HR 881 · 111th Congress 2009–2011, ended

Right to Life Act

Introduced Feb 4, 2009 Originated House Sponsor Duncan Hunter R-CA

Latest action · Jul 23, 2009 Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.

Progress

Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.

IntroducedFeb 4, 2009
Passed HouseNot reached
Passed SenateNot reached
To the PresidentNot reached
Became lawNot reached

Summary

Right to Life Act - Declares that the right to life guaranteed by the Constitution is vested in each human being beginning at the moment of fertilization, cloning, or other moment at which an individual comes into being. Prohibits construing this Act to authorize the prosecution of any woman for the death of her unborn child.

Cosponsors 95

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 4, 2009 to Sep 15, 2010; 43 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

Seat	Cosponsor		Signed on
R-VA	Bob Goodlatte	Original	Feb 4, 2009
R-SC	Bob Inglis	Original	Feb 4, 2009
R-WA	Cathy McMorris Rodgers	Original	Feb 4, 2009
R-NJ	Christopher H. Smith	Original	Feb 4, 2009
R-CO	Doug Lamborn	Original	Feb 4, 2009
R-CA	Gary G. Miller	Original	Feb 4, 2009
R-KY	Geoff Davis	Original	Feb 4, 2009
R-CA	George Radanovich	Original	Feb 4, 2009
R-KY	Harold Rogers	Original	Feb 4, 2009
R-VA	J. Randy Forbes	Original	Feb 4, 2009
R-OH	Jean Schmidt	Original	Feb 4, 2009
R-NE	Jeff Fortenberry	Original	Feb 4, 2009
R-OH	Jim Jordan	Original	Feb 4, 2009
R-SC	Joe Wilson	Original	Feb 4, 2009
R-AR	John Boozman	Original	Feb 4, 2009
R-TX	John R. Carter	Original	Feb 4, 2009
R-IL	John Shimkus	Original	Feb 4, 2009
R-OK	John Sullivan	Original	Feb 4, 2009
R-PA	Joseph R. Pitts	Original	Feb 4, 2009
R-TX	Kenny Marchant	Original	Feb 4, 2009
R-NE	Lee Terry	Original	Feb 4, 2009
R-GA	Lynn A. Westmoreland	Original	Feb 4, 2009
R-IN	Mark E. Souder	Original	Feb 4, 2009
R-TX	Michael T. McCaul	Original	Feb 4, 2009
R-MN	Michele Bachmann	Original	Feb 4, 2009
R-AL	Mike Rogers	Original	Feb 4, 2009
R-NC	Patrick T. McHenry	Original	Feb 4, 2009
R-GA	Paul C. Broun	Original	Feb 4, 2009
R-MI	Peter Hoekstra	Original	Feb 4, 2009
R-GA	Phil Gingrey	Original	Feb 4, 2009
R-TX	Randy Neugebauer	Original	Feb 4, 2009
R-UT	Rob Bishop	Original	Feb 4, 2009
R-OH	Robert E. Latta	Original	Feb 4, 2009
R-MD	Roscoe G. Bartlett	Original	Feb 4, 2009
R-AL	Spencer Bachus	Original	Feb 4, 2009
R-LA	Steve Scalise	Original	Feb 4, 2009
R-MI	Thaddeus G. McCotter	Original	Feb 4, 2009
R-FL	Thomas J. Rooney	Original	Feb 4, 2009
R-IL	Timothy V. Johnson	Original	Feb 4, 2009
R-OK	Tom Cole	Original	Feb 4, 2009
R-AZ	Trent Franks	Original	Feb 4, 2009
R-MI	Vernon J. Ehlers	Original	Feb 4, 2009
R-TN	Zach Wamp	Original	Feb 4, 2009
R-NE	Adrian Smith		Feb 10, 2009
R-IL	Donald A. Manzullo		Feb 10, 2009
R-LA	Rodney Alexander		Mar 11, 2009
R-NJ	Scott Garrett		Mar 11, 2009
R-WI	Thomas E. Petri		Mar 11, 2009
R-PA	Bill Shuster		Mar 23, 2009
R-IA	Steve King		Mar 23, 2009
R-IN	Mike Pence		May 12, 2009
R-TX	Ralph M. Hall		May 12, 2009
R-TX	Jeb Hensarling		Jun 2, 2009
R-MI	Candice S. Miller		Jun 8, 2009
R-KS	Todd Tiahrt		Jun 8, 2009
R-LA	Charles W. Boustany, Jr.		Jul 13, 2009
R-TX	Ted Poe		Jul 13, 2009
R-PA	Tim Murphy		Jul 13, 2009
R-NC	Walter B. Jones		Jul 13, 2009
R-TX	Joe Barton		Jul 17, 2009
R-MO	Sam Graves		Jul 17, 2009
R-TX	Sam Johnson		Jul 17, 2009
R-KS	Jerry Moran		Jul 23, 2009
R-MN	John Kline		Jul 23, 2009
R-IN	Dan Burton		Sep 8, 2009
R-OK	Frank D. Lucas		Sep 8, 2009
R-OK	Mary Fallin		Sep 8, 2009
R-MI	Mike Rogers		Sep 8, 2009
R-TN	David P. Roe		Oct 6, 2009
D-MS	Gene Taylor		Oct 28, 2009
R-MO	Blaine Luetkemeyer		Nov 6, 2009
R-KY	Brett Guthrie		Nov 6, 2009
R-TX	Pete Sessions		Dec 8, 2009
R-AL	Robert B. Aderholt		Dec 8, 2009
R-OH	Steve Austria		Dec 8, 2009
R-FL	Gus M. Bilirakis		Jan 13, 2010
R-LA	John Fleming		Jan 13, 2010
R-OH	John A. Boehner		Jan 21, 2010
R-AL	Jo Bonner		Mar 9, 2010
R-TN	John J. Duncan, Jr.		Mar 9, 2010
R-KY	Ed Whitfield		Mar 18, 2010
R-FL	John L. Mica		Mar 18, 2010
R-TX	Pete Olson		Jun 9, 2010
R-VA	Robert J. Wittman		Jun 9, 2010
R-MO	W. Todd Akin		Jun 9, 2010
R-IL	Aaron Schock		Jun 10, 2010
R-CA	Tom McClintock		Jun 10, 2010
R-SC	Henry E. Brown, Jr.		Jun 23, 2010
R-AK	Don Young		Jul 14, 2010
R-MS	Gregg Harper		Jul 14, 2010
R-CA	Wally Herger		Jul 14, 2010
R-FL	Bill Posey		Jul 22, 2010
R-AZ	John B. Shadegg		Jul 22, 2010
R-MO	Roy Blunt		Jul 22, 2010
R-TX	Kevin Brady		Sep 15, 2010

Committees 1

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

Chamber	Committee	What it did
House	Judiciary Committee	Referred Feb 4, 2009
	Constitution and Limited Government Subcommittee	Referred Jul 23, 2009

Actions 4

Everything that happened, newest first.

Jul 23, 2009Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
Feb 4, 2009Introduced in House
Feb 4, 2009Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E196)
Feb 4, 2009Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

In the Congressional Record 1

Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.

Where	In the Record	Members	Date
Extensions	Debate and remarks E196	Duncan Hunter R-CA	Feb 4, 2009

Related bills 1

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

Bill	Title	Relationship	Latest action
S 346	Life at Conception Act	Related bill	Jan 29, 2009

Titles 2

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced: To implement equal protection under the 14th article of amendment to the Constitution for the right to life of each born and preborn human person.
Short Titles as Introduced: Right to Life Act

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues.

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

Feb 4, 2009Introduced in House

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