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Congress·In Progress·about 1 month ago

Congress bill pushes colleges to share pregnancy rights and support info by email, handbooks, and websites

Also known as: Pregnant Students’ Rights Act

Legislative Progress

✓ Filed
✓ Review
✓ House

217–211

Senate
President

Impact Analysis

Scores: 1 = low, 5 = highSentiment: -5 to +5 (net benefit)

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.
EducationCivil Rights

Milestones

3 milestones4 actions
Jan 8, 2026House

Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 21 - 15.

Jan 8, 2026House

Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held

Dec 2, 2025House

Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.

Dec 2, 2025

Introduced in House

Vote Results

2 votes
HouseFailedAmendmentJan 22, 2026

On Motion to Recommit

213
216
Democrat
213 – 0
Republican
0 – 216 · 2
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HousePassedPassageJan 22, 2026

On Passage

217
211
Democrat
1 – 211 · 1
Republican
216 – 0 · 2
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Related News

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House Committee on Education & the Workforce (Press Release)·about 2 months ago

@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.

CR+
House Education & Workforce Committee Democrats (Press Release)·about 2 months ago

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.

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Students for Life Action·about 2 months ago

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.

R+

Source Information

Document Type

Congressional Bill

Official Title

Pregnant Students’ Rights Act

Bill NumberHR 6359
Congress119th Congress
ChamberHouse of Representatives
Latest ActionOrdered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 21 - 15.

Sponsor

Cosponsors

(3)
R: 3

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