Bill > HR6442

This bill, titled the "Supporting Healthy Pregnancy Act," amends Title IV of the Social Security Act to require biological fathers to contribute to child support for medical expenses related to pregnancy and delivery. Specifically, it mandates that states establish and enforce a child support obligation for the biological father to cover at least 50 percent of the mother's reasonable out-of-pocket medical costs, including insurance premiums and other related expenses, incurred during and associated with the pregnancy and delivery, provided the mother requests such support. The bill clarifies that this provision does not apply to expenses associated with abortions, defining abortion as the intentional termination of a pregnancy with the intent to kill the unborn child or prematurely end the pregnancy for reasons other than increasing the probability of a live birth or preserving the life or health of the child after birth, or removing an ectopic pregnancy or a dead unborn child. The amendments are set to take effect on January 1st of the year following the bill's enactment, with provisions for delays in states that require legislative action to implement these changes.

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https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/6442/all-info