118TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 6914 

AN ACT 

To require institutions of higher education to disseminate 

information on the rights of, and accommodations and 

resources for, pregnant students, and for other purposes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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1 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

2 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Pregnant Students’ 

3 Rights Act’’. 

4 SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 

5 Congress finds the following: 

6 (1) Female students enrolled at institutions of 

7 higher education and experiencing an unplanned 

8 pregnancy may face pressure that their only option 

9 is to receive an abortion or risk academic failure. 

10 (2) Almost 30 percent of all abortions in the 

11 United States are performed on women of college 

12 age, between the ages of 20 and 24, according to a 

13 2021 report by the Centers for Disease Control and 

14 Prevention. 

15 (3) Scientific evidence and personal testimonies 

16 document that women who have abortions can be at 

17 risk of mental health issues. Studies show that after 

18 an abortion, women are 34 percent more likely to 

19 develop anxiety disorders, 37 percent more likely to 

20 develop depression, 110 percent more likely to rely 

21 on alcohol use or abuse, 115 percent more likely to 

22 develop suicidal behavior, and 220 percent more like23 ly to take on marijuana use or abuse. As many as 

24 60 percent of women having an abortion experience 

25 some level of emotional distress afterwards, with 30 

26 percent being classified as severe distress. Potential 
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1 complications of abortions include heavy or per2 sistent bleeding, damage to cervix, abdominal pain 

3 or cramping, scarring of uterine lining, breast can4 cer, future premature births or miscarriages, infec5 tion or sepsis, placenta previa, perforation of uterus, 

6 damage to other organs, and even death. 

7 (4) A significant proportion of abortions in the 

8 United States are performed on women of college 

9 age who may be unaware of their rights to accom10 modation and prohibitions against discrimination 

11 due to pregnancy under title IX of the Education 

12 Amendments of 1972 (20 U.S.C. 1681 et seq.) or 

13 deprived of information about abortion alternatives. 

14 (5) Additionally, women on college campuses 

15 may fear institutional reprisal, loss of athletic schol16 arship, and possible negative impact on academic op17 portunities during the pregnancy and after child18 birth. 

19 (6) An academic disparity exists because of the 

20 lack of resources, support, and notifications available 

21 for female college students who do not wish to re22 ceive an abortion or who carry their unborn babies 

23 to term. 
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1 SEC. 3. NOTICE OF PREGNANT STUDENT RIGHTS, ACCOM2 MODATIONS, AND RESOURCES. 

3 Section 485 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 

4 U.S.C. 1092) is amended by adding at the end the fol5 lowing: 

6 ‘‘(n) PREGNANT STUDENTS’ RIGHTS, ACCOMMODA7 TIONS, AND RESOURCES.— 

8 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Each institution of higher 

9 education participating in any program under this 

10 title shall carry out the information dissemination 

11 activities described in paragraph (3) for prospective 

12 and enrolled students (including those attending or 

13 planning to attend less than full time) regarding the 

14 information described in paragraph (2) on the rights 

15 to, and resources (including protections and accom16 modations) for, pregnant students to carry a baby to 

17 term and students who may become pregnant while 

18 enrolled at such institution of higher education to 

19 carry a baby to term. 

20 ‘‘(2) INFORMATION CONTENT.—The informa21 tion described in this paragraph is the following: 

22 ‘‘(A) A list of resources on campus and in 

23 the community that exist to help a pregnant 

24 student in carrying the baby to term and caring 

25 for the baby after birth. 
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1 ‘‘(B) Information about the accommoda2 tions available to help a pregnant student carry 

3 the baby to term and parent the baby after 

4 birth. 

5 ‘‘(C) Information on how to file a com6 plaint with— 

7 ‘‘(i) the Department of Education, if 

8 a student believes there was a violation by 

9 the institution of title IX of the Education 

10 Amendments of 1972 (20 U.S.C. 1681 et 

11 seq.) on account of such student’s deter12 mination to carry a baby to term; and 

13 ‘‘(ii) the institution, if a student be14 lieves the student has been discriminated 

15 against in violation of such title IX on ac16 count of the student’s determination to 

17 carry a baby to term. 

18 ‘‘(3) INFORMATION DISSEMINATION ACTIVI19 TIES.—The information dissemination activities de20 scribed in this paragraph shall include— 

21 ‘‘(A) an email to each enrolled student at 

22 the start of each period of study during an aca23 demic year; and 

24 ‘‘(B) the provision of information— 

25 ‘‘(i) in student handbooks, if any; 
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1 ‘‘(ii) at each orientation for enrolled 

2 students; 

3 ‘‘(iii) at student health or counseling 

4 centers, if any; and 

5 ‘‘(iv) on the publicly available website 

6 of the institution of higher education. 

7 ‘‘(4) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in 

8 this subsection shall be construed to authorize the 

9 Secretary to require the dissemination of additional 

10 information, or establish additional rights, beyond 

11 the information and rights included in this sub12 section.’’. 

Passed the House of Representatives January 18, 

2024. 

Attest: 

Clerk. 

118TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 6914 

AN ACT 

To require institutions of higher education to disdents, and for other purposes. commodations and resources for, pregnant stu- seminate information on the rights of, and ac-