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119-hr-3985119th CongressWALLET

Helping Student Parents Succeed Act

Sponsored By: Representative McBath, Lucy [D-GA-6]

Introduced

Summary

This bill would require mandatory campus policies and clear information for expectant and parenting students. It would set a minimum list of items schools must publish online, including pregnancy and parental leave options, lactation accommodations, child-friendly housing, how leaves affect financial aid and dependency status, and where to file complaints.

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  • Students would get one accessible policy and online resource that lists lactation spaces, leave rules, childcare and housing supports, emergency aid options, and how taking a leave could affect financial aid and satisfactory academic progress.
  • Colleges and administrators would need to develop, post, and keep these policies updated on their websites and provide contact information for Title IX coordinators and accessibility offices.
  • Financial aid and student support offices would have to disclose dependent care allowances, procedures for changing dependency status during an award year, and the eligibility implications of leaves.

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Clear campus info for student parents

If enacted, colleges that take federal aid would have to post a clear policy for pregnant and parenting students. It would cover leave for pregnancy, birth, or adoption and how to make up missed work. Schools would list lactation spaces, how to request accommodations, and how to file Title IX or disability complaints, with staff contacts. They would explain financial aid details, like dependent care allowances, changing dependency status after a birth, emergency aid, and how leave affects satisfactory academic progress and federal aid. Schools would note family-friendly campus housing and share campus and community resources for child care, housing, food, health, mental health, transport, and mentoring.

Sponsors & CoSponsors

Sponsor

McBath, Lucy [D-GA-6]

GA • D

Cosponsors

  • Rep. Bacon, Don [R-NE-2]

    NE • R

    Sponsored 6/12/2025

  • Rep. Ross, Deborah K. [D-NC-2]

    NC • D

    Sponsored 6/12/2025

  • Rep. Bice, Stephanie I. [R-OK-5]

    OK • R

    Sponsored 6/12/2025

  • Rep. Johnson, Julie [D-TX-32]

    TX • D

    Sponsored 6/12/2025

  • Rep. Ciscomani, Juan [R-AZ-6]

    AZ • R

    Sponsored 6/12/2025

  • Rep. Hayes, Jahana [D-CT-5]

    CT • D

    Sponsored 6/12/2025

  • Rep. Nunn, Zachary [R-IA-3]

    IA • R

    Sponsored 6/12/2025

  • Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1]

    PA • R

    Sponsored 7/2/2025

  • Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large]

    DC • D

    Sponsored 7/2/2025

Roll Call Votes

No roll call votes available for this bill.

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