H.R. 3985

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3985 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 3985

To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to establish notification 
requirements for policies and information concerning expectant and 
parenting students, and for other purposes.

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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

June 12, 2025

Mrs. McBath (for herself, Mr. Bacon, Ms. Ross, Mrs. Bice, Ms. Johnson 
of Texas, Mr. Ciscomani, Mrs. Hayes, and Mr. Nunn of Iowa) introduced 
the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education 
and Workforce

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A BILL

To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to establish notification 
requirements for policies and information concerning expectant and 
parenting students, and for other purposes.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ``Helping Student Parents Succeed 
Act''.

SEC. 2. EXPECTANT AND PARENTING STUDENTS POLICIES.

Section 485 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 18 U.S.C. 1092) 
is amended by adding at the end the following:
``(n) Expectant and Parenting Students Policies.--
``(1) In general.--Each institution of higher education 
participating in any program under this title shall develop and 
make available (including on the institution's website)--
``(A) a statement of policy concerning expectant 
and parenting students, including the policy of the 
institution regarding a leave of absence related to 
pregnancy (and related medical conditions), and a leave 
of absence related to the birth or adoption of a child, 
which shall include any option (including time 
requirements) for making up missed work for taking such 
a leave of absence; and
``(B) all information relating to available 
resources available at, or provided by, such 
institution for expectant and parenting students--
``(i) in manner that does not favor one 
particular such resource over any other such 
resource; and
``(ii) that includes the information listed 
in paragraph (2).
``(2) Minimum information.--An institution of higher 
education shall, pursuant to paragraph (1), make available the 
following information:
``(A) Information regarding lactation 
accommodations available to students.
``(B) A description of the process for requesting 
accommodations, and the type of accommodations 
available to expectant and parenting students, 
including--
``(i) information on accommodations for 
pregnancy-related medical conditions; and
``(ii) information on accommodations for 
students who have parental responsibilities.
``(C) Information regarding financial aid 
eligibility for expectant and parenting students, 
including--
``(i) the availability of dependent care 
allowances for a parenting student for the 
purposes of determining the student's cost of 
attendance;
``(ii) the ability to change dependency 
status, including during an award year, 
following the birth of a child;
``(iii) the availability of and eligibility 
requirements for any emergency financial aid 
programs provided by the institution; and
``(iv) an explanation of the effect that a 
leave of absence may have on a student's 
demonstration of satisfactory academic 
progress, including for the purposes of 
eligibility to participate in financial aid 
programs under this title.
``(D) Information on available student support 
services, programs, and community resources, such as 
academic advising, child care (including child care 
subsidy and assistance programs), housing (including 
housing subsidies and utility assistance programs), 
food (including food assistance programs), public 
benefits, health care, health insurance, mental health, 
transportation benefits, mentoring, and other services 
available for expectant and parenting students, both 
on-campus and in the community, and under local, State, 
and Federal law.
``(E) Information regarding the availability of on-
campus housing that permits students to live with 
dependents.
``(F) Information on the rights and protections 
that are guaranteed to expectant and parenting students 
under applicable Federal and State laws.
``(G) The institution's procedures for addressing 
complaints under title IX of the Education Amendments 
of 1972 (20 U.S.C. 1681 et seq.), including procedures 
for reporting complaints under such title.
``(H) The institution's procedures for addressing 
complaints alleging discrimination based on a 
pregnancy-related disability under section 504 of the 
Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 701 et seq.) or 
the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 
12101 et seq.), including procedures for reporting 
complaints under such laws.
``(I) The contact information for the institution's 
Office of Accessibility, the institution's title IX 
coordinator, and any other relevant staff members who 
serve as a point of contact for, or offer services 
available to, expectant and parenting students.''.
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