PWSA (H.R. 2045 and S. 1032)

Pregnant Women Support Act

To provide for programs that reduce abortions, help women bear healthy children, and support new parents.

House of Representatives Bill HR-2045 and Senate Bill S-1032; current 111th session of Congress

• Short: Pregnant Women Support Act as introduced.
• Official: To provide for programs that reduce abortions, help women bear healthy children, and support new parents. as introduced.

4/22/2009--Introduced.
Pregnant Women Support Act - Authorizes the Secretary of Health and Human Services to make grants to increase public awareness of resources available to pregnant women to carry their pregnancy to term and new parents. Amends the Public Health Service Act to allow the Secretary to make grants for the purchase of ultrasound equipment for examinations of pregnant women. Prohibits a health insurance issuer offering individual coverage from imposing a preexisting condition exclusion or a waiting period or otherwise discriminating against a woman on the basis that she is pregnant. Provides for continuation coverage for newborns. Amends title XXI (State Children's Health Insurance Program) (CHIP, formerly known as SCHIP) of the Social Security Act to allow states to extend health care coverage to an unborn child. Requires health facilities that perform abortions to obtain informed consent from a pregnant woman seeking an abortion. Directs the Secretary to provide for:
(1) higher education pregnant and parenting student services offices; and
(2) programs to work with pregnant or parenting teens to complete high school. Authorizes grants for services to pregnant women who are victims of domestic violence, dating violence, or stalking. Requires states to require a pregnancy determination for homicide victims. Requires the Secretary to provide for supportive services for pregnant women, mothers, and children. Amends the Internal Revenue Code to increase and make refundable the tax credit for adoption expenses. Authorizes appropriations to carry out the special supplemental nutrition program for women, infants, and children (WIC program). Amends the Food Stamp Act of 1977 to increase the eligibility threshold for food stamps. Authorizes appropriations to carry out the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 1990. Authorizes grants to provide to eligible mothers education on the health needs of their infants through visits to their homes by registered nurses. Authorizes grants for collecting and reporting abortion surveillance data.

House Sponsor

• Rep. Lincoln Davis [D, TN-4]
• Co-Sponsors:and 34 Co-Sponsors
  • Rep. Robert Berry [D, AR-1]
  • Rep. Marsha Blackburn [R, TN-7]
  • Rep. Madeleine Bordallo [D, GU-0]
  • Rep. Anh Cao [R, LA-2]
  • Rep. John Carter [R, TX-31]
  • Rep. Bill Cassidy [R, LA-6]
  • Rep. Jerry Costello [D, IL-12]
  • Rep. Kathleen Dahlkemper [D, PA-3]
  • Rep. Artur Davis [D, AL-7]
  • Rep. Joe Donnelly [D, IN-2]
  • Rep. Steve Driehaus [D, OH-1]
  • Rep. Trent Franks [R, AZ-2]
  • Rep. Barton Gordon [D, TN-6]
  • Rep. Baron Hill [D, IN-9]
  • Rep. Tim Holden [D, PA-17]
  • Rep. Marcy Kaptur [D, OH-9]
  • Rep. Doug Lamborn [R, CO-5]
  • Rep. Daniel Lipinski [D, IL-3]
  • Rep. Mike McIntyre [D, NC-7]
  • Rep. Charles Melancon [D, LA-3]
  • Rep. Alan Mollohan [D, WV-1]
  • Rep. James Oberstar [D, MN-8]
  • Rep. Pete Olson [R, TX-22]
  • Rep. Solomon Ortiz [D, TX-27]
  • Rep. Collin Peterson [D, MN-7]
  • Rep. Todd Platts [R, PA-19]
  • Rep. Timothy Ryan [D, OH-17]
  • Rep. Heath Shuler [D, NC-11]
  • Rep. Christopher Smith [R, NJ-4]
  • Rep. Victor Snyder [D, AR-2]
  • Rep. Mark Souder [R, IN-3]
  • Rep. Gene Taylor [D, MS-4]
  • Rep. Zach Wamp [R, TN-3]
  • Rep. Rob Wittman [R, VA-1]

Senate Sponsor

• Sen. Robert Casey [D, PA]
• Co-Sponsorand 1 Co-Sponsors
  • Sen. Ben Nelson [D, NE]