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Official title: UNANIMOUS CONSENT REQUESTS
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Download official Senate Record PDFReturn to issue contextMrs. MOODY. Mr. President, I rise today to ask unanimous consent to pass my Pregnant Students' Rights Act out of the Senate, legislation that would inform young mothers in school—at university or in college—of their rights to protect the most vulnerable among us. Today, we have an opportunity to ensure that students have the information and support they need should they become pregnant.
for pregnant women. Unfortunately, they oftentimes feel pressured to end their pregnancies or risk academic failure. No woman should ever feel like she has to choose between continuing classes or continuing a pregnancy. Young women who find themselves in this situation should know exactly what resources are available to them to help them carry their pregnancies to term and what their rights are while they are in school, whether that be in modified class schedules, excused absences, or other accommodations.
rights and know that they will have the support they need to stay in school, to carry a child to term, and to raise a baby. Far too often, they are told the exact opposite—that if they choose to have their babies, it will be the end of their academic careers, their life ambitions, and their career goals. They are made to feel abortion may be their only option, and that is not what any of us should want. It is not true.
that we want to help you make that decision to carry a child to term, to raise that child, and to continue your education goals.
protections for pregnant students, such as those modified class schedules and excused absences. It also requires universities to advise students on how to file a complaint with the U.S. Department of Education if there is a violation.
This legislation comes at an important time. The CDC reports that almost 30 percent of all abortions in the United States are performed on women of college age, between the ages of 20 and 24. College-aged women may not be aware of their rights of accommodation. This would allow for that information to be shared, would mandate that universities do so, and would never make students believe they only have one choice.
legislation, and protect the sanctity of life. We urgently need to protect the Pregnant Students' Rights Act today.
Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to the immediate consideration of Calendar No. 300, S. 3627. Further, I ask unanimous consent that the bill be considered read a third time and passed and that the motion to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table.
The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there an objection?
The Senator from Hawaii.
Ms. HIRONO. Mr. President, reserving the right to object, despite its name, this bill does nothing—nothing—to meaningfully help pregnant students, nor does it protect their rights. It is yet another step in a broader war on reproductive freedom—this time by threatening funding losses for colleges and universities that do not comply.
information to all students about carrying a pregnancy to term and caring for a child after birth. That is the focus of this bill.
the full range of reproductive health, including contraception, abortion, even where those options are legal. That is not protecting pregnant students' rights; that is government-mandated bias.
not need government, deciding which facts they are allowed to know. What they actually need is medically accurate information so they can make informed decisions about what is best for their bodies, their families, and their futures.
reality is that this bill does nothing to actually expand protections for students.
lactation accommodations, childcare assistance, housing support, or financial aid protections. In other words, this bill does nothing to address the real barriers pregnant and parenting students face every day.
colleges rely on—funds that have been under attack by this regime. Already, the Trump regime has withheld or canceled billions in grants and other funding from colleges and universities. And now, with this bill, they are threatening the further loss of funds to force colleges and universities to comply by requiring—requiring—them to push out incomplete information that intentionally does not provide students the full range of options. And that is because this bill isn't actually about protecting students. It is about advancing Republicans' war on reproductive care.
Dobbs decision overturning Roe v. Wade, overturning a constitutional right that women in this country relied on and had for some 50 years.
deny or limit access to reproductive care, to spread fear and confusion, and to shame those who seek care.
students at a moment when access is already under attack, this bill will only further undermine access to reproductive care.
This bill does nothing to protect the rights of students. It treats students as though they are political pawns, endangering their health and well-being to advance Republicans' extremist anti-abortion agenda. For those reasons, I object.
The PRESIDING OFFICER. The objection is heard.
The Senator from Florida.
Mrs. MOODY. Mr. President, I am disappointed to hear from my colleague—the Democrat that claims the party is the party of women— that we are not going to ask that universities educate women in college who become pregnant as to their rights and to modify class schedules or excused absences, which would allow them to continue their education and continue their pregnancy to term.
I yield the floor.
The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Hawaii.
Ms. HIRONO. Mr. President, if Republicans truly want to help students make informed decisions and prevent unintended pregnancies, they would support evidence-based—not ideologically based but evidence-based policies that expand access to medically accurate information, policies like the Real Education and Access for Healthy Youth Act, legislation that I introduced with Senator Booker that would expand comprehensive medically accurate sex education and ensure young people at colleges and universities have the information they need to navigate their futures. That is what real support looks like.
empower our young people to make informed decisions about their bodies and their lives.
Mr. President, that is why I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions be discharged and the Senate proceed to the immediate consideration of S. 1910; further, that the bill be considered read a third time and passed and the motion to reconsider be consider made and laid upon the table.
The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection?
The Senator from Florida.
Mrs. MOODY. Mr. President, reserving the right to object, I just want to make sure that I am clear. The Democratic Party who, again, repeatedly asserts that they are the party of women, does not want to educate pregnant women on how to continue their education while they are pregnant. They don't want to do that.
a billion dollars to teach kids as young as elementary school students about sex, gender identity.
And I want to repeat the words: They did not want to agree to my bill because they didn't want it to be ideologically based, but yet they say that spending half a billion dollars to teach elementary school kids, educating young women on sex, gender identity—that that is not ideologically based?
So I just want to make sure that I am clear. I come down here to seek passage of a bill focused on educating young women, allowing them to feel empowered to continue that education. And after blocking that simple idea, I am now being asked to agree to the education of elementary school students on topics such as sexual orientation and sex.
That is the Democrat Party. This is the Republican Party. I just want to make sure America is clear. That is the difference, and I cannot believe that is what we are being asked to adopt by unanimous consent.
ourselves in a place where we cannot promote the education of a pregnant mother, but we are being asked to spread sex and gender ideology to our children in elementary school.
I object.
The PRESIDING OFFICER. The objection is heard.
The Senator from Rhode Island.