S2131-119

In Committee

Dads Matter Act of 2025

119th Congress Introduced Jun 18, 2025

Analysis under review: This bill has generated analysis that may be too generic or incomplete. Clause-level evidence remains available below.

Summary

What This Bill Does

The bill reduces a trade restriction provision: 2. Findings Congress finds the following: Father engagement can play an important role in improving maternal health care, addressing maternal mortality and morbidity, and bettering, expands a compliance mandate, trade restriction provision: 3. Increasing awareness of the importance of father inclusion and engagement in the pregnancy, birth, and postpartum process Not later than 2 years after, and reduces a compliance mandate, trade restriction provision: 4. Guidance to States on encouraging father inclusion and engagement in the pregnancy, birth, and postpartum process Not later than 1 year after the date. It relies on trade restrictions, compliance mandates, and reporting requirements. The main policy areas are Healthcare.

Who Benefits and How

The available clause analysis does not identify a specific beneficiary group.

Who Bears the Burden and How

No clear private burden is identified from the available clause analysis; implementing agencies may still take on administrative work.

Key Provisions

  • Reduces a trade restriction provision: 2. Findings Congress finds the following: Father engagement can play an important role in improving maternal health care, addressing maternal mortality and morbidity, and bettering...
  • Expands a compliance mandate, trade restriction provision: 3. Increasing awareness of the importance of father inclusion and engagement in the pregnancy, birth, and postpartum process Not later than 2 years after...
  • Reduces a compliance mandate, trade restriction provision: 4. Guidance to States on encouraging father inclusion and engagement in the pregnancy, birth, and postpartum process Not later than 1 year after the date...
  • Adds or tightens a reporting req, compliance mandate provision: 5. GAO study and report.

Evidence Chain:

This summary is generated from the full bill text using AI analysis. Expand "Detailed Analysis" below for primary purpose and policy domains.

At a Glance

What This Bill Does

The bill reduces a trade restriction provision: 2. Findings Congress finds the following: Father engagement can play an important role in improving maternal health care, addressing maternal mortality and morbidity, and bettering, expands a compliance mandate, trade restriction provision: 3. Increasing awareness of the importance of father inclusion and engagement in the pregnancy, birth, and postpartum process Not later than 2 years after, and reduces a compliance mandate, trade restriction provision: 4. Guidance to States on encouraging father inclusion and engagement in the pregnancy, birth, and postpartum process Not later than 1 year after the date.

Key Policy Areas

Healthcare

Primary Purpose

The bill reduces a trade restriction provision: 2. Findings Congress finds the following: Father engagement can play an important role in improving maternal health care, addressing maternal mortality and morbidity, and bettering, expands a compliance mandate, trade restriction provision: 3. Increasing awareness of the importance of father inclusion and engagement in the pregnancy, birth, and postpartum process Not later than 2 years after, and reduces a compliance mandate, trade restriction provision: 4. Guidance to States on encouraging father inclusion and engagement in the pregnancy, birth, and postpartum process Not later than 1 year after the date.

Policy Domains

Healthcare

Legislative Progress

In Committee
Introduced Committee Passed
Jun 18, 2025

Mr. Warnock (for himself, Mr. Marshall, and Mr. Gallego) introduced …

Jun 18, 2025

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, …

Jun 18, 2025

Introduced in Senate

Impact analysis is available but no clear stakeholder effects identified. View clause-level analysis →

Bill Structure & Actor Mappings

Who is "The Secretary" in each section?

Domains
Healthcare
Actor Mappings
"secretary_of_health_and_human_services"
→ Secretary of Health and Human Services

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