HR 212 · 112th Congress 2011–2013, ended

Sanctity of Human Life Act

Introduced Jan 7, 2011 Originated House Sponsor Paul C. Broun R-GA

Fact sheet Spreadsheet

Latest action · Jan 24, 2011 Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.

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.

  1. IntroducedJan 7, 2011
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Sanctity of Human Life Act - Declares that: (1) the right to life guaranteed by the Constitution is vested in each human and is the person's paramount and most fundamental right; (2) each human life begins with fertilization, cloning, or its functional equivalent, at which time every human has all legal and constitutional attributes and privileges of personhood; and (3) Congress, each state, the District of Columbia, and all U.S. territories have the authority to protect all human lives.

Cosponsors 65

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jan 7, 2011 to Sep 21, 2012; 54 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
R-ILAaron SchockOriginalJan 7, 2011
R-MOBilly LongOriginalJan 7, 2011
R-MOBlaine LuetkemeyerOriginalJan 7, 2011
R-OHBob GibbsOriginalJan 7, 2011
R-INDan BurtonOriginalJan 7, 2011
R-WVDavid B. McKinleyOriginalJan 7, 2011
R-TNDavid P. RoeOriginalJan 7, 2011
R-TNDiane BlackOriginalJan 7, 2011
R-ILDonald A. ManzulloOriginalJan 7, 2011
R-CODoug LambornOriginalJan 7, 2011
R-AREric A. "Rick" CrawfordOriginalJan 7, 2011
R-CAGary G. MillerOriginalJan 7, 2011
R-PAGlenn ThompsonOriginalJan 7, 2011
R-KYHarold RogersOriginalJan 7, 2011
R-VAJ. Randy ForbesOriginalJan 7, 2011
R-GAJack KingstonOriginalJan 7, 2011
R-UTJason ChaffetzOriginalJan 7, 2011
R-FLJeff MillerOriginalJan 7, 2011
R-LAJohn FlemingOriginalJan 7, 2011
R-MNJohn KlineOriginalJan 7, 2011
R-TXJohn R. CarterOriginalJan 7, 2011
R-TXK. Michael ConawayOriginalJan 7, 2011
R-TXKenny MarchantOriginalJan 7, 2011
R-NELee TerryOriginalJan 7, 2011
R-TXLouie GohmertOriginalJan 7, 2011
R-GALynn A. WestmorelandOriginalJan 7, 2011
R-ALMike RogersOriginalJan 7, 2011
R-NCPatrick T. McHenryOriginalJan 7, 2011
R-WIPaul D. RyanOriginalJan 7, 2011
R-TXPete OlsonOriginalJan 7, 2011
R-GAPhil GingreyOriginalJan 7, 2011
R-TXRandy NeugebauerOriginalJan 7, 2011
R-UTRob BishopOriginalJan 7, 2011
R-ALRobert B. AderholtOriginalJan 7, 2011
R-OHRobert E. LattaOriginalJan 7, 2011
R-VARobert J. WittmanOriginalJan 7, 2011
R-LARodney AlexanderOriginalJan 7, 2011
R-MDRoscoe G. BartlettOriginalJan 7, 2011
R-TXSam JohnsonOriginalJan 7, 2011
R-NJScott GarrettOriginalJan 7, 2011
R-ALSpencer BachusOriginalJan 7, 2011
R-NMStevan PearceOriginalJan 7, 2011
R-IASteve KingOriginalJan 7, 2011
R-LASteve ScaliseOriginalJan 7, 2011
R-NCSue Wilkins MyrickOriginalJan 7, 2011
R-FLThomas J. RooneyOriginalJan 7, 2011
R-KSTim HuelskampOriginalJan 7, 2011
R-INTodd RokitaOriginalJan 7, 2011
R-OKTom ColeOriginalJan 7, 2011
R-AZTrent FranksOriginalJan 7, 2011
R-NCVirginia FoxxOriginalJan 7, 2011
R-MOW. Todd AkinOriginalJan 7, 2011
R-CAWally HergerOriginalJan 7, 2011
R-NCWalter B. JonesOriginalJan 7, 2011
R-FLDennis A. RossJan 12, 2011
R-OKJames LankfordJan 12, 2011
R-NCRenee L. EllmersJan 12, 2011
R-TXBlake FarentholdJan 20, 2011
R-SCJeff DuncanJan 20, 2011
R-INMarlin A. StutzmanJan 20, 2011
R-MIThaddeus G. McCotterJan 20, 2011
R-KSMike PompeoJan 25, 2011
R-ALMartha RobyNov 2, 2011
R-TXFrancisco "Quico" CansecoMar 28, 2012
R-GAAustin ScottSep 21, 2012

Committees 1

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

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseJudiciary Committee
Referred Jan 7, 2011
Constitution and Limited Government Subcommittee
Referred Jan 24, 2011

Actions 4

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Jan 24, 2011Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.
  2. Jan 7, 2011Introduced in House
  3. Jan 7, 2011Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E40)
  4. Jan 7, 2011Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

In the Congressional Record 3

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.

WhereIn the RecordMembersDate
HouseDebate and remarks H1168Paul C. Broun R-GAFeb 17, 2011
HouseDebate and remarks H339, H340, H342Doug Lamborn R-CO, Marlin A. Stutzman R-IN, Paul C. Broun R-GAJan 19, 2011
House · ExtensionsDebate and remarks E40Lists H136–H138H.R. 212-259Paul C. Broun R-GAJan 7, 2011

Research

What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.

Constitutional authority

Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: Section five of the 14th article of Amendment to the Constitution of the United States, which states ``The Congress shall have power to enforce, by appropriate legislation, the provisions of this article.'' Section two of this article states ``. . . nor shall any State deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law . . .''

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the page H136.

Titles 2

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

Official Title as Introduced
To provide that human life shall be deemed to begin with fertilization.
Short Titles as Introduced
Sanctity of Human 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.

  1. Jan 7, 2011Introduced in House

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