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Supporting Healthy Pregnancy Act
To amend title IV of the Social Security Act to establish requirements for biological fathers to pay child support for medical expenses incurred during pregnancy and delivery.
Summary
This bill amends the Social Security Act to require states to establish and enforce child support obligations for biological fathers to pay for at least 50 percent of the mother's out-of-pocket medical expenses during pregnancy and delivery. The required expenses include health insurance premiums, deductions, cost sharing, and other related out-of-pocket expenses incurred during and associated with the pregnancy and delivery. The support obligation applies only when the mother requests such support. The bill specifies that expenses related to abortion are not considered medical expenses under this requirement and provides states time to enact necessary legislation to implement the requirement.
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Sponsor (1)
- Rep. Hinson, Ashley [R-IA-2] (R-IA)
Actions (2)
- Dec 4, 2025 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. · house
- Dec 4, 2025 Introduced in House
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Full text
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
December 4, 2025
Mrs. Hinson introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means
A BILL
To amend title IV of the Social Security Act to establish requirements for biological fathers to pay child support for medical expenses incurred during pregnancy and delivery.
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 “Supporting Healthy Pregnancy Act”.
SEC. 2. REQUIRING BIOLOGICAL FATHERS TO PAY CHILD SUPPORT FOR MEDICAL EXPENSES INCURRED DURING PREGNANCY AND DELIVERY.
(a) In General.—Section 454 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C.
654) is amended—
(1) in paragraph (33), by striking “and” after the semicolon;
(2) in paragraph (34), by striking the period and inserting “; and”; and
(3) by inserting after paragraph (34), the following:
“(35) provide that the State shall establish and enforce a child support obligation of the biological father of a child to pay for not less than 50 percent of the reasonable out-of- pocket medical expenses (including health insurance premiums or similar charges, deductions, cost sharing or similar charges, and any other related out-of-pocket expenses) the mother of the child is responsible for that are incurred during, and associated with, the pregnancy and delivery of the child, provided that the mother requests the payment of such support.”.
(b) Rule of Construction.—
(1) In general.—Nothing in paragraph (35) of section 454 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 654), as added by subsection (a), shall be construed to imply that an expense associated with an abortion is a medical expense.
(2) Abortion defined.—For purposes of this subsection, the term “abortion” means the use or prescription of any instrument, medicine, drug, or other substance or device to intentionally—
(A) kill the unborn child of a woman known to be pregnant; or
(B) prematurely terminate the pregnancy of a woman known to be pregnant, with an intention other than to—
(i) increase the probability of a live birth or of preserving the life or health of the child after live birth; or
(ii) remove an ectopic pregnancy or a dead unborn child.
(c) Effective Date.—
(1) In general.—Subject to paragraph (2), the amendments made by subsection (a) shall take effect on January 1 of the first calendar year that begins after the date of enactment of this Act.
(2) Delay if state legislation required.—In the case of a State plan under part D of title IV of the Social Security Act which the Secretary of Health and Human Services determines requires State legislation (other than legislation appropriating funds) in order for the plan to meet the additional requirement imposed by the amendments made by this Act, the State plan shall not be regarded as failing to comply with the requirements of such part solely on the basis of the failure of the plan to meet such additional requirement before the first day of the first calendar quarter beginning after the close of the first regular session of the State legislature that begins after the date of enactment of this Act. For purposes of the previous sentence, in the case of a State that has a 2-year legislative session, each year of the session shall be deemed to be a separate regular session of the State legislature. <all>
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