H.R. 6914 - Pregnant Students' Rights Act

Bill Text

    Text of H.R. 6914 PDF XML

    (as reported)

    H. Rept. 118-344 PDF

    Report from the Committee on Education and the Workforce to accompany H.R. 6914

Rule Information

COMMITTEE ACTION:
REPORTED BY A RECORD VOTE of 5-4 on Tuesday, January 16, 2024.

FLOOR ACTION ON H. RES. 969:
Agreed to by a record vote of 198-194 on Wednesday, January 17, 2024.

MANAGERS: Fischbach/Scanlon

1.

Closed rule for H.R. 6914.

2.

Waives all points of order against consideration of the bill.

3.

Provides that the amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee on Education and the Workforce now printed in the bill shall be considered as adopted and the bill, as amended, shall be considered as read.

4.

Waives all points of order against provisions in the bill, as amended.

5.

Provides one hour of general debate equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on Education and the Workforce or their respective designees.

6.

Provides one motion to recommit.

7.

Closed rule for H.R. 6918.

8.

Waives all points of order against consideration of the bill.

9.

Provides that an amendment in the nature of a substitute consisting of the text of Rules Committee Print 118-20 shall be considered as adopted and the bill, as amended, shall be considered as read.

10.

Waives all points of order against provisions in the bill, as amended. 

11.

Provides one hour of general debate equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on Ways and Means or their respective designees.

12.

Provides one motion to recommit.

13.

Closed rule for H. Res. 957.

14.

Provides that upon adoption of this resolution it shall be in order without intervention of any point of order to consider H. Res. 957.

15.

Provides that the resolution shall be considered as read.

16.

Provides one hour of general debate equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on the Judiciary or their respective designees.

Amendments (click headers to sort)

#Version #Sponsor(s)PartySummaryStatus
1Version 1Crockett (TX)DemocratStrikes Section 2. FINDINGS.Submitted
2Version 1Crockett (TX)DemocratWithdrawn Includes information on access to nutrition in the list of informational content required to be provided under the bill.Withdrawn
3Version 1Crockett (TX)DemocratIncludes information on the institution's policies on parental leave and long-term disability for work-study in the list of informational content institutions are required to provide under the bill.Submitted
4Version 2Crockett (TX)DemocratRevised Includes information on the reproductive healthcare polices and laws of the state in which the institution is located, and bordering states, in the list of informational content institutions are required to provide under this bill.Revised
5Version 1Ogles (TN), Good (VA)RepublicanEnsures that the list of resources on campus and in the community that exist to help a pregnant student includes pregnancy centers that don't provide abortion services or referrals for such services.Submitted
6Version 1Mace (SC)RepublicanThis amendment adds post-partum mental health information to the list of resources on campus and in the community that is provided to pregnant students.Submitted
7Version 1Stevens (MI), Leger Fernández (NM)DemocratAdding a rule of construction that nothing prevents IHEs from disseminating information on resources (including available rights, protections and accommodations afforded to students under Title IX) regarding pregnancy and related conditions, including miscarriage.Submitted
8Version 1Mace (SC)RepublicanThis amendment adds a list of resources on campus and in the community for pregnant students whose pregnancy resulted from rape.Submitted
9Version 1Connolly (VA)DemocratAmends the findings section to highlight recent polling finding that a vast majority of students, Democrats and Republicans, prefer to enroll in college in States with less restrictive abortion laws.Submitted
10Version 2Manning (NC)DemocratRevised Adds an additional rule of construction clarifying that the bill will not prevent a college or university from providing information about sexual and reproductive health services and contraception.Revised
11Version 1Mace (SC)RepublicanThis amendment adds a list of resources on campus and in the community that exist to provide counseling services to a formerly pregnant student in a case in which the pregnancy is terminated or otherwise terminates prior to being carried to term.Submitted

Committee Votes

Rules Committee Record Vote No. 187

Motion by Mrs. Fischbach to report the rule. Adopted: 5-4 

Majority Member
Vote
Mr. Burgess
Yea
Mr. Reschenthaler
Yea
Mrs. Fischbach
Yea
Mr. Massie
No Vote
Mr. Norman
No Vote
Mr. Roy
No Vote
Mrs. Houchin
No Vote
Mr. Langworthy
Yea
Mr. Cole, Chairman
Yea
Minority Member
Vote
Mr. McGovern
Nay
Ms. Scanlon
Nay
Mr. Neguse
Nay
Ms. Leger Fernández
Nay