Protecting Life on College Campus Act of 2025

Senate Bill

S. 207

119th Congress

Protecting Life on College Campus Act of 2025

In Committee

Introduced:Jan 23, 2025

Primary Sponsor

Steve Daines

Senator

Republican

MT

Cosponsors

12

Quick Stats

Policy Area

Education

Summary

This bill prohibits federal funding for institutions of higher education that host or affiliate with service sites providing abortion drugs or abortions to students or employees. To maintain federal funding eligibility, institutions must annually certify their campus health services do not provide these services. The legislation targets campus health centers and affiliated clinics that offer reproductive healthcare including medication abortion.

Latest Action

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

AI Summary

Plain-English explanation of this bill

This bill prohibits federal funding for institutions of higher education that host or affiliate with service sites providing abortion drugs or abortions to students or employees. To maintain federal funding eligibility, institutions must annually certify their campus health services do not provide these services. The legislation targets campus health centers and affiliated clinics that offer reproductive healthcare including medication abortion.

Last updated: 1/4/2026

Official Summary

Congressional Research Service summary

Protecting Life on College Campus Act of 2025This bill prohibits the award of federal funds to an institution of higher education (IHE) that hosts or is affiliated with a school-based service site that provides abortion drugs or abortions to its students or to employees of the IHE or the site. An IHE that hosts or is affiliated with a site must, in order to remain eligible for federal funds, annually certify that the site does not provide abortion drugs or abortions to students or employees.

Key Points

Main provisions of the bill

Prohibits federal funds to colleges providing abortion services
Applies to institutions hosting or affiliated with abortion-providing sites
Covers services to students and employees
Requires annual certification of non-provision
Targets campus health centers and affiliated clinics

How This Impacts Americans

Potential effects on citizens and communities

This bill would force colleges and universities to choose between federal funding and providing abortion-related services on campus. For institutions receiving significant federal research grants and student financial aid, this creates substantial financial pressure. Students would need to seek abortion services off-campus, potentially creating access barriers particularly at rural institutions.

Policy Areas

Primary Policy Area

Education

Related Subjects

Abortion

Education programs funding

Health facilities and institutions

Higher education

Scope & Jurisdiction

Jurisdiction Level

federal

Congressional Session

119th Congress

Citation Reference

207, 119th Congress (2025). "Protecting Life on College Campus Act of 2025". Source: Voter's Right Platform. https://votersright.org/bills/118-s-207