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HR 6359 · 119th Congress · HouseOther

Pregnant Students’ Rights Act

Provisional: our plain-language summary, pending review.

In plain language: Colleges and universities that receive federal funding would be required to inform prospective and enrolled students about the resources available to help them carry a pregnancy to term and care for a child after birth. Schools would have to explain available academic accommodations and provide instructions on how to file Title IX discrimination complaints if a student faces unfair treatment for carrying a pregnancy to term. This guidance must be sent to students each year by email, posted on the school’s public website, and distributed at campus orientations and health centers.

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People affected—Applies to prospective and enrolled students at all institutions participating in Title IV federal student aid programs, but the text does not provide a specific population figure.
Fiscal magnitude—The bill contains no direct appropriations, authorizations of funds, fees, or monetary transfers.
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Issues

What this bill touches.

Regulation (cross-sector)+12Abortion policy−20

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Who it affects

Who it helps · who it burdens.

Provisional: our reading of who it affects, pending review.

Who it helps

  • pregnant and parenting college studentsGain guaranteed access to information regarding available academic accommodations, campus and community support services for carrying a pregnancy to term and parenting, and instructions for filing Title IX sex-discrimination complaints.provisional

Who it burdens

  • colleges and universitiesMust compile and distribute information regarding pregnancy resources, accommodations, and Title IX complaint processes through annual campus-wide emails, student orientations, handbooks, health or counseling centers, and public websites.provisional

Dollar-level funding (FEC sector totals) is coming in a later phase.

What it does

The provisions, in plain language.

Provisional: our reading of what the bill does, pending review.

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  1. Requires colleges and universities participating in federal student aid programs to provide prospective and enrolled students with information on available accommodations and campus and community resources to help pregnant students carry a pregnancy to term and care for a child after birth.

    Sec. 2(n)(1)provisional

  2. Requires colleges to provide students with instructions on how to file Title IX sex-discrimination complaints with the institution and the Department of Education if they face discrimination for choosing to carry a baby to term.

    Sec. 2(n)(2)(C)provisional

  3. Directs colleges to distribute this pregnancy rights and resources information through an annual email to all enrolled students, student orientations, student handbooks, campus health or counseling centers, and the school's public website.

    Sec. 2(n)(3)provisional

  4. Bars the Department of Education from requiring colleges to distribute additional information or establishing new student rights beyond those explicitly outlined in this law.

    Sec. 2(n)(4)provisional

  1. Requires colleges and universities participating in federal student aid programs to provide prospective and enrolled students with information on available accommodations and campus and community resources to help pregnant students carry a pregnancy to term and care for a child after birth.

    Sec. 2(n)(1)provisional

  2. Requires colleges to provide students with instructions on how to file Title IX sex-discrimination complaints with the institution and the Department of Education if they face discrimination for choosing to carry a baby to term.

    Sec. 2(n)(2)(C)provisional

  3. Directs colleges to distribute this pregnancy rights and resources information through an annual email to all enrolled students, student orientations, student handbooks, campus health or counseling centers, and the school's public website.

    Sec. 2(n)(3)provisional

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The record

How members voted on Pregnant Students’ Rights Act.

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  • House · Jan 22, 2026 · YEA-AND-NAY

    On Motion to Recommit · Failed

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  • House · Jan 22, 2026 · YEA-AND-NAY

    On Passage · Passed

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Timeline

How it moved.

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  1. Jan 26, 2026Received in the Senate. Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 303.
  2. Jan 22, 2026Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
  3. Jan 22, 2026On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 217 - 211 (Roll no. 47). (text of amendment in the nature of a substitute: CR H1325)
  4. Jan 22, 2026Passed/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)
  5. Jan 22, 2026On motion to recommit Failed by the Yeas and Nays: 213 - 216 (Roll no. 46).
  6. Jan 22, 2026Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H1333-1334)
  7. Jan 22, 2026POSTPONED 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.
  8. Jan 22, 2026The previous question on the motion to recommit was ordered pursuant to clause 2(b) of rule XIX.
  9. Jan 22, 2026Ms. Bonamici moved to recommit to the Committee on Education and Workforce. (text: CR H1330)
  10. Jan 22, 2026The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.
  11. Jan 22, 2026DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on H.R. 6359.
  12. Jan 22, 2026Rule 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.
  13. Jan 22, 2026Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 1009. (consideration: CR H1325-1330)
  14. Jan 20, 2026Rules 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.
  15. Jan 14, 2026Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 382.
  16. Jan 14, 2026Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Education and Workforce. H. Rept. 119-447.
  17. Jan 8, 2026Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 21 - 15.
  18. Jan 8, 2026Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
  19. Dec 2, 2025Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
  20. Dec 2, 2025Introduced in House
  1. Jan 26, 2026Received in the Senate. Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 303.
  2. Jan 22, 2026Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
  3. Jan 22, 2026On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 217 - 211 (Roll no. 47). (text of amendment in the nature of a substitute: CR H1325)
  4. Jan 22, 2026Passed/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)
  5. Jan 22, 2026On motion to recommit Failed by the Yeas and Nays: 213 - 216 (Roll no. 46).
  6. Jan 20, 2026Rules 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.
  7. Jan 14, 2026Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Education and Workforce. H. Rept. 119-447.
  8. Jan 8, 2026Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 21 - 15.
  9. Dec 2, 2025Introduced in House

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Civic Herald. “Pregnant Students’ Rights Act (H.R. 6359, 119th Congress).” https://civicherald.app/bills/119-hr-6359. Congress.gov record as of Jul 13, 2026.

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