HR 305 · 116th Congress 2019–2021, ended

Sanctity of Human Life Act

Introduced Jan 8, 2019 Originated House Sponsor Jody B. Hice R-GA

Fact sheet

Latest action · Jan 8, 2019 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.

  1. IntroducedJan 8, 2019
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Sanctity of Human Life Act

This bill declares that (1) the right to life guaranteed by the Constitution is vested in each human and is a person's most fundamental right; (2) each human life begins with fertilization, cloning, or its equivalent, at which time every human has all the legal and constitutional attributes and privileges of personhood; and (3) Congress, each state, the District of Columbia, and each U.S. territory have the authority to protect all human lives.

Cosponsors 38

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jan 8, 2019 to Feb 4, 2020, with 15 there on the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
R-WVAlexander X. MooneyOriginalJan 8, 2019
R-GAAustin ScottOriginalJan 8, 2019
R-OHBill JohnsonOriginalJan 8, 2019
R-MOBilly LongOriginalJan 8, 2019
R-AREric A. "Rick" CrawfordOriginalJan 8, 2019
R-WIGlenn GrothmanOriginalJan 8, 2019
R-SCJeff DuncanOriginalJan 8, 2019
R-NCMark MeadowsOriginalJan 8, 2019
R-TXPete OlsonOriginalJan 8, 2019
R-SCRalph NormanOriginalJan 8, 2019
R-GARick W. AllenOriginalJan 8, 2019
R-OHRobert E. LattaOriginalJan 8, 2019
R-VARobert J. WittmanOriginalJan 8, 2019
R-IASteve KingOriginalJan 8, 2019
R-NCWalter B. JonesOriginalJan 8, 2019
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Actions 3

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Jan 8, 2019Introduced in House
  2. Jan 8, 2019Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
  3. Jan 8, 2019Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.

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  1. Jan 8, 2019Introduced in House

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