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NEGATIVE Reproductive Rights 118th Congress

H.R.6914 Pregnant Students' Rights Act

Requires schools to distribute anti-abortion materials rather than comprehensive reproductive health information to pregnant students (118th Congress)

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Legal & Constitutional Grounding

Bill mandates anti-abortion materials instead of comprehensive health information; ACOG endorses evidence-based counseling.

ACOG: evidence-based reproductive health counseling should include comprehensive options, not ideological materials
  • 20 U.S.C. § 1681 et seq. — Title IX: prohibits sex discrimination in education

Bill activity

Introduced Jan 5, 2024 by Ashley Hinson (R-IA). 4 cosponsors as of Jan 12, 2024. Passed the House Jan 18, 2024, 212-207.

  • Reached the House floor after the House Committee on Education and the Workforce reported it (H. Rept. 118-344), under a special rule from the Rules Committee (H.Res.969).
Rep. Pat Ryan (D-NY-18) is not listed among the cosponsors of this bill. Rep. Pat Ryan (D-NY-18) voted nay on the House roll call counted in grades (roll no. 19, Jan 18, 2024).
  1. IntroducedJan 5, 2024
  2. Passed HouseJan 18, 2024
  3. Passed Senate 
  4. To President 
  5. Became Law 

Latest action Jan 23, 2024: Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 310.

Sponsor Ashley Hinson (R-IA)

4 cosponsors:

Cosponsorship closed Jan 12, 2024 (118th Congress): the House Education and the Workforce Committee reported the bill.

Activity log

Source: Congress.gov actions
  1. Introduced in House
  2. Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
  3. Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute by the Yeas and Nays: 24 - 17.House
  4. 2 members cosponsored
  5. Brandon Williams cosponsored (R-NY)
  6. Reported (Amended) by the House Committee on Education and the Workforce. H. Rept. 118-344.
  7. Nicholas A. Langworthy cosponsored (R-NY)
  8. Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 969 Reported to House.
  9. House floor day: motion to recommit, passage (10 steps)
    1. Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 969.
    2. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 6914, H.R. 6918 and H. Res. 957. The resolution provides for consideration of H.R. 6914, H.R. 6918, and H. Res. 957 under a closed rule, with one hour of general debate on each measure....
    3. DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on H.R. 6914.
    4. The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.
    5. Ms. Underwood moved to recommit to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
    6. The previous question on the motion to recommit was ordered pursuant to clause 2(b) of rule XIX.
    7. POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on H.R. 6914, the chair put the question on the motion to recommit and by voice vote, announced that the noes had prevailed. Ms. Underwood demanded the yeas and nays and the...
    8. Considered as unfinished business.
    9. On motion to recommit Failed by the Yeas and Nays: 207 - 213 (Roll no. 18).
    10. On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 212 - 207 (Roll no. 19).
  10. House vote: Passage of the billCounted in grades
    Passed, 212-207
    Of 4 cosponsors: 4 voted yea, 0 voted nay.
    Member breakdown · Official House roll call 19

Votes on this bill

3 votes: 3 recorded roll calls and 0 decided without a recorded vote, 0 of them on amendments. Votes counted in grades are marked.

Jan 17, 20242:01 pmHouseVote on the rule (H.Res.969)On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: 198 - 194 (Roll no. 11).Agreed to198-194Nay
PartyYeaNayPresentNot voting
Democratic0194019
Republican1980022
Independent0000
Total198194041
Official House roll call
Jan 18, 20245:16 pmHouseMotion to recommit (send the bill back to committee)On motion to recommit Failed by the Yeas and Nays: 207 - 213 (Roll no. 18).Failed207-213Yea
PartyYeaNayPresentNot voting
Democratic207006
Republican021307
Independent0000
Total207213013
Official House roll call
Jan 18, 20245:22 pmHousePassage of the billCounted in gradesOn passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 212 - 207 (Roll no. 19).Passed212-207Nay

Counted in grades

Of 4 cosponsors: 4 voted yea, 0 voted nay. Question voted on: Passage of the bill

PartyYeaNayPresentNot voting
Democratic020706
Republican212008
Independent0000
Total212207014
Official House roll call

Amendments

1 amendment: 1 agreed to.

Agreed to (1)

H.Amdt.841Jan 18
Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 969, the amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee on Education and the Workforce now printed in the bill is considered as adopted.Without a recorded vote

Pregnant Students Rights Act. The bill mandates distribution of anti-abortion materials rather than comprehensive reproductive health information, undermining medically accurate counseling.