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118TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 5406 

To require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish a 

clearinghouse of ZIP-Code based information to expecting mothers, and 

for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023 

Mrs. HARSHBARGER (for herself, Mrs. MILLER of Illinois, Mr. DUNCAN, Mr. 

BABIN, Mr. HARRIS, Mr. GOSAR, Mr. BERGMAN, Mr. LAMALFA, Mr. 

BANKS, Mr. SANTOS, Mr. MCCORMICK, Mr. LATTA, Mr. CRENSHAW, Mr. 

NORMAN, Mr. BOST, Mr. OGLES, Ms. FOXX, and Mr. YAKYM) introduced 

the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and 

Commerce 

A BILL 

To require the Secretary of Health and Human Services 

to establish a clearinghouse of ZIP-Code based information to expecting mothers, and for other purposes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Life.Gov Act’’. 

5 SEC. 2. LIFE.GOV. 

6 The Public Health Service Act is amended by adding 

7 at the end the following: 


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1 ‘‘TITLE XXXIV—LIFE.GOV 

2 ‘‘SEC. 3401. WEBSITE. 

3 ‘‘(a) WEBSITE.—Not later than 1 year after the date 

4 of enactment of this section, the Secretary shall publish 

5 a public website entitled ‘life.gov’. The Secretary may not 

6 delegate implementation or administration of this website 

7 below the level of the Office of the Secretary. Such website 

8 shall include the following: 

9 ‘‘(1) A clearinghouse of relevant resources 

10 available for pregnant women. 

11 ‘‘(2) A series of questions through which a user 

12 is able to generate a list of relevant resources of in13 terest within the user’s zip code. 

14 ‘‘(3) A means to direct the user to identify 

15 whether to list the relevant resources of interest that 

16 are available online or within 1, 5, 10, 50, and 100 

17 miles of the user. 

18 ‘‘(4) A mechanism to provide for the submission 

19 of feedback on how user-friendly and helpful the 

20 website was in providing the tailored information the 

21 user was seeking. 

22 ‘‘(5) A mechanism for users to take an assess23 ment through the portal and provide consent to use 

24 the user’s contact information which the Secretary 

25 may use to conduct outreach via phone or email to 


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1 follow up with users on additional resources that 

2 would be helpful for the users to review. 

3 ‘‘(b) RESOURCE LIST AGGREGATION.— 

4 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall invite 

5 States to provide recommendations of relevant re6 sources referred to in subsection (a)(3). 

7 ‘‘(2) CRITERIA FOR MAKING RECOMMENDA8 TIONS.—The Secretary shall develop criteria to pro9 vide to the States to determine whether resources 

10 recommended as described in paragraph (1) should 

11 appear on the website. Such criteria shall include the 

12 requirement that the relevant resource is not a pro13 hibited entity and the requirement that the relevant 

14 resource has been engaged in providing services for 

15 a minimum of 3 consecutive years. 

16 ‘‘(3) GRANT PROGRAM.— 

17 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall 

18 provide grants to States to establish or support 

19 a system that— 

20 ‘‘(i) aggregates relevant resources re21 ferred to in subsection (a)(3), in accord22 ance with the criteria developed under 

23 paragraph (2); and 

24 ‘‘(ii) may be coordinated, to the extent 

25 determined appropriate by the State, by a 


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1 statewide, regionally-based, or community2 based public or private entity. 

3 ‘‘(B) APPLICATIONS.—To be eligible to re4 ceive a grant under subparagraph (A), a State 

5 shall submit an application to the Secretary at 

6 such time, in such manner, and containing such 

7 information as the Secretary may require, in8 cluding a plan for outreach and awareness ac9 tivities, and a list of relevant resources that 

10 would be included in the State system sup11 ported by the grant. 

12 ‘‘(c) PROHIBITION REGARDING CERTAIN ENTI13 TIES.—Relevant resources listed on the website estab14 lished under this section, and any additional resources 

15 promoted by the Secretary, may not include any resource 

16 offered by a prohibited entity. No prohibited entity may 

17 receive a grant provided under subsection (b)(3). 

18 ‘‘(d) SERVICES IN DIFFERENT LANGUAGES.—The 

19 Secretary shall ensure that the website under this section 

20 provides the widest possible access to services for families 

21 who speak languages other than English. 

22 ‘‘(e) REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.— 

23 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days 

24 after the date on which the website is established 


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1 under this section, the Secretary shall submit to 

2 Congress a report on— 

3 ‘‘(A) the traffic of the website; 

4 ‘‘(B) user feedback on the accessibility and 

5 helpfulness of the website in tailoring to the 

6 user’s needs; 

7 ‘‘(C) insights on gaps in relevant resources 

8 with respect to services for pregnant and 

9 postpartum women; 

10 ‘‘(D) suggestions on how to improve user 

11 experience and accessibility based on user feed12 back and missing resources that would be help13 ful to include in future updates; and 

14 ‘‘(E) certification that no prohibited enti15 ties are listed as a relevant resource or are in 

16 receipt of a grant under subsection (b)(3). 

17 ‘‘(2) CONFIDENTIALITY.—The report under 

18 paragraph (1) shall not include any personal identi19 fying information regarding individuals who have 

20 used the website. 

21 ‘‘(f) FUNDING.— 

22 ‘‘(1) WEBSITE.—Except as provided in para23 graph (2), this section shall be carried out using 

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1 partment of Health and Human Services’ under the 

2 Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, 

3 and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations 

4 Act. 

5 ‘‘(2) GRANT PROGRAM.— 

6 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Subsection (b)(3) 

7 shall be carried out using amounts available 

8 for— 

9 ‘‘(i) the State Personal Responsibility 

10 Education Program under section 513 of 

11 the Social Security Act; 

12 ‘‘(ii) title X of the Public Health Serv13 ice Act; or 

14 ‘‘(iii) the provisions of law specified in 

15 clauses (i) and (ii). 

16 ‘‘(B) AUTHORIZED AMOUNT.—Of the 

17 amounts specified in subparagraph (A), the 

18 Secretary may use not more than $50,000,000 

19 for the period of fiscal years 2024 through 

20 2028. 

21 ‘‘(3) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in 

22 this section may be construed as prohibiting the ap23 propriation of funds to carry out this Act. 

24 ‘‘(g) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 


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1 ‘‘(1) ABORTION.—The term ‘abortion’ means 

2 the use or prescription of any instrument, medicine, 

3 drug, or other substance or device to intentionally— 

4 ‘‘(A) kill the unborn child of a woman 

5 known to be pregnant; or 

6 ‘‘(B) prematurely terminate the pregnancy 

7 of a woman known to be pregnant, with an in8 tention other than to— 

9 ‘‘(i) increase the probability of a live 

10 birth or of preserving the life or health of 

11 the child after live birth; or 

12 ‘‘(ii) remove a dead unborn child. 

13 ‘‘(2) BORN ALIVE.—The term ‘born alive’ has 

14 the meaning given such term in section 8(b) of title 

15 1, United States Code. 

16 ‘‘(3) PROHIBITED ENTITY.—The term ‘prohib17 ited entity’ means an entity, including its affiliates, 

18 subsidiaries, successors, and clinics that performs, 

19 induces, refers for, or counsels in favor of abortions, 

20 or provides financial support to any other organiza21 tion that conducts such activities. 

22 ‘‘(4) RELEVANT RESOURCES.—The term ‘rel23 evant resources’ means the Federal, State, local gov24 ernmental, and private resources in the categories of 

25 the following topics: 


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1 ‘‘(A) Mentorship opportunities, including 

2 pregnancy help and case management re3 sources. 

4 ‘‘(B) Health and well-being services, in5 cluding women’s medical services such as ob6 stetrical and gynecological support services for 

7 women, abortion pill reversal, breastfeeding, 

8 general health services, primary care, and den9 tal care. 

10 ‘‘(C) Financial assistance, work opportuni11 ties, nutrition assistance, childcare, and edu12 cation opportunities. 

13 ‘‘(D) Material or legal support, including 

14 transportation, food, nutrition, clothing, house15 hold goods, baby supplies, housing, shelters, 

16 maternity homes, tax preparation, legal support 

17 for child support, family leave, breastfeeding 

18 protections, and custody issues. 

19 ‘‘(E) Recovery and mental health services, 

20 including services with respect to addiction or 

21 suicide intervention, intimate partner violence, 

22 sexual assault, rape, sex trafficking, and coun23 seling for women and families surrounding un24 expected loss of a child. 


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1 ‘‘(F) Prenatal diagnostic services, includ2 ing disability support organizations, medical 

3 interventions for a baby, perinatal hospice re4 sources, pregnancy and infant loss support, and 

5 literature on pregnancy wellness. 

6 ‘‘(G) Healing and support services for 

7 abortion survivors and their families. 

8 ‘‘(H) Services providing care for children, 

9 including family planning education, adoption, 

10 foster care, and short-term care resources. 

11 ‘‘(I) Comprehensive information on alter12 natives to abortion. 

13 ‘‘(J) Information about abortion risks, in14 cluding complications and failures. 

15 ‘‘(K) Links to information on child devel16 opment from moment of conception. 

17 ‘‘(5) UNBORN CHILD.—The term ‘unborn child’ 

18 means an individual organism of the species homo 

19 sapiens, beginning at fertilization, until the point of 

20 being born alive.’’. 

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