HR 23 · 113th Congress 2013–2015, ended

Sanctity of Human Life Act

Introduced Jan 3, 2013 Originated House Sponsor Paul C. Broun R-GA

Fact sheet

Latest action · Jan 25, 2013 Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution And Civil Justice.

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 3, 2013
  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 40

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jan 3, 2013 to Sep 9, 2013, with 17 there on the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
R-TXBlake FarentholdOriginalJan 3, 2013
R-OHBob GibbsOriginalJan 3, 2013
R-TNDavid P. RoeOriginalJan 3, 2013
R-KYHarold RogersOriginalJan 3, 2013
R-LAJohn FlemingOriginalJan 3, 2013
R-TXJohn R. CarterOriginalJan 3, 2013
R-TXK. Michael ConawayOriginalJan 3, 2013
R-NELee TerryOriginalJan 3, 2013
R-GALynn A. WestmorelandOriginalJan 3, 2013
R-ALMartha RobyOriginalJan 3, 2013
R-WIPaul D. RyanOriginalJan 3, 2013
R-GAPhil GingreyOriginalJan 3, 2013
R-NMStevan PearceOriginalJan 3, 2013
R-MSSteven M. PalazzoOriginalJan 3, 2013
R-KSTim HuelskampOriginalJan 3, 2013
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Actions 3

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Jan 25, 2013Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution And Civil Justice.
  2. Jan 3, 2013Introduced in House
  3. Jan 3, 2013Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Related bills 1

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

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
HRES 727Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2) to remove Federal Government obstacles to the production of more domestic energy; to ensure transport of that energy reliably to businesses, consumers, and other end users; to lower the cost of energy to coProcedurally relatedSep 18, 2014

Subjects

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

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  1. Jan 3, 2013Introduced in House

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