{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://www.lgraham.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/press-releases?ID=6C8DF855-9735-4691-A4E4-7633149B3574", "Graham Stands for Pregnant Students\u2019 Rights", "2026-01-27", "2026", "2026-01", "Republican", "Senate", "SC", "Lindsey Graham", "G000359", "www.lgraham.senate.gov", "graham", "https://www.lgraham.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/press-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON \u2013 U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina) today voted to advance the Pregnant Students\u2019 Rights Act on the floor of the U.S. Senate. This legislation, of which Graham is a co-sponsor, would require colleges and universities receiving federal funds to inform their campuses of the rights and resources available to pregnant students. Unfortunately, the legislation was blocked by Senate Democrats.\n\nThis bill aligns with Senator Graham\u2019s pro-life agenda by supporting pregnant mothers enrolled in higher education programs. By providing pregnant students with information about their educational rights and the accommodations accessible to them, the goal is to give these expecting student mothers better support so they can choose life for their unborn children and continue their education.\n\n\u201cAs a firm defender of the right to life, I believe one of the primary responsibilities of the pro-life movement is to help expecting mothers throughout their pregnancy. The Pregnant Students\u2019 Rights Act does just that by informing pregnant college students of their accommodations and rights as both mothers and students. That is why I\u2019m proud to be a cosponsor of this legislation, which will ensure mothers won\u2019t have to choose between their education and their unborn child,\u201d said Graham. \u201cI am deeply disappointed -- but unfortunately not surprised -- by my Democrat colleagues\u2019 decision to block this common-sense, pro-mother and child proposal. When presented with the opportunity to stand with women and children, Senate Democrats instead chose to cave to the radical, pro-abortion lobby.\u201d\n\nBackground on the Pregnant Students\u2019 Rights Act:\n\nAmends the Higher Education Act to ensure all college students who are pregnant or may become pregnant know their rights and protections to carry a pregnancy to term.\n\nEnsures universities provide information regarding rights and protections for pregnant students via emails, student handbooks, at orientation, on publicly available websites, and at student health or counseling centers.\n\nThese resources include:\n\nList of campus resources to help pregnant students and new mothers\n\nAccommodations provided by the school for pregnant students and new mothers, including flexible class schedules, excused absences and childcare assistance\n\nRequires universities to inform students how to file a complaint with the U.S. Department of Education if there is a Title IX violation regarding protections for pregnant students.\n\nIn addition to Graham, this legislation is cosponsored by Senators Ashley Moody (R-Florida), Jim Banks (R-Indiana), Marsha Blackburn (R-Tennessee), Ted Budd (R-North Carolina), Bill Cassidy (R-Louisiana), John Cornyn (R-Texas), Ted Cruz (R-Texas), Steve Daines (R-Montana), Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), Jon Husted (R-Ohio), Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Mississippi), Jim Justice (R-West Virginia), James Lankford (R-Oklahoma), Mike Lee (R-Utah), Cynthia Lummis (R-Wyoming), Roger Marshall (R-Kansas), Dave McCormick (R-Pennsylvania), Markwayne Mullin (R-Oklahoma), Rick Scott (R-Florida), Tim Scott (R-South Carolina), John Thune (R-South Dakota) and Roger Wicker (R-Mississippi).", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T15:05:35Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://www.lgraham.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/press-releases?ID=6C8DF855-9735-4691-A4E4-7633149B3574"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.455922145396471, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}