HR 7235 · 119th Congress 2025–2027

Protecting Motherhood Act

Introduced Jan 23, 2026 Originated House Sponsor Sheri Biggs R-SC

Fact sheet Spreadsheet

Latest action · Jan 23, 2026 Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

Progress

Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.

  1. IntroducedJan 23, 2026
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Cosponsors 37

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jan 23, 2026 to Jun 18, 2026; 16 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
R-TNAndrew OglesOriginalJan 23, 2026
R-MDAndy HarrisOriginalJan 23, 2026
R-ALBarry MooreOriginalJan 23, 2026
R-TXChip RoyOriginalJan 23, 2026
R-TNDiana HarshbargerOriginalJan 23, 2026
R-AZElijah CraneOriginalJan 23, 2026
R-SCJoe WilsonOriginalJan 23, 2026
R-LAJulia LetlowOriginalJan 23, 2026
R-COLauren BoebertOriginalJan 23, 2026
R-ILMary E. MillerOriginalJan 23, 2026
R-SCNancy MaceOriginalJan 23, 2026
R-PAScott PerryOriginalJan 23, 2026
R-OKStephanie I. BiceOriginalJan 23, 2026
R-WIThomas P. TiffanyOriginalJan 23, 2026
R-FLW. Gregory SteubeOriginalJan 23, 2026
R-SCWilliam R. Timmons IVOriginalJan 23, 2026
R-LAClay HigginsJan 30, 2026
R-TNTim BurchettJan 30, 2026
R-VAJohn J. McGuire IIIFeb 2, 2026
R-AKNicholas J. Begich IIIFeb 3, 2026
R-GARichard McCormickFeb 3, 2026
R-WYHarriet M. HagemanFeb 4, 2026
R-FLKat CammackFeb 4, 2026
R-SCRalph NormanFeb 4, 2026
R-MSMichael GuestFeb 9, 2026
R-KSDerek SchmidtFeb 10, 2026
R-OHMichael A. RulliFeb 10, 2026
R-TXMichael CloudFeb 12, 2026
R-AZPaul A. GosarFeb 12, 2026
R-SCRussell FryFeb 12, 2026
R-INMarlin A. StutzmanFeb 13, 2026
R-OHWarren DavidsonFeb 23, 2026
R-FLNeal P. DunnMar 17, 2026
R-TXPat FallonMar 18, 2026
R-TXBrandon GillApr 21, 2026
R-TXPete SessionsApr 22, 2026
R-GARick W. AllenJun 18, 2026

Committees 1

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseOversight and Government Reform Committee
Referred Jan 23, 2026

Actions 2

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Jan 23, 2026Introduced in House
  2. Jan 23, 2026Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

In the Congressional Record 1

Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.

WhereIn the RecordMembersDate
HouseLists H1912H.R. 7235–7238—Jan 23, 2026

Research

What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.

Constitutional authority

Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: Article I, Section 8 of the United States Constitution.

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 172, no. 16, January 23, 2026, page H1912.

Titles 2

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced
To prohibit agencies from using the term "birthing person" in official documents.
Short Title(s) as Introduced
Protecting Motherhood Act

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Government Operations and Politics.

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Jan 23, 2026Introduced in House

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