224)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-6442 (as of 2026-04-21).