Pregnant Students’ Rights Act
Congress bill pushes colleges to share pregnancy rights and support info by email, handbooks, and websites
Legislative Progress
217–211
Key Points
- Colleges that take federal student aid money would have to share info about help for pregnant students and new parents.
- Schools would list campus and community resources, like counseling, health services, child care help, or parenting support.
- Schools would explain what accommodations are available, like schedule flexibility or other supports to keep up with classes.
- Schools would have to explain how to file a complaint if a student feels treated unfairly because they chose to continue a pregnancy.
- Students would get this info by yearly email, handbooks, orientations, health centers, and the school’s public website.
Impact Analysis
Personal Impact
This bill would require colleges receiving federal financial aid to actively inform students about resources and accommodations available to pregnant students who choose to carry a pregnancy to term. Students would receive this information through yearly emails, orientations, handbooks, health centers, and school websites. This makes it easier for pregnant students to know their rights and find help — like schedule flexibility, campus childcare resources, and how to file complaints if they face discrimination. It's an information requirement, not a new benefit, so the practical impact depends on what resources schools already offer.
Broader Impacts
Milestones
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 21 - 15.
The committee approved this bill and is sending it to the full chamber for a vote. This is a significant step — most bills never get this far.
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
Introduced in House
The bill was officially filed and given a number. It now enters the legislative queue.
Vote Results
2 votesOn Motion to Recommit
Related News
9 articles
@EdWorkforceCmte Protects Pregnant Students and Combats Human Trafficking
Committee press release saying the House Education & Workforce Committee passed (ordered reported) H.R. 6359, highlighting required dissemination of pregnancy-related rights/resources info.
Committee Republicans Vote to Limit Students’ Access to Reproductive Health
Democratic committee press release criticizing H.R. 6359 as limiting info about reproductive health services and describing amendments Democrats offered during the markup.
Students for Life Action Will Score the Return of the Pregnant Students’ Rights Act, Practical Federal Support for Student Mothers
Advocacy post previewing the Jan. 8, 2026 committee hearing/markup on H.R. 6359 and urging support for the bill’s disclosure requirements.
Source Information
Document Type
Congressional Bill
Official Title
Pregnant Students’ Rights Act
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