S 159 · 116th Congress 2019–2021, ended

Life at Conception Act of 2019

Introduced Jan 16, 2019 Originated Senate Sponsor Rand Paul R-KY

Fact sheet

Latest action · Jan 16, 2019 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

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 16, 2019
  2. Passed SenateNot reached
  3. Passed HouseNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Life at Conception Act of 2019

This bill declares that the right to life guaranteed by the Constitution is vested in each human being at all stages of life, including the moment of fertilization, cloning, or other moment at which an individual comes into being.

Nothing in this bill shall be construed to require the prosecution of any woman for the death of her unborn child, a prohibition on in vitro fertilization, or a prohibition on use of birth control or another means of preventing fertilization.

Cosponsors 16

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jan 16, 2019 to Jul 22, 2020, with 11 there on the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
R-GADavid PerdueOriginalJan 16, 2019
R-IDJames E. RischOriginalJan 16, 2019
R-OKJames M. InhofeOriginalJan 16, 2019
R-ARJohn BoozmanOriginalJan 16, 2019
R-NDJohn HoevenOriginalJan 16, 2019
R-LAJohn KennedyOriginalJan 16, 2019
R-SDJohn ThuneOriginalJan 16, 2019
R-NDKevin CramerOriginalJan 16, 2019
R-IDMike CrapoOriginalJan 16, 2019
R-SDMike RoundsOriginalJan 16, 2019
R-SCTim ScottOriginalJan 16, 2019
R-TNMarsha BlackburnJan 17, 2019
R-INMike BraunJun 11, 2019
R-MSRoger F. WickerJul 16, 2019
R-GAKelly LoefflerJun 23, 2020
Show all 16 cosponsors

Actions 2

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Jan 16, 2019Introduced in Senate
  2. Jan 16, 2019Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Related bills 1

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

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
HR 616Life at Conception ActRelated billMar 4, 2019

Subjects

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

Text 1

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  1. Jan 16, 2019Introduced in Senate

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