119-hr3287

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3287 Introduced in House

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119th CONGRESS
 1st Session
 H. R. 3287

 To require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish a 
 clearinghouse of ZIP-Code based information to expecting mothers, and 
 for other purposes.

_______________________________________________________________________

 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

 May 8, 2025

Mrs. Harshbarger (for herself, Mr. Babin, Mr. Crenshaw, Mr. McCormick, 
 Mrs. Biggs of South Carolina, Mr. Fitzgerald, Mr. Bilirakis, and Mr. 
 Rose) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
 Committee on Energy and Commerce

_______________________________________________________________________

 A BILL

 To require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish a 
 clearinghouse of ZIP-Code based information to expecting mothers, and 
 for other purposes.

 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

 This Act may be cited as the ``Pregnancy. Gov Act''.

SEC. 2. PREGNANCY.GOV.

 The Public Health Service Act is amended by adding at the end the 
following:

 ``TITLE XXXIV--PREGNANCY.GOV

``

SEC. 3401. WEBSITE.

 ``

    (a) Website.--Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment 
of this section, the Secretary shall publish a public website entitled 
`pregnancy.gov'. The Secretary may not delegate implementation or 
administration of such website below the level of the Office of the 
Secretary. Such website shall include the following:
 ``

    (1) A clearinghouse of relevant resources available for 
 pregnant women.
 ``

    (2) A series of questions through which a user is able to 
 generate a list of relevant resources of interest within the 
 user's ZIP Code.
 ``

    (3) A means to direct the user to identify whether to 
 list the relevant resources of interest that are available 
 online or within 1, 5, 10, 50, and 100 miles of the user.
 ``

    (4) A mechanism to provide for the submission of feedback 
 on how user-friendly and helpful the website was in providing 
 the tailored information the user was seeking.
 ``

    (5) A mechanism for users to take an assessment through 
 the portal and provide consent to use the user's contact 
 information which the Secretary may use to conduct outreach via 
 phone or email to follow up with users on additional resources 
 that would be helpful for the users to review.
 ``

    (b) Resource List Aggregation.--
 ``

    (1) In general.--The Secretary shall invite States to 
 provide recommendations of relevant resources referred to in 
 subsection

    (a)

    (3) .
 ``

    (2) Criteria for making recommendations.--The Secretary 
 shall develop criteria to provide to the States to determine 
 whether resources recommended as described in paragraph

    (1) should appear on the website. Such criteria shall include the 
 requirement that the relevant resource is not a prohibited 
 entity and the requirement that the relevant resource has been 
 engaged in providing services for a minimum of 3 consecutive 
 years.
 ``

    (3) Grant program.--
 ``
        (A) In general.--The Secretary shall provide 
 grants to States to establish or support a system 
 that--
 ``
            (i) aggregates relevant resources 
 referred to in subsection

    (a)

    (3) , in accordance 
 with the criteria developed under paragraph

    (2) ; and
 ``
            (ii) may be coordinated, to the extent 
 determined appropriate by the State, by a 
 statewide, regionally based, or community-based 
 public or private entity.
 ``
        (B) Applications.--To be eligible to receive a 
 grant under subparagraph
        (A) , a State shall submit an 
 application to the Secretary at such time, in such 
 manner, and containing such information as the 
 Secretary may require, including a plan for outreach 
 and awareness activities, and a list of relevant 
 resources that would be included in the State system 
 supported by the grant.
 ``
            (c) Prohibition Regarding Certain Entities.--Relevant resources 
listed on the website established under this section, and any 
additional resources promoted by the Secretary, may not include any 
resource offered by a prohibited entity. No prohibited entity may 
receive a grant provided under subsection

    (b)

    (3) .
 ``
            (d) Services in Different Languages.--The Secretary shall ensure 
that the website under this section provides the widest possible access 
to services for families who speak languages other than English.
 ``

    (e) Reporting Requirements.--
 ``

    (1) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the date 
 on which the website is established under this section, the 
 Secretary shall submit to Congress a report on--
 ``
        (A) the traffic of the website;
 ``
        (B) user feedback on the accessibility and 
 helpfulness of the website in tailoring to the user's 
 needs;
 ``
            (C) insights on gaps in relevant resources with 
 respect to services for pregnant and postpartum women, 
 or women parenting young children;
 ``
            (D) suggestions on how to improve user experience 
 and accessibility based on user feedback and missing 
 resources that would be helpful to include in future 
 updates; and
 ``
        (E) certification that no prohibited entities are 
 listed as a relevant resource or are in receipt of a 
 grant under subsection

    (b)

    (3) .
 ``

    (2) Confidentiality.--The report under paragraph

    (1) shall not include any personal identifying information 
 regarding individuals who have used the website.
 ``

    (f) Funding.--
 ``

    (1) Website.--Except as provided in paragraph

    (2) , this 
 section shall be carried out using amounts available under the 
 heading `General Departmental Management--Office of the 
 Secretary--Department of Health and Human Services' under the 
 Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, 
 and Related Agencies Appropriations Act.
 ``

    (2) Grant program.--
 ``
        (A) In general.--Subsection

    (b)

    (3) shall be 
 carried out using amounts available for--
 ``
            (i) the State Personal Responsibility 
 Education Program under 

section 513 of the 
 Social Security Act;
 ``
            (ii) title X of the Public Health Service 
 Act; or
 ``
            (iii) the provisions of law specified in 
 clauses
            (i) and
            (ii) .
 ``
        (B) Authorized amount.--Of the amounts specified 
 in subparagraph
        (A) , the Secretary may use not more 
 than $50,000,000 for the period of fiscal years 2026 
 through 2030.
 ``

    (3) Rule of construction.--Nothing in this section may be 
 construed as prohibiting the appropriation of funds to carry 
 out this Act.
 ``

    (g) 

=== Definitions. ===
-In this section:
 ``

    (1) Abortion.--The term `abortion' means the use or 
 prescription of any instrument, medicine, drug, or any other 
 substance or device to intentionally--
 ``
        (A) kill the unborn child of a woman known to be 
 pregnant; or
 ``
        (B) terminate the pregnancy of a woman known to 
 be pregnant, with an intention other than--
 ``
            (i) after viability, to produce a live 
 birth and preserve the life and health of the 
 child born alive;
 ``
            (ii) to remove a dead unborn child; or
 ``
            (iii) to treat an ectopic pregnancy.
 ``

    (2) Born alive.--The term `born alive' has the meaning 
 given such term in 

section 8

    (b) of title 1, United States Code.
 ``

    (3) Prohibited entity.--The term `prohibited entity' 
 means an entity, including its affiliates, subsidiaries, 
 successors, and clinics that performs, induces, refers for, or 
 counsels in favor of abortions, or provides financial support 
 to any other organization that conducts such activities.
 ``

    (4) Relevant resources.--The term `relevant resources' 
 means the Federal, State, local governmental, and private 
 resources that serve pregnant and postpartum women, or women 
 parenting young children, in the categories of the following 
 topics:
 ``
        (A) Mentorship opportunities, including pregnancy 
 and parenting help and case management resources.
 ``
        (B) Health and well-being services, including 
 women's medical services such as obstetrical and 
 gynecological support services for women, abortion pill 
 reversal, breastfeeding, general health services, 
 primary care, and dental care.
 ``
            (C) Financial assistance, work opportunities, 
 nutrition assistance, childcare, and education 
 opportunities for parents.
 ``
            (D) Material or legal support, including 
 transportation, food, nutrition, clothing, household 
 goods, baby supplies, housing, shelters, maternity 
 homes, tax preparation, legal support for child 
 support, family leave, breastfeeding protections, and 
 custody issues.
 ``
        (E) Recovery and mental health services, 
 including services with respect to addiction or suicide 
 intervention, intimate partner violence, sexual 
 assault, rape, sex trafficking, and counseling for 
 women and families surrounding the unexpected loss of a 
 child.
 ``
        (F) Prenatal diagnostic services, including 
 disability support organizations, medical interventions 
 for a baby, perinatal hospice resources, pregnancy and 
 infant loss support, and literature on pregnancy 
 wellness.
 ``
        (G) Healing and support services for abortion 
 survivors and their families.
 ``
        (H) Services providing childcare, adoption, 
 foster care, and short-term childcare services and 
 resources.
 ``
            (I) Comprehensive information on alternatives to 
 abortion.
 ``
        (J) Information about abortion risks, including 
 complications and failures.
 ``
        (K) Links to information on child development 
 from moment of conception.
 ``

    (5) Unborn child.--The term `unborn child' has the 
 meaning given such term in 

section 1841
            (d) of title 18, United 
 States Code.
 ``

    (6) Website.--The term `website' means the public website 
 entitled `pregnancy.gov' required to be established under 
 subsection

    (a) .''.
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