{"format":1,"id":"118-hr-6914","congress":118,"number":"H.R. 6914","kind":"bill","group":"bills","title":"Pregnant Students’ Rights Act","title_source":"Short Title(s) as Passed House","official_title":"To require institutions of higher education to disseminate information on the rights of, and accommodations and resources for, pregnant students, and for other purposes.","titles":[{"type":"Official Title as Introduced","title":"To require institutions of higher education to disseminate information on the rights of, and accommodations and resources for, pregnant students, and for other purposes."},{"type":"Display Title","title":"Pregnant Students’ Rights Act"},{"type":"Short Title(s) from PCS (Placed on Senate Calendar) bill text","title":"Pregnant Students’ Rights Act"},{"type":"Short Title(s) as Introduced","title":"Pregnant Students’ Rights Act"},{"type":"Short Title(s) as Reported to House","title":"Pregnant Students’ Rights Act"},{"type":"Short Title(s) as Passed House","title":"Pregnant Students’ Rights Act"}],"outcome":"passed_house","law_number":null,"introduced":"2024-01-05","chambers":{"house":{"status":"roll_call","date":"2024-01-18","vote":{"id":"118-2024-h19","question":"On Passage","title":"Pregnant Students’ Rights Act","result":"Passed","yea":212,"nay":207,"present":0,"not_voting":14,"source":"https://clerk.house.gov/evs/2024/roll019.xml"}},"senate":{"status":"na","date":null,"vote":null}},"president":{"status":"na","date":null},"vice_president_tie_breaker":null,"latest_action":{"text":"Read the second time. 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H.R. 6914, 118th Congress: Pregnant Students’ Rights Act. House: 212 Yea, 207 Nay. Outcome: Passed House, 18 Jan 2024."}}