I 
118TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6914 
To require institutions of higher education to disseminate information on 
the rights of, and accommodations and resources for, pregnant students, 
and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 5, 2024 
Mrs. HINSON introduced the following bill 
JANUARY 9, 2024 
Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce 
A BILL 
To require institutions of higher education to disseminate 
information on the rights of, and accommodations and 
resources for, pregnant students, and for other purposes. 
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 enrolled at institutions of 
higher education and experiencing an unplanned 
pregnancy may face pressure that their only option 
is to receive an abortion or risk academic failure. 
(2) Almost 30 percent of all abortions in the 
United States are performed on women of college 
age, between the ages of 20 and 24, according to a 
2021 report by the Centers for Disease Control and 
Prevention. 
(3) A significant proportion of abortions in the 
United States are performed on women of college 
age who may be unaware of their rights to accom-
modation and prohibitions against discrimination 
due to pregnancy under title IX of the Education 
Amendments of 1972 (20 U.S.C. 1681 et seq.) or 
deprived of information about abortion alternatives. 
(4) Additionally, women on college campuses 
may fear institutional reprisal, loss of athletic schol-
arship, and possible negative impact on academic op-
portunities during the pregnancy and after child-
birth. 
(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-
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ceive an abortion or who carry their unborn babies 
to term. 
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) IN GENERAL.—Each institution of higher 
education participating in any program under this 
title shall carry out the information dissemination 
activities described in paragraph (3) for prospective 
and enrolled students (including those attending or 
planning to attend less than full time) regarding the 
information described in paragraph (2) on the rights 
of, and resources (including protections and accom-
modations) for, pregnant students and students who 
may become pregnant while enrolled at such institu-
tion of higher education. 
‘‘(2) INFORMATION
CONTENT.—The informa-
tion on the rights of, and resources (including pro-
tections and accommodations) for, pregnant students 
and students who may become pregnant described in 
this paragraph shall include— 
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‘‘(A) a list of resources on campus and in 
the community that exist to help a pregnant 
student in carrying the baby to term and caring 
for the baby after birth; 
‘‘(B) information about the accommoda-
tions available to help a pregnant student carry 
the baby to term and parent the baby after 
birth; and 
‘‘(C) information on how to file a com-
plaint with— 
‘‘(i) the Department of Education, if 
a student believes there was a violation by 
the institution of title IX of the Education 
Amendments of 1972 (20 U.S.C. 1681 et 
seq.) on account of such student’s preg-
nancy, including a failure to accommodate 
such pregnancy, or childbirth; and 
‘‘(ii) the institution, if a student be-
lieves the student has been discriminated 
against in violation of such title IX on ac-
count of the student’s pregnancy or child-
birth. 
‘‘(3) INFORMATION
DISSEMINATION
ACTIVI-
TIES.—The information dissemination activities de-
scribed in this paragraph shall include— 
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‘‘(A) an email to each enrolled student at 
the start of each period of study during an aca-
demic year; and 
‘‘(B) the provision of information— 
‘‘(i) in student handbooks, if any; 
‘‘(ii) at each orientation for enrolled 
students; 
‘‘(iii) at student health or counseling 
centers, if any; and 
‘‘(iv) on the publicly available website 
of the institution of higher education.’’. 
Æ 
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