Bill > HR8851

This bill, titled the "Providing for Life Act", proposes several key provisions: 1. It makes permanent the enhanced child tax credit and makes it partially refundable, including allowing the credit to be claimed for unborn children. 2. It denies the deduction for state and local taxes for individuals. 3. It makes the adoption tax credit fully refundable. 4. It establishes a new parental leave benefit program within the Social Security system, allowing eligible parents to receive up to 3 months of benefits after the birth or adoption of a child. 5. It requires cooperation with child support agencies as an eligibility factor for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). 6. It provides grants to states to conduct workforce development programs for non-custodial parents who are behind on child support. 7. It requires states to establish and enforce child support obligations for biological fathers to pay at least 50% of reasonable medical expenses related to pregnancy and delivery. 8. It imposes new requirements on public colleges and universities to notify students about their rights and available resources as pregnant students. 9. It establishes grant programs for community-based maternal mentoring programs and provides funding for pregnancy resource centers. 10. It requires the creation of a federal website and portal to provide information and resources for pregnant women, including alternatives to abortion.