Protecting Life on College Campus Act of 2025
- Introduced
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- To President
- Became Law
Overview
This bill would cut federal funding to colleges that provide abortion services or drugs to students and employees through campus health centers or affiliated clinics.
Why it matters: Christian families who support pro-life convictions may want their tuition dollars (or tax dollars funding those institutions) to align with their values; this bill creates a financial incentive for colleges to stop offering abortion services on campus.
Topic: Sanctity of life · classifier confidence 85%
What this changes
Creates a new law or program
Law today: Federal law currently allows institutions of higher education to receive federal funding without restrictions based on whether campus health services or affiliated sites provide abortion-related care.
If passed: This bill would prohibit federal funding to colleges and universities that host or affiliate with sites providing abortion pills or procedures to students or employees. Christian families that view abortion as morally wrong would see this as protecting their tuition dollars from funding practices they find objectionable; others would experience it as a reduction in healthcare access on campus.
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Likely supporters & opponents
Likely support
- Pro-life advocacy organizations — Federal taxpayer funds should not support or subsidize abortion services, and colleges receiving federal aid should not facilitate abortion access.
- Religious-liberty advocacy groups — Institutions should not be forced to facilitate or fund practices that violate the religious convictions of their donors and supporters.
Likely opposition
- College and university administrators — The restriction threatens institutional autonomy and federal funding streams, and may force campuses to reduce healthcare services available to students.
- Reproductive-rights and civil-liberties organizations — Restricting abortion access on campuses infringes on women's healthcare rights and effective family planning, and creates financial pressure on educational institutions.
- Medical associations — Access to comprehensive reproductive healthcare, including abortion services, is essential medical care that should not be restricted by funding conditions.
AI-inferred typical positions based on the bill’s substance — general stakeholder categories, not confirmed endorsements.
Should I support this?
Likely helpful for Christian families
From the perspective of Christian parents opposed to abortion, this bill would protect federal dollars from funding abortion services and affirm the principle that institutions receiving public money should not facilitate practices many view as morally wrong. It aligns with pro-life and religious-liberty values by giving policymakers a tool to prevent taxpayer support for abortion access.
An AI assessment from a Christian-family perspective — religious freedom, parental rights, and freedom in education — not legal or voting advice.
Official summary
A bill to prohibit the award of Federal funds to an institution of higher education that hosts or is affiliated with a student-based service site that provides abortion drugs or abortions to students of the institution or to employees of the institution or site, and for other purposes.
Sponsors
- Steve Daines (R)
- James Lankford (R)
- James Risch (R)
- Kevin Cramer (R)
- Ted Budd (R)
- Jim Banks (R)
- John Boozman (R)
- Cindy Hyde-Smith (R)
- Katie Boyd Britt (R)
- Roger Wicker (R)
- Deb Fischer (R)
- Josh Hawley (R)
- Tim Sheehy (R)
Status timeline
- 2025-01-23Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.S
H = House · S = Senate · A = Assembly