NEGATIVE Reproductive Rights 119th Congress

H.R.6359 Pregnant Students' Rights Act

Requires schools to distribute anti-abortion materials rather than comprehensive reproductive health information to pregnant students (119th Congress)

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Legal & Constitutional Grounding

Bill substitutes anti-abortion materials for comprehensive health information; ACOG endorses evidence-based counseling.

ACOG: comprehensive reproductive health counseling should be evidence-based, not ideological

20 U.S.C. § 1681 — Title IX protections for pregnant students

Who Lobbied on This Bill

$2.3M combined quarterly activity

5 lobbying firms

5 clients represented

2025-fourth_quarter–2026-second_quarter filing period

⚠ 5 lobbyists who worked this bill previously held government positions

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JODY FEDER — Dir., Accountability & Regulatory Affairs
JUSTIN MONK — Director of Student and Institutional Aid Policy
KARIN JOHNS — Dir., Tax Policy
STEPHANIE GIESECKE — Dir., Budget & Appropriations
TIMOTHY POWERS — VP, Government Relations and Policy Development

Policy Areas Covered

Civil Rights/Civil Liberties Education Family issues/Abortion/Adoption Health Issues Medical/Disease Research/Clinical Labs

Government Entities Lobbied

Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)
Education, Dept of
Energy, Dept of
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)
Internal Revenue Service (IRS)
SENATE
Treasury, Dept of
Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)
White House Office

Who Hired the Lobbyists

NATIONAL ASSN OF INDEPENDENT COLLEGES & UNIVERSITIES
SUSAN B ANTHONY LIST
REPRODUCTIVE FREEDOM FOR ALL
AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS
NATIONAL WOMEN'S LAW CENTER ACTION FUND social welfare organization to promote equal rights and opportunities for women

Source: Senate LDA filings · Dollar figures are combined quarterly totals for all lobbying by each firm, not bill-specific spend.

Pregnant Students Rights Act reintroduction. The bill requires anti-abortion materials instead of comprehensive reproductive health information, substituting ideological messaging for medically accurate counseling.