Protecting Life on College Campus Act of 2025
Summary
What This Bill Does
The Protecting Life on College Campus Act makes an institution of higher education ineligible for direct or indirect Federal funds, including contracts and subcontracts, if it hosts or is affiliated with a school-based service site that provides abortion drugs or abortions to the institution’s students or employees. Colleges with campus service sites must submit annual reports to the Secretaries of Education and HHS certifying that no such site provides abortion drugs or abortions. The bill defines abortion drug, institution of higher education, and school-based service site, with school-based sites including campus clinics that provide primary care, family planning, telehealth, or pharmacy services, but excluding hospitals.
Who Benefits and How
Anti-abortion organizations and policymakers benefit from a Federal funding restriction aimed at preventing campus clinics from providing abortions or abortion drugs. Institutions that do not provide those services may benefit from clearer certification rules. Students and employees opposed to campus abortion services may benefit from reduced availability at federally funded institutions.
Who Bears the Burden and How
Colleges and universities risk losing Federal funds if affiliated campus clinics provide covered abortion services or abortion drugs. Campus health clinics must change services or separate affiliations if the institution wants Federal funding. Students and employees seeking abortion services through campus clinics lose access at affected schools. Education and HHS must receive and monitor annual certifications.
Key Provisions
- Prohibits Federal funds for institutions of higher education affiliated with campus service sites that provide abortions or abortion drugs.
- Requires annual certifications to Education and HHS that covered school-based service sites do not provide those services.
- Defines abortion drug and school-based service site for the funding restriction.
- Excludes hospitals from the school-based service site definition.
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
Bars Federal funding to colleges and universities that host or affiliate with campus service sites providing abortions or abortion drugs, and requires annual certifications to Education and HHS.
Key Policy Areas
Education, Healthcare, Abortion Policy
Primary Purpose
Bars Federal funding to colleges and universities that host or affiliate with campus service sites providing abortions or abortion drugs, and requires annual certifications to Education and HHS.
Policy Domains
Substantive provisions
Identified Gains
- Anti-abortion advocacy organizations
- Students opposed to campus abortion services
- Institutions without campus abortion services
Identified Costs
- Institutions of higher education
- Campus health clinics
- Students seeking abortion services
- Department of Education
- Department of Health and Human Services
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
In CommitteeMr. Roy (for himself, Mr. Feenstra, Mr. Webster of Florida, …
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
Introduced in House
Stakeholder Effects
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Campus health clinics, Students seeking abortion services
Department of Education, Department of Health and Human Services
Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
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