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S 4277 117th Congress Senate Education Abortion Congressional oversight Family planning and birth control Higher education School administration Sex and reproductive health Women's education Women's health

Pregnant Students’ Rights Act

Introduced: May 19, 2022 See on congress.gov
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May 19, 2022
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
May 19, 2022
Introduced in Senate
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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.

What's happening now May 19, 2022

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

 Related & companion bills 3
  • HR 7294 Identical bill Pregnant Students’ Rights Act
  • HR 8851 Related bill Providing for Life Act
  • S 4868 Related bill Providing for Life Act
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Republican 3
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Blackburn, Marsha
Tennessee · Jun 7, 2022
 R
Rounds, Mike
South Dakota · May 19, 2022
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Scott, Tim
South Carolina · May 19, 2022
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 4277: Pregnant Students’ Rights Act. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-4277/
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"S. 4277: Pregnant Students’ Rights Act." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-4277/.
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S. 4277, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-4277/.
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