I 
117TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 7294 
To require public institutions of higher education to disseminate information 
on the rights of, and accommodations and resources for, pregnant stu-
dents, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 30, 2022 
Mrs. HINSON introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Education and Labor 
A BILL 
To require public institutions of higher education to dissemi-
nate information on the rights of, and accommodations 
and resources for, pregnant students, and for other pur-
poses. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Pregnant Students’ 
Rights Act’’. 
SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 
Congress finds the following: 
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(1) Female students who are enrolled at institu-
tions of higher education and experiencing un-
planned pregnancies may face pressure that their 
only option is to receive an abortion or risk academic 
failure. 
(2) 27.6 percent of all abortions in the United 
States are performed on women of college age, be-
tween the ages of 20 and 24, according to a 2019 
report by the Centers for Disease Control and Pre-
vention. 
(3) A significant proportion of abortions in the 
United States are performed on women of college 
age who may be unaware of their rights under title 
IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 (20 
U.S.C. 1681) or deprived of an alternative to receiv-
ing an abortion. 
(4) Additionally, women on college campuses 
may fear institutional reprisal, loss of athletic schol-
arship, and possible negative impact on academic op-
portunities. 
(5) An academic disparity exists because of the 
lack of resources, support, and notifications available 
for female college students who do not wish to re-
ceive an abortion or who carry their unborn babies 
to term. 
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SEC. 3. NOTICE OF PREGNANT STUDENT RIGHTS, ACCOM-
MODATIONS, AND RESOURCES. 
Section 485 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 
U.S.C. 1092) is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(n) PREGNANT STUDENTS’ RIGHTS, ACCOMMODA-
TIONS, AND RESOURCES.— 
‘‘(1) INFORMATION DISSEMINATION ACTIVITIES; 
ESTABLISHMENT OF PROTOCOL.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Each public institu-
tion of higher education participating in any 
program under this title shall— 
‘‘(i) in a manner consistent with title 
IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 
(20 U.S.C. 1681 et seq.), carry out the in-
formation 
dissemination 
activities 
de-
scribed in subparagraph (B) for admitted 
but not enrolled and enrolled students (in-
cluding those attending or planning to at-
tend less than full time) on the rights and 
resources (including protections and ac-
commodations) for pregnant students (or 
students who may become pregnant) while 
enrolled at such institution of higher edu-
cation that— 
‘‘(I) exclude abortion services; 
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‘‘(II) may help such a student 
carry their unborn babies to term; and 
‘‘(III) include information on how 
to file a complaint with the Depart-
ment if such a student believes there 
was a violation of title IX of the Edu-
cation Amendments of 1972 (20 
U.S.C. 1681 et seq.) by the institution 
on account of such student’s preg-
nancy; and 
‘‘(ii) establish a protocol to meet with 
a student described in clause (i)(III), 
which shall include a meeting with relevant 
leadership at the institution of higher edu-
cation, and other relevant parties. 
‘‘(B) DESCRIPTION OF INFORMATION DIS-
SEMINATION REQUIREMENTS.—The information 
dissemination activities described in this sub-
paragraph shall include— 
‘‘(i) annual campus-wide emails; or 
‘‘(ii) the provision of information in 
student handbooks, at each orientation for 
enrolled students, or on the publicly avail-
able website of the institution of higher 
education. 
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