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The bill creates a uniform federal rule and legal protections for institutions that comply, but it reduces on‑campus reproductive health access, risks federal funding losses for schools and clinics, and adds administrative and legal uncertainty for campus health providers.
Colleges and universities will face a uniform federal eligibility standard about hosting on‑campus abortion services, reducing patchwork rules across campuses and states.
Colleges and universities that comply with the federal prohibition are shielded from state penalties, lowering the risk of conflicting state enforcement actions against campus institutions.
Students and campus employees at affected schools will lose access to on‑campus abortion drugs and abortion services, reducing reproductive health access where off‑campus options may be limited.
Colleges, affiliated clinics, and students risk losing federal financial aid, grants, and contracts if campus‑linked providers offer abortion care, which could reduce campus services and financial support.
Campus clinics, school-based service sites, and college administrators will face added annual certification requirements and administrative burden, which may chill partnerships with community providers and reduce available services.
Based on analysis of 2 sections of legislative text.
Introduced January 23, 2025 by Steve Daines · Last progress January 23, 2025
Prohibits any institution of higher education that hosts or is affiliated with an on-campus clinic that provides abortion drugs or performs abortions for students or employees from receiving federal funds. Institutions that host or are affiliated with such school-based service sites must annually certify to the U.S. Department of Education and HHS that no on-campus clinic provides abortion drugs or abortions to students or employees in order to remain eligible for federal awards. The bill defines covered on-campus clinics and excludes hospitals. The measure also says institutions complying with the certification cannot be punished under state law just for following the federal rule. It creates new federal compliance and reporting obligations for colleges and places a funding condition on eligibility for federal grants, contracts, and other awards.