HR 4698 · 113th Congress 2013–2015, ended

Every Child is a Blessing Act of 2014

Introduced May 21, 2014 Originated House Sponsor Steven M. Palazzo R-MS

Fact sheet

Latest action · Jul 21, 2014 Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.

Progress

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  1. IntroducedMay 21, 2014
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Every Child is a Blessing Act of 2014 - Prohibits recovery of damages in certain civil actions based on a claim that, but for the conduct of the defendant, a child, once conceived, would not or should not have been born.

Makes such prohibition applicable to claims based on a child's disability, defect, abnormality, race, sex, or other inborn characteristic.

Bars such prohibition from being construed to: (1) provide a defense against charges of intentional misrepresentation in state proceedings regulating the professional practices of health care providers and practitioners; (2) provide a defense in any criminal action, including cases of rape or incest; or (3) limit damages in cases where the conduct of the defendant caused personal injury or death to the child or gestational mother.

Cosponsors 53

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from May 21, 2014 to Jul 16, 2014, with 32 there on the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
R-MSAlan NunneleeOriginalMay 21, 2014
R-MDAndy HarrisOriginalMay 21, 2014
R-TXBill FloresOriginalMay 21, 2014
R-MIBill HuizengaOriginalMay 21, 2014
R-MOBilly LongOriginalMay 21, 2014
R-NJChristopher H. SmithOriginalMay 21, 2014
D-ILDaniel LipinskiOriginalMay 21, 2014
R-TNDiane BlackOriginalMay 21, 2014
R-CODoug LambornOriginalMay 21, 2014
R-MSGregg HarperOriginalMay 21, 2014
R-FLJeff MillerOriginalMay 21, 2014
R-TXJoe BartonOriginalMay 21, 2014
R-LAJohn FlemingOriginalMay 21, 2014
R-PAJoseph R. PittsOriginalMay 21, 2014
R-TXK. Michael ConawayOriginalMay 21, 2014
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Actions 3

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Jul 21, 2014Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.
  2. May 21, 2014Introduced in House
  3. May 21, 2014Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

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  1. May 21, 2014Introduced in House

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