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MOMS Act
Sponsored By: Senator Britt, Katie Boyd [R-AL]
Introduced
Summary
Centralized pregnancy support network. This bill would create a federal portal and data framework to expand and coordinate prenatal and postnatal services and supports for pregnant and parenting individuals. It would fund targeted grants and telehealth for underserved areas and set rules around enforcing support for unborn children.
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- Pregnant people and families would see a single website, pregnancy.gov, with ZIP-code matching, distance filters, multilingual access, user consented outreach, and performance reporting to connect users to prenatal and postnatal care, including telehealth. Funding pathways are authorized for 2025–2030.
- Pregnancy support centers and nonprofits could access a new Positive Alternatives for Women grant program for information, referrals, and direct services. The program includes privacy protections similar to HIPAA, monitoring requirements, and prohibits using funds for abortion-related activities. Federal funding opportunities will be listed publicly on the portal.
- States must submit lists of licensed private child placement agencies for a public national list and report to Congress on agencies and disciplinary actions. The bill would amend Social Security rules to let states pursue biological-father support for unborn children on request, allow courts to set amounts and possible retroactive collection, and include safety and consent protections with a two-year delayed effective date for those support provisions.
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Bill Overview
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4 provisions identified: 2 benefits, 0 costs, 2 mixed.
Child support for unborn children
If enacted, States would have to set up and enforce child support obligations by a biological father for an unborn child when the mother requests it. The support could begin with the month the child was conceived, as determined by a physician, and must begin with that month if the mother asks. Payments could be collected retroactively, even if paternity is established after birth, and courts would set amounts in consultation with the mother. Measures to establish paternity could not be required without the mother's consent and could not be taken if they risk harm to the unborn child. These changes would take effect two years after enactment and apply to relevant federal payments beginning with calendar quarters on or after that date. The bill would also bar certain Medicaid demonstration projects from changing rules to establish unborn-child support during that same period.
Grants for pregnancy support services
If enacted, the bill would create "Positive Alternatives for Women" grants for eligible nonprofits. Grantees would give free information, referrals, and services to help women carry pregnancies to term and care for mothers and babies. The grants could fund referrals for medical care, housing help, job and education support, child care help, parenting classes, and voluntary substance‑use counseling. Grantees could not charge women for services paid by the grant, must keep privacy protections like HIPAA, agree to monitoring, and could not use funds for abortion coverage or unlicensed adoption services. Funding would come from unobligated amounts in HHS's Nonrecurring Expenses Fund.
Telehealth equipment for prenatal care
If enacted, HHS would award grants or cooperative agreements so eligible providers in rural, frontier, medically underserved, or Tribal areas can buy at‑home telehealth equipment. That equipment could include pulse oximeters, blood pressure cuffs, scales, and blood glucose monitors to support prenatal and postnatal visits. Entities that perform or support abortions would be ineligible. The Secretary must report to Congress by September 30, 2028. The grant authority would sunset on September 30, 2030 and is authorized for fiscal years 2025 through 2030.
New pregnancy.gov resource hub
If enacted, HHS would create a public site called pregnancy.gov within one year. The site would let you search by ZIP code and filter results by distance (1, 5, 10, 50, 100 miles). The Secretary would give grants to States to build systems that add local resources, and the site would list federal funding opportunities for pregnancy support. States would have to send HHS a yearly list of licensed private child placement agencies by January 1 and HHS would post a national list. Entities that perform or support abortions would be excluded from the site and from grants under the bill.
Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Britt, Katie Boyd [R-AL]
AL • R
Cosponsors
Sen. Schmitt, Eric [R-MO]
MO • R
Sponsored 5/6/2025
Sen. Cramer, Kevin [R-ND]
ND • R
Sponsored 5/6/2025
Sen. Blackburn, Marsha [R-TN]
TN • R
Sponsored 5/6/2025
Sen. Cornyn, John [R-TX]
TX • R
Sponsored 5/6/2025
Sen. Crapo, Mike [R-ID]
ID • R
Sponsored 5/6/2025
Sen. Daines, Steve [R-MT]
MT • R
Sponsored 5/6/2025
Sen. Fischer, Deb [R-NE]
NE • R
Sponsored 5/6/2025
Sen. Grassley, Chuck [R-IA]
IA • R
Sponsored 5/6/2025
Sen. Justice, James C. [R-WV]
WV • R
Sponsored 5/6/2025
Sen. Lankford, James [R-OK]
OK • R
Sponsored 5/6/2025
Sen. Marshall, Roger [R-KS]
KS • R
Sponsored 5/6/2025
Sen. McCormick, David [R-PA]
PA • R
Sponsored 5/6/2025
Sen. Moran, Jerry [R-KS]
KS • R
Sponsored 5/6/2025
Sen. Ricketts, Pete [R-NE]
NE • R
Sponsored 5/6/2025
Sen. Risch, James E. [R-ID]
ID • R
Sponsored 5/6/2025
Sen. Rounds, Mike [R-SD]
SD • R
Sponsored 5/6/2025
Sen. Sheehy, Tim [R-MT]
MT • R
Sponsored 5/6/2025
Sen. Wicker, Roger F. [R-MS]
MS • R
Sponsored 5/6/2025
Sen. Budd, Ted [R-NC]
NC • R
Sponsored 5/6/2025
Sen. Hyde-Smith, Cindy [R-MS]
MS • R
Sponsored 5/6/2025
Sen. Graham, Lindsey [R-SC]
SC • R
Sponsored 5/6/2025
Sen. Banks, Jim [R-IN]
IN • R
Sponsored 5/12/2025
Sen. Tillis, Thomas [R-NC]
NC • R
Sponsored 5/12/2025
Sen. Tuberville, Tommy [R-AL]
AL • R
Sponsored 5/12/2026
Sen. Sullivan, Dan [R-AK]
AK • R
Sponsored 5/20/2026
Sen. Moreno, Bernie [R-OH]
OH • R
Sponsored 5/21/2026
Sen. Kennedy, John [R-LA]
LA • R
Sponsored 6/17/2026
Sen. Graham, Darline [R-SC]
SC • R
Sponsored 7/22/2026
Sen. Cruz, Ted [R-TX]
TX • R
Sponsored 9/22/2026
Roll Call Votes
No roll call votes available for this bill.
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