MOMS Act

Hozzl · 2025-06-03T20:00:08Z

Explore the details of House Bill 3235 MOMS Act currently in Congress. Get insights into its purpose, current status, sponsors, and potential impact on Health. Stay informed on legislative developments.

6/3/2025, 8:00 PM

Summary of Bill HR 3235

H.R. 3235, introduced in the 119th Congress on May 7, 2025, aims to amend the Public Health Service Act to enhance opportunities for maternal success and potentially address related issues affecting mothers.

Congressional Summary of HR 3235

More Opportunities for Moms to Succeed Act or the MOMS Act

This bill establishes requirements to enable the collection of certain child support during pregnancy, establishes grants for supportive services for women that promote alternatives to abortions, and requires the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to establish a website with pregnancy resources other than those about abortions.

Specifically, the bill requires states to apply child support obligations to the time period during pregnancy under the Child Support Enforcement program. (The program enables states to receive federal matching funds for expenses related to child support enforcement activities and related services.) Such child support applies at the request of the mother and may be applied retroactively.

Also, HHS must award grants to nonprofits to provide pregnant and postpartum women, and women parenting young children, with services or information on topics including health care (excluding abortions), child care, and employment assistance. It also requires HHS to provide grants to health care providers in rural or medically underserved areas, as well as tribal areas, to purchase equipment enabling telehealth visits for prenatal and postnatal care (e.g., monitoring devices).

Additionally, the bill requires HHS to establish a public website to inform pregnant and postpartum women, and women parenting young children, of nearby services and resources on topics including health care, material or legal support, and alternatives to abortion. States must, as a condition of receiving certain federal funds, provide lists of nonprofit child placement agencies for potential inclusion on the site.

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Current Status of Bill HR 3235

Bill HR 3235 is currently in the status of Bill Introduced since May 7, 2025. Bill HR 3235 was introduced during Congress 119 and was introduced to the House on May 7, 2025. Bill HR 3235's most recent activity was Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. as of May 7, 2025

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Policy Area and Potential Impact of Bill HR 3235

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Health

Alternate Title(s) of Bill HR 3235

To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide more opportunities for mothers to succeed, and for other purposes.

Comments

Waylon Weber

683

10 months ago

I can't believe this bill is even being considered! It's just another example of the government sticking their nose where it doesn't belong. Why should mothers get special treatment? We should all be treated equally, regardless of our gender or parental status. And who's going to pay for all these so-called "opportunities"? It's just going to be more taxpayer money wasted on something that isn't necessary. How is this going to affect me and my family in the short term?