Pregnant Students’ Rights Act
Latest action · Mar 30, 2022 Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedMar 30, 2022
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Pregnant Students' Rights Act
This bill requires a public institution of higher education (IHE) that participates in federal student-aid programs to provide information to admitted and enrolled students on the rights and resources for students who are pregnant or may become pregnant. These rights and resources must exclude abortion services.
Additionally, the IHE must establish a protocol to meet with students who believe they were discriminated against based on pregnancy.
The IHE must also provide pregnancy-related questions to enrolled students and annually submit compiled responses to the Department of Education.
Cosponsors 22
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Apr 1, 2022 to Sep 15, 2022.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-MO | Ann Wagner | Apr 1, 2022 | |
| R-OH | Bill Johnson | Apr 1, 2022 | |
| R-WA | Cathy McMorris Rodgers | Apr 6, 2022 | |
| R-WV | David B. McKinley | Apr 6, 2022 | |
| R-OH | Robert E. Latta | Apr 6, 2022 | |
| R-TX | Michael C. Burgess | Apr 7, 2022 | |
| R-TN | Charles J. "Chuck" Fleischmann | May 16, 2022 | |
| R-IA | Randy Feenstra | May 17, 2022 | |
| R-FL | Carlos A. Gimenez | Jun 7, 2022 | |
| R-SC | Jeff Duncan | Jun 7, 2022 | |
| R-FL | Byron Donalds | Jun 13, 2022 | |
| R-TX | Pat Fallon | Jun 14, 2022 | |
| R-WV | Carol D. Miller | Jun 15, 2022 | |
| R-AZ | Paul A. Gosar | Jun 15, 2022 | |
| R-SC | Ralph Norman | Jun 16, 2022 | |
| R-GA | Earl L. "Buddy" Carter | Jun 21, 2022 | |
| R-NC | Ted Budd | Jun 21, 2022 | |
| R-IN | Jackie Walorski | Jun 24, 2022 | |
| R-OH | Brad R. Wenstrup | Jul 12, 2022 | |
| R-AZ | Debbie Lesko | Jul 12, 2022 | |
| R-PA | Mike Kelly | Jul 19, 2022 | |
| R-MI | Lisa C. McClain | Sep 15, 2022 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Education and Workforce Committee | Referred Mar 30, 2022 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Mar 30, 2022Introduced in House
- Mar 30, 2022Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 168, no. 56, March 30, 2022, page H4006.
Related bills 3
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 4277 | Pregnant Students’ Rights Act | Identical bill | May 19, 2022 |
| S 4868 | Providing for Life Act | Related bill | Sep 15, 2022 |
| HR 8851 | Providing for Life Act | Related bill | Nov 1, 2022 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To require public institutions of higher education to disseminate information on the rights of, and accommodations and resources for, pregnant students, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Pregnant Students’ Rights Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Education.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Mar 30, 2022Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
