College pregnancy disclosure bill frames information narrowly toward carrying to term

What it does

This bill requires colleges and universities that receive federal funding to inform students about their rights, accommodations, and resources related to pregnancy and parenthood—specifically resources to help pregnant students carry pregnancies to term and care for babies after birth. Schools must distribute this information via email at least once per year, in student handbooks, at orientations, at health centers, and on their websites, and must explain how students can file complaints with the Department of Education or the institution if they believe they've been discriminated against under Title IX because of their decision to carry a pregnancy to term.

Why we flagged it

The bill's core mechanism is a mandatory information-dissemination requirement imposed on federally funded higher-education institutions. It does not create new substantive rights or protections; it mandates disclosure of existing ones and campus resources, with a specific framing toward pregnancy continuation and parenthood support.

What the text implies

• The bill's emphasis on resources to 'carry the baby to term' and omission of parallel information about abortion access, miscarriage management, or other pregnancy outcomes may create a legally compliant but informationally asymmetric disclosure regime that does not serve all pregnant students' decision-making needs equally.
• Title IX complaint procedures are referenced but the bill does not clarify whether Title IX itself currently protects pregnancy-continuation decisions or whether this bill is asserting a new interpretation of Title IX's scope—creating potential litigation risk and regulatory ambiguity.
• The 'rule of construction' in subsection (4) explicitly limits the bill's scope to the information listed, potentially shielding institutions from claims that they must disclose information about other pregnancy-related services, medical options, or support resources not enumerated in the statute.

Section numbers refer to the bill text the analysis read — linked under Primary records below.

Who it affects

The bill creates a concrete public benefit by mandating transparent disclosure of pregnancy-related rights and campus resources, which can help pregnant students navigate institutional support and understand their legal protections. However, the bill's framing—emphasizing resources to 'carry the baby to term' and omitting parallel information about abortion access, miscarriage care, or other pregnancy outcomes—may effectively narrow the information landscape and create a one-sided informational

Named in the bill

Department of Education, institutions of higher education, Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, Higher Education Act of 1965

Where it stands

24 cosponsors: 24 Republicans.

• Jan 13, 2026 — Introduced · Congress.gov: “Introduced in Senate”

Dates and quoted wording are Congress.gov's action record; the timeline shows status changes, not every procedural step.

Money around this bill

3 lobbying clients named this bill on 3 disclosure filings across 1 quarter, Jun 2026 to Jun 2026. Those filings disclosed $504,000 in lobbying spend. A filing names 29 bills on average, so that figure is what each filing reported, not a share belonging to this bill.

More lobbying clients named this bill than 61% of bills with at least one filing.

Ashley Moody, the sponsor, reported $2,315,100 in PAC receipts in the 2026 cycle.

• Susan B Anthony List — $420,000 on 1 filing
• National Assn of Independent Colleges & Universities — $70,000 on 1 filing
• Concerned Women for America Legislative Action Committee — $14,000 on 1 filing

Lobbying Disclosure Act filings through Jul 20, 2026. A filing shows who paid to lobby on a bill it names, not what changed.