The House Education and Labor Committee voted 21–15 to report HR 6359, the Pregnant Students Rights Act, after several hours of debate and multiple failed Democratic amendments.

Chairman Wahlberg opened the markup saying the bill would require colleges and universities to inform pregnant students of their rights under Title IX and to provide lists of on-campus and community resources and complaint procedures. Representative Miller, who offered an amendment in the nature of a substitute, described the bill as ensuring that "colleges and universities must inform pregnant students of their rights, accommodations, and resources which are available to them." Miller also entered letters of support into the record from Susan B. Anthony Pro‑Life America and Students for Life Action.

Democrats on the committee argued the bill is incomplete and potentially misleading. "This bill requires colleges and universities to distribute information that encourages students to carry a pregnancy to term," Representative Scott said, arguing it does not ensure students receive comprehensive, unbiased medical information or access to supports such as childcare, Medicaid enrollment help, SNAP or WIC. Representative McBath said the bill ‘‘is more about pressuring female students into making serious, deeply personal health decisions than it is about connecting pregnant and parenting students with resources.’’ Representative Stevens offered language to clarify the bill would not prevent institutions from providing information about miscarriage, stillbirth or abortion; that amendment failed on a recorded vote.

Several Democratic members urged the committee to focus on broader supports that advocates say help student‑parents remain enrolled, including on‑campus childcare, paid leave, and financial supports. Representative Bonamici proposed an amendment to allow—and to encourage—institutions to provide medically accurate and comprehensive reproductive health information; the amendment lost in committee (recorded tally: 13 yeas, 21 nays).

Republican supporters said the bill is narrowly tailored to close an information gap. Representative Fine argued the measure "addresses this information gap by requiring colleges and universities to inform students of pregnant students' rights and accommodations," and that the bill does not prevent institutions from providing other information.

The committee adopted the amendment in the nature of a substitute as amended and voted to report the bill to the House (21 yeas, 15 nays). Several members pressed that the bill does not include dedicated funding to expand childcare or other supports and that, without adequate enforcement resources at the Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights, directing students to complaint processes may be ineffective.

The committee recorded and postponed several roll-call votes on amendments during the markup; the final disposition of the major Democratic amendments was: Bonamici_AMD_01 failed (13–21), Stevens_AMD_03 failed (15–21), Lee_AMD_02 failed (15–21), Omar_AMD_05 failed (15–21), Wilson_AMD_04 failed (15–21). The committee's motion to report HR 6359 as amended passed by roll call, 21–15.

Next steps: The committee ordered that HR 6359 and accompanying materials be transmitted to the House of Representatives for further consideration. Members who wish to insert supplemental or dissenting views have the requisite days to do so under House rules.