Pregnant Students’ Rights Act

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Introduced 2026-01-13Topic: higher education · civil rights · health care

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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
2026-01-27	Senate roll 12	On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed S. 3627	Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Rejected	47	45

Action history

Date	Chamber	Action	Status effect
2026-01-27	Senate	Cloture on the motion to proceed to the measure not invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 47 - 45. Record Vote Number: 12. (CR S286)
2026-01-15	Senate	Cloture motion on the motion to proceed presented in Senate. (CR S262)
2026-01-15	Senate	Motion to proceed to consideration of measure made in Senate. (consideration: CR S262)
2026-01-14	Senate	Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 300.
2026-01-13	Senate	Introduced in the Senate. Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time.
2026-01-13		Introduced in Senate	introduce

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