Pregnant Students’ Rights Act

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Introduced 2025-12-02Topic: higher education · civil rights · health care

Summary

Summary by the Congressional Research Service

Pregnant Students' Rights Act This bill requires each institution of higher education (IHE) that participates in federal student aid programs to provide certain information to prospective and enrolled students on the rights and resources for pregnant students to carry a baby to term or students who may become pregnant while enrolled at the IHE to carry a baby to term. In particular, this required information must include a list of community and on-campus resources that exist to help a pregnant student in carrying the baby to term and caring for the baby after birth, information about the accommodations available to help a pregnant student carry the baby to term and parent the baby after birth, and information on how to file a discrimination complaint related to the student's determination to carry a baby to term.

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Recorded votes

Date	Chamber	Question	Result	Yeas	Nays
2026-01-22	House roll 47	On Passage	Passed	217	211
2026-01-22	House roll 46	On Motion to Recommit	Failed	213	216

Action history

Date	Chamber	Action	Status effect
2026-01-26	Senate	Received in the Senate. Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 303.
2026-01-22	House	Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
2026-01-22	House	On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 217 - 211 (Roll no. 47). (text of amendment in the nature of a substitute: CR H1325)
2026-01-22		Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 217 - 211 (Roll no. 47). (text of amendment in the nature of a substitute: CR H1325)	floor pass
2026-01-22	House	On motion to recommit Failed by the Yeas and Nays: 213 - 216 (Roll no. 46).
2026-01-22	House	Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H1333-1334)
2026-01-22	House	POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on H.R. 6359, the Chair put the question on motion to recommit and by voice vote, announced that the noes prevailed. Ms. Bonamici demanded the yeas and nays and the Chair postponed further proceedings until a time to be announced.
2026-01-22	House	The previous question on the motion to recommit was ordered pursuant to clause 2(b) of rule XIX.
2026-01-22	House	Ms. Bonamici moved to recommit to the Committee on Education and Workforce. (text: CR H1330)
2026-01-22	House	The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.
2026-01-22	House	DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on H.R. 6359.
2026-01-22	House	Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 6945, H.R. 6359 and H.J. Res. 140. The resolution provides for consideration of H.R. 6945, H.R. 6359, and H.J. Res. 140 under a closed rule with one hour of general debate and one motion to recommit on each measure.
2026-01-22	House	Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 1009. (consideration: CR H1325-1330)
2026-01-20	House	Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 1009 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 6945, H.R. 6359 and H.J. Res. 140. The resolution provides for consideration of H.R. 6945, H.R. 6359, and H.J. Res. 140 under a closed rule with one hour of general debate and one motion to recommit on each measure.
2026-01-14	House	Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 382.
2026-01-14	House	Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Education and Workforce. H. Rept. 119-447.	report
2026-01-14		Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Education and Workforce. H. Rept. 119-447.	report
2026-01-08	House	Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 21 - 15.	refer
2026-01-08	House	Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held	refer
2025-12-02	House	Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.	refer
2025-12-02		Introduced in House	introduce
2025-12-02		Introduced in House	introduce

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