Pregnant Students’ Rights Act of 2023
- Last Action
- 9/28/2023
Actions
- 2023-09-28Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
- 2023-09-28Introduced in Senate
CRS Summary
As of 2023-09-28 (00)
Pregnant Students' Rights Act of 2023
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.
Cosponsors (7)
- James Lankford (R-OK)
- Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-MS)
- Rick Scott (R-FL)
- Roger Wicker (R-MS)
- Mike Braun (R-IN)
- Marsha Blackburn (R-TN)
- Ted Budd (R-NC)
Subjects
- Abortion
- Congressional oversight
- Family planning and birth control
- Higher education
- School administration
- Sex and reproductive health
- Women's education
- Women's health
Sourced from Congress.gov (public domain).
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