U.S. House · 119th Congress · H.R. 7235
Protecting Motherhood Act
To prohibit agencies from using the term "birthing person" in official documents.
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- Sponsor
- Sheri BiggsR-SC-3
- Introduced
- January 23, 2026, in the House
- Issue areas
- Policy area
- Government Operations and Politics (from the Congressional Research Service)
- Full text and actions
- congress.gov
Votes on this bill (0)
Neither the House nor the Senate has held a roll-call vote on this bill.
Cosponsors (37)
37 Republicans. Each member is shown with the party they were counted with on the day they signed on. How we count these
Original cosponsors
- Stephanie I. BiceR-OK-5
- Lauren BoebertR-CO-4
- Elijah CraneR-AZ-2
- Andy HarrisR-MD-1
- Diana HarshbargerR-TN-1
- Julia LetlowR-LA-5
- Nancy MaceR-SC-1
- Mary E. MillerR-IL-15
- Barry MooreR-AL-1
- Andrew OglesR-TN-5
- Scott PerryR-PA-10
- Chip RoyR-TX-21
- W. Gregory SteubeR-FL-17
- Thomas P. TiffanyR-WI-7
- William R. Timmons IVR-SC-4
- Joe WilsonR-SC-2
Signed on later
- Tim BurchettR-TN-2January 30, 2026
- Clay HigginsR-LA-3January 30, 2026
- John J. McGuire IIIR-VA-5February 2, 2026
- Nicholas J. Begich IIIR-AK-ALFebruary 3, 2026
- Richard McCormickR-GA-7February 3, 2026
- Kat CammackR-FL-3February 4, 2026
- Harriet M. HagemanR-WY-ALFebruary 4, 2026
- Ralph NormanR-SC-5February 4, 2026
- Michael GuestR-MS-3February 9, 2026
- Michael A. RulliR-OH-6February 10, 2026
- Derek SchmidtR-KS-2February 10, 2026
- Michael CloudR-TX-27February 12, 2026
- Russell FryR-SC-7February 12, 2026
- Paul A. GosarR-AZ-9February 12, 2026
- Marlin A. StutzmanR-IN-3February 13, 2026
- Warren DavidsonR-OH-8February 23, 2026
- Neal P. DunnR-FL-2March 17, 2026
- Pat FallonR-TX-4March 18, 2026
- Brandon GillR-TX-26April 21, 2026
- Pete SessionsR-TX-17April 22, 2026
- Rick W. AllenR-GA-12June 18, 2026