1HOUSE · JAN 22, 2026
Passed the House
217–211PASSED
R 216–0 D 1–211
On Passage · roll 47 · 3 not voting
House bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Passed House
Pregnant Students’ Rights Act
Official title: To require institutions of higher education to disseminate information on the rights of, and accommodations and resources for, pregnant students, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep. Ashley Hinson R-IAWhere it went
- IntroducedDec 2, 2025
- Committee actionJan 8, 2026
- Passed HouseJan 22, 2026 · 217–211
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Jan 26, 2026 — Received in the Senate. Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 303.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 6359.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 6359, Pregnant Students’ Rights Act” on January 12, 2026. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the House Committee on Education and Workforce on January 8, 2026”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, January 12, 2026 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/62010
- CBO publication date
- January 12, 2026
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 6359, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/6359
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- June 11, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 13, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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- Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 119-447 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Education and Workforce Committee on January 14, 2026.Source: Congress.gov, reported January 14, 2026 ↗
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- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/119/HRPT/447
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 6359, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/6359
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- June 11, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 13, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mrs. HINSON, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 171, No. 201, December 2, 2025, Page H4994):Aricle 1, Section 8Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record December 2, 2025 ↗
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- H.R. 6359, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/6359
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- June 11, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 13, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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Vote results
2 recorded roll-call votes on H.R. 6359. The vote that moved the bill is first.
Procedural votes (1) — motions, rulings and amendments along the way (1 House). Tap to show.
Oldest first. Totals are yea–nay.
- Send the bill back to committeeMotion to recommitHouse · Jan 22, 2026 · roll 46R 0–216 D 213–0213–216Failed
Yea–nay by party (R = Republicans, D = Democrats, I = independents). Counts for present and not-voting members are shown where there were any. Showing all 2 of 2 recorded votes. Sorted by date; within a chamber by roll-call number.
Cosponsors
3 cosponsors — 3 Republicans
0 of 3 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
Mike Bost (R-IL), Randy Feenstra (R-IA), John McGuire (R-VA).
More from the sponsor
Other 119th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Ashley Hinson.
- H.R. 1869 (119th) Protecting American Industry and Labor from International Trade Crimes Act of 2026
- H.R. 2262 (119th) Flexibility for Workers Education Act
- H.R. 2552 (119th) RIFLE Act
- H.R. 4673 (119th) Save Our Bacon Act
- H.R. 7498 (119th) After Hours Child Care Act
- H.R. 1995 (119th) Securing American Agriculture Act
Related bills
- H.Res. 1009 (119th) Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 6945) to amend part A of title IV of the Social Security Act to clarify the authority of…Related bill
- S. 3627 (119th) Pregnant Students’ Rights ActRelated bill
Relationships as recorded by Congress.gov.
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 25, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.