H.R. 3235 · Where this bill is now
In committee
Introduced in the House, sent 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, May 7, 2025
What this bill does
In plain words · AI-written from the official summaryExpands child support and pregnancy support services
This bill makes several changes to support pregnant and parenting women. It allows states to collect child support starting during pregnancy (when the mother requests it). It also creates grants for nonprofits to help pregnant and postpartum women with services like health care, child care, and job assistance. The bill requires the federal government to build a website listing nearby resources for pregnant women and new parents, and it funds telehealth equipment in rural and underserved areas so women can get prenatal and postnatal care remotely.
How it affects you
If you're pregnant or parenting young children, you'd gain access to a federal website showing local support services and resources in your area. Pregnant women could request child support payments to begin during pregnancy. If you live in a rural or medically underserved area, you might be able to use telehealth visits for pregnancy-related care through equipment funded by the bill. Nonprofits that work with women during and after pregnancy could apply for grants to expand their services.
Read the official summary (Introduced in House, May 7, 2025)
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.
Written by AI (Claude) using only the official summary by the Congressional Research Service, the Library of Congress’s nonpartisan research staff. It can miss nuance, so check the official summary and the bill text for details.
1st SessionH. R. 3235
A BILL
MOMS Act
Sponsor: Rep. Michelle Fischbach (R-MN-7) · Introduced May 7, 2025 · Health · 1 version of the text
Sources: Congress.gov actions and votes · bill text from GovInfo · latest official action May 7, 2025: “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.”