,,ii ,calendar ,no4 #caj #aahth         
,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4 ,r4 #fiad
  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the        
,,united ,,states  ,january #bb1        
#bjbd,received2 read the first time     
,january #bc1 #bjbd,read the second time
 and placed on the calendar  ,,an ,,act 
,to require institutions of higher      
education to disseminate information on 
the rights of1 and accommodations and   
resources for1 pregnant students1 and   
for other purposes4  #a4 ,short title   
,this ,act may be cited as the ,pregnant
 ,students' ,rights ,act4  #b4 ,findings
 ,congress finds the following3 7#a7    
,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 
failure4  7#b7 ,almost #cj percent of   
all abortions in the ,united ,states are
 performed on women of college age1     
between the ages of #bj and #bd1        
according to a #bjba report by the      

,centers for ,disease ,control and      
,prevention4  7#c7 ,scientific evidence 
and personal testimonies document that  
women who have abortions can be at risk 
of mental health issues4 ,studies show  
that after an abortion1 women are #cd   
percent more likely to develop anxiety  
disorders1 #cg percent more likely to   
develop depression1 #aaj percent more   
likely to rely on alcohol use or abuse1 
#aae percent more likely to develop     
suicidal behavior1 and #bbj percent more
 likely to take on marijuana use or     
abuse4 ,as many as #fj percent of women 
having an abortion experience some level
 of emotional distress afterwards1 with 
#cj percent being classified as severe  
distress4 ,potential complications of   
abortions include heavy or persistent   
bleeding1 damage to cervix1 abdominal   
pain or cramping1 scarring of uterine   
lining1 breast cancer1 future premature 
births or miscarriages1 infection or    
sepsis1 placenta previa1 perforation of 
uterus1 damage to other organs1 and even

 death4  7#d7 ,a significant proportion 
of abortions in the ,united ,states are 
performed on women of college age who   
may be unaware of their rights to       
accommodation and prohibitions against  
discrimination due to pregnancy under   
title ,,ix of the ,education ,amendments
 of #aigb 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #afha et seq47 
or deprived of information about        
abortion alternatives4  7#e7            
,additionally1 women on college campuses
 may fear institutional reprisal1 loss  
of athletic scholarship1 and possible   
negative impact on academic             
opportunities during the pregnancy and  
after childbirth4  7#f7 ,an academic    
disparity exists because of the lack of 
resources1 support1 and notifications   
available for female college students   
who do not wish to receive an abortion  
or who carry their unborn babies to     
term4  #c4 ,notice of pregnant student  
rights1 accommodations1 and resources   
,section #dhe of the ,higher ,education 
,act of #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ajib7 is  

amended by adding at the end the        
following3  7n7 ,pregnant ,students'    
,rights1 ,accommodations1 and ,resources
  7#a7 ,in general ,each institution of 
higher education participating in any   
program under this title shall carry out
 the information dissemination          
activities described in paragraph 7#c7  
for prospective and enrolled students   
7including those attending or planning  
to attend less than full time7 regarding
 the information described in paragraph 
7#b7 on the rights to1 and resources    
7including protections and              
accommodations7 for1 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 term4  7#b7 ,information
 content ,the information described in  
this paragraph is the following3 7,a7 ,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 birth4  7,b7 

,information about the accommodations   
available to help a pregnant student    
carry the baby to term and parent the   
baby after birth4  7,c7 ,information on 
how to file a complaint with-- 7i7 the  
,department of ,education1 if a student 
believes there was a violation by the   
institution of title ,,ix of the        
,education ,amendments of #aigb 7#bj    
,u4,s4,c4 #afha et seq47 on account of  
such student's determination to carry a 
baby to term2 and  7ii7 the institution1
 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 term4  7#c7 ,information             
dissemination activities ,the           
information dissemination activities    
described in this paragraph shall       
include-- 7,a7 an email to each enrolled
 student at the start of each period of 
study during an academic year2 and  7,b7
 the provision of information-- 7i7 in  
student handbooks1 if any2  7ii7 at each

 orientation for enrolled students2     
7iii7 at student health or counseling   
centers1 if any2 and  7iv7 on the       
publicly available website of the       
institution of higher education4  7#d7  
,rule of construction ,nothing in this  
subsection shall be construed to        
authorize the ,secretary to require the 
dissemination of additional information1
 or establish additional rights1 beyond 
the information and rights included in  
this subsection4  4  ,passed the ,house 
of ,representatives ,january #ah1       
#bjbd4,kevin ,f4 ,mc,cumber1,clerk4     
,january #bc1 #bjbd,read the second time
 and placed on the calendar