Pregnant Students’ Rights Act

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 3627 Placed on Calendar Senate (PCS)]

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                                                       Calendar No. 300
119th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 3627

To require institutions of higher education to disseminate information
   on the rights of, and accommodations and resources for, pregnant
                   students, and for other purposes.

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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                            January 13, 2026

Mrs. Moody (for herself, Mrs. Blackburn, Mr. Budd, Mrs. Hyde-Smith, Mr.
Lankford, Mr. Cassidy, Mr. Banks, Mr. Daines, Mr. Scott of Florida, Mr.
  Grassley, Mr. Wicker, and Mr. Thune) introduced the following bill;
                     which was read the first time

                            January 14, 2026

            Read the second time and placed on the calendar

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                                 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 Representatives 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. NOTICE OF PREGNANT STUDENT RIGHTS, ACCOMMODATIONS, AND
              RESOURCES.

    Section 485 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1092) is
amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(n) Pregnant Students' Rights, Accommodations, 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 accommodations) for,
        pregnant students to carry a baby to term and students who may
        become pregnant while enrolled at such institution of higher
        education to carry a baby to term.
            ``(2) Information content.--The information described in
        this paragraph is the following:
                    ``(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 accommodations
                available to help a pregnant student carry the baby to
                term and parent the baby after birth.
                    ``(C) Information on how to file a complaint 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 determination to
                        carry a baby to term; and
                            ``(ii) the institution, if a student
                        believes the student has been discriminated
                        against in violation of such title IX on
                        account of the student's determination to carry
                        a baby to term.
            ``(3) Information dissemination activities.--The
        information dissemination activities described in this
        paragraph shall include--
                    ``(A) an email to each enrolled student at least
                once each academic 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.
            ``(4) Rule of construction.--Nothing in this subsection
        shall be construed to authorize the Secretary to require the
        dissemination of additional information, or establish
        additional rights, beyond the information and rights included
        in this subsection.''.
                                                       Calendar No. 300

119th CONGRESS

  2d Session

                                S. 3627

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 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.

_______________________________________________________________________

                            January 14, 2026

            Read the second time and placed on the calendar