# H.R. 6945 (119th): Supporting Pregnant and Parenting Women and Families Act

Supporting Pregnant and Parenting Women and Families Act This bill provides statutory authority for states to use Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) funds for pregnancy centers that (1) support protecting the life of the mother and the unborn child; and (2) offer resources and services to mothers, fathers, and families, including relationship counseling, prenatal and pregnancy education, pregnancy testing, diapers, baby clothes, and material supports.

## How this bill is scored

Tier: capped at tier 2.
Lane: abortion_alternatives. Category: not stored. Lane tag: not stored.
Lane: defends_life. Category: life. Lane tag: command.
Lane: family_assistance. Category: not stored. Lane tag: not stored.
Lane: family_policy. Category: children. Lane tag: command.
Lane: family_support. Category: not stored. Lane tag: not stored.
Lane: maternal_care. Category: not stored. Lane tag: not stored.
Lane: pregnancy_support. Category: not stored. Lane tag: not stored.
Tier 1 sign-off: no record. A bill with no record cannot newly become Tier 1.
Cap: tier 2. The Design B factor of 0.5 applies to residual and exposure.
Review note: Same reasoning as S. 3627 / H.R. 6359: it supports pregnant women and families (TANF funds for pregnancy centers) but does not itself stop a killing. Tier 1 is reserved for the gravest matters (taking innocent life, sexual corruption of children), applied equally to all parties. This bill still scores in its protective direction, but only at tier 2; a nay on it is a grave compromise, not a disqualifier.
Stored polarity: good. A yea supports the bill. A nay is the penalized direction when the tag is scored as a protection. A yea on a credit tag is a credit.
Roll 36: On Motion to Recommit. Vote type: recommit.
Roll 37: On Passage. Vote type: final_passage.
Polarity rationale: Reviewed enrichment (llm_import) polarity: The measure directly seeks to protect unborn life and to support mothers in pregnancy, and the summary does not describe any direct funding of abortion. Prudential questions about TANF administration and state discretion remain, but they do not outweigh the protective purpose.
Theological note: Scripture gives weight to the protection of unborn human life and to the care of mothers, fathers, and children in need. The bill's stated aim of supporting life and material care for families is relevant to those concerns, though the measure's relevance depends on how states exercise the authority it grants and how the funds are administered.

## Recorded votes

Roll 36: On Motion to Recommit. Yea 209 · Nay 213 · Other 9.
Roll 37: On Passage. Yea 215 · Nay 209 · Other 7.

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