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S. 2974 118th Congress Senate

Pregnant Students’ Rights Act of 2023

Official title: A bill 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.

Introduced: January 17, 2024 See on congress.gov
Education AbortionCongressional oversightFamily planning and birth controlHigher education
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Sep 28, 2023
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Sep 28, 2023
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 Latest action September 28, 2023

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

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Pregnant Students' Rights Act of 2023

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.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • HR 4789 Providing for Life Act of 2023
  • S 74 Providing for Life Act of 2023
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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 6
All 6 Republican 6
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Blackburn, Marsha
Tennessee · Jan 17, 2024
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Budd, Ted
North Carolina · Jan 17, 2024
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Hyde-Smith, Cindy
Mississippi · Sep 28, 2023
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Lankford, James
Oklahoma · Sep 28, 2023
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Scott, Rick
Florida · Sep 28, 2023
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Wicker, Roger F.
Mississippi · Sep 28, 2023
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 2974: Pregnant Students’ Rights Act of 2023. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-2974/
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"S. 2974: Pregnant Students’ Rights Act of 2023." 118th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-2974/.
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S. 2974, 118th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-2974/.
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