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HR 6359 · introduced · significant

Pregnant Students’ Rights Act

What this bill does

  • Colleges receiving federal aid must inform students about rights and resources for pregnant students.
  • Prospective and enrolled students at higher education institutions are affected.
  • Institutions must list campus resources, accommodations, and complaint procedures with no new federal funding specified.

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    How should colleges balance informing pregnant students about their rights while avoiding potential disclosure of pregnancy status to other students or staff?

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    What specific accommodations or resources do you think pregnant students most need on campus, and how should institutions fund these without additional federal money?

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    Could mandatory right-to-know policies change how pregnant students experience campus life, and what unintended consequences might arise from this requirement?

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Introduced 2026-01-26

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Legislative timeline

  1. 2026-01-26 · senate · Calendars

    Received in the Senate. Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 303.

  2. 2026-01-22 · house · Floor

    Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

  3. 2026-01-22 · house · Floor

    On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 217 - 211 (Roll no. 47). (text of amendment in the nature of a substitute: CR H1325)

  4. 2026-01-22 · Floor

    Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 217 - 211 (Roll no. 47). (text of amendment in the nature of a substitute: CR H1325)

  5. 2026-01-22 · house · Floor

    On motion to recommit Failed by the Yeas and Nays: 213 - 216 (Roll no. 46).

  6. 2026-01-22 · house · Floor

    Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H1333-1334)

  7. 2026-01-22 · house · Floor

    POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on H.R. 6359, the Chair put the question on motion to recommit and by voice vote, announced that the noes prevailed. Ms. Bonamici demanded the yeas and nays and the Chair postponed further proceedings until a time to be announced.

  8. 2026-01-22 · house · Floor

    The previous question on the motion to recommit was ordered pursuant to clause 2(b) of rule XIX.

  9. 2026-01-22 · house · Floor

    Ms. Bonamici moved to recommit to the Committee on Education and Workforce. (text: CR H1330)

  10. 2026-01-22 · house · Floor

    The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.

  11. 2026-01-22 · house · Floor

    DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on H.R. 6359.

  12. 2026-01-22 · house · Floor

    Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 6945, H.R. 6359 and H.J. Res. 140. The resolution provides for consideration of H.R. 6945, H.R. 6359, and H.J. Res. 140 under a closed rule with one hour of general debate and one motion to recommit on each measure.

  13. 2026-01-22 · house · Floor

    Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 1009. (consideration: CR H1325-1330)

  14. 2026-01-20 · house · Floor

    Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 1009 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 6945, H.R. 6359 and H.J. Res. 140. The resolution provides for consideration of H.R. 6945, H.R. 6359, and H.J. Res. 140 under a closed rule with one hour of general debate and one motion to recommit on each measure.

  15. 2026-01-14 · house · Calendars

    Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 382.

  16. 2026-01-14 · house · Committee

    Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Education and Workforce. H. Rept. 119-447.

  17. 2026-01-14 · Committee

    Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Education and Workforce. H. Rept. 119-447.

  18. 2026-01-08 · house · Committee

    Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 21 - 15.

  19. 2026-01-08 · house · Committee

    Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held

  20. 2025-12-02 · house · IntroReferral

    Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.

  21. 2025-12-02 · IntroReferral

    Introduced in House

  22. 2025-12-02 · IntroReferral

    Introduced in House

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