U.S. Senator Tim Scott (R-SC) reintroduced the Supporting Pregnant and Parenting Women and Families Act, legislation aimed at ensuring pregnant women and new mothers have access to critical resources and support.
Ensure pregnant women and new mothers have access to critical resources and support by reintroducing the Supporting Pregnant and Parenting Women and Families Act.
Occurrences
On March 26, 2026, Senator Tim Scott reintroduced the Supporting Pregnant and Parenting Women and Families Act, aiming to ensure pregnant women and new mothers have access to critical support services by protecting funding for pregnancy resource centers and community-based family organizations.
What this bill does is really pretty simple. It ensures States will be able to continue to use TANF funds for pregnancy resource centers and the maternal care they provide to pregnant women and moms. That is it, Mr. Speaker ... That is why we are passing this bill, to give pregnant women and moms a choice about where they receive maternal care and to stop any future administration from taking the same action as the Biden White House.
Evidence
On March 26, 2026, Senator Tim Scott reintroduced the Supporting Pregnant and Parenting Women and Families Act, aiming to ensure pregnant women and new mothers have access to critical support services by protecting funding for pregnancy resource centers and community-based family organizations.
On January 21, 2026, the House of Representatives passed H.R. 6945, the Supporting Pregnant and Parenting Women and Families Act, with a vote of 213 ayes to 210 noes.
Congress.gov shows H.R.6945 as the Supporting Pregnant and Parenting Women and Families Act, with the status “Passed House,” and lists the latest action as Senate receipt and referral on 2026-01-26.
Senator Tim Scott announced on 2026-03-26 that he reintroduced the Supporting Pregnant and Parenting Women and Families Act, which directly matches the promise to reintroduce that legislation to help pregnant women and new mothers access support.
As of 2026-06-21, Congress.gov still lists H.R. 6945 as having the status Passed House, and the latest action remains the 2026-01-26 Senate receipt, read twice, and referral to the Committee on Finance.
Assessments
Tim Scott reintroduced the Supporting Pregnant and Parenting Women and Families Act on March 26, 2026, which shows a real legislative attempt in office, but the broader promise was to ensure pregnant women and new mothers actually gained access to critical resources and support. The bill was only passed by the House and remained unresolved in the Senate as of June 21, 2026, so the promised policy outcome was not delivered.
Sen. Tim Scott reintroduced the Supporting Pregnant and Parenting Women and Families Act on March 26, 2026, which directly fulfills the pledged legislative action to reintroduce the bill. The bill (H.R.6945) had passed the House and was received/referred in the Senate but had not been enacted into law as of the available records. Because Scott completed the promised reintroduction in the same term but the broader policy objective of ensuring access (through enactment/implementation) was not yet achieved, this merits partial credit.
Senator Tim Scott fulfilled the core element of the promise by reintroducing the Supporting Pregnant and Parenting Women and Families Act, meeting the specific commitment to legislative action. The bill also passed the House of Representatives, indicating substantial effort and progress toward the intended policy. However, there is no evidence the bill became law or that the promised resources were fully delivered, so the outcome is partial. Significant and timely effort is documented.
Senator Tim Scott fulfilled the promise to reintroduce the Supporting Pregnant and Parenting Women and Families Act, and significant legislative progress was made as the House passed the bill. However, there is no evidence provided that the legislation was enacted into law or that all intended outcomes (ensuring access to critical resources) were fully achieved. Thus, the promise was partially fulfilled with substantial effort.