118th Congress · SENATE BILLBILL

S. 2974 — Pregnant Students’ Rights Act of 2023

“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.”

Education

Introduced Sep 28, 2023

Last action Sep 28, 2023

Pipeline · Bill → Law

Step 1

Introduced

Sep 28, 2023

Step 2

Referred

Sep 28, 2023

HELP

Step 3

Committee

Step 4

Senate

Step 5

House floor

Step 6

Resolve Changes

Step 7

Signed

SummaryCRS Summary

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.

Provisions · 3 sectionsIntroduced in Senate

Timeline · 2 actions

Sep 28, 2023

Introduced in Senate

Sep 28, 2023

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