Bill > S4512

This bill, titled the "Unborn Child Support Act," aims to amend the Social Security Act to ensure that child support is collected and distributed for unborn children under the child support enforcement program. The key provisions of the bill include: 1. Requiring state child support plans to provide for the establishment and enforcement of child support obligations of the biological father to the mother of an unborn child, starting from the first month of conception if requested by the mother. These payments can be retroactively collected, and the amount will be determined by a court in consultation with the mother, considering the best interests of the mother and child. 2. Limiting the waiver authority under the Social Security Act to prevent any experimental, pilot, or demonstration projects from modifying the provisions related to establishing and enforcing child support obligations for unborn children. 3. Defining "unborn child" as a member of the human species at any stage of development who is carried in the womb. The bill aims to ensure that child support obligations are established and enforced for unborn children, providing financial support to the mother during pregnancy and after the child's birth.

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https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/senate-bill/4512/all-info