HR 6099 · 117th Congress 2021–2023, ended

Recognizing the Unborn Act of 2021

Introduced Dec 1, 2021 Originated House Sponsor Doug Lamborn R-CO

Fact sheet Spreadsheet

Latest action · Nov 1, 2022 Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.

Progress

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  1. IntroducedDec 1, 2021
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Recognizing the Unborn Act of 2021

This bill replaces the term fetus with unborn child throughout federal law, including provisions relating to abortions and medical research. The bill also creates a default statutory definition for unborn child: a child in utero, or a member of the species Homo sapiens, at any stage of development, who is carried in the womb.

Cosponsors 19

Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Dec 1, 2021.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
R-WVAlexander X. MooneyOriginalDec 1, 2021
R-MOBlaine LuetkemeyerOriginalDec 1, 2021
R-VABob GoodOriginalDec 1, 2021
R-TXBrian BabinOriginalDec 1, 2021
R-WVDavid B. McKinleyOriginalDec 1, 2021
R-AZDebbie LeskoOriginalDec 1, 2021
R-AREric A. "Rick" CrawfordOriginalDec 1, 2021
R-WIGlenn GrothmanOriginalDec 1, 2021
R-MIJack BergmanOriginalDec 1, 2021
R-TXJake EllzeyOriginalDec 1, 2021
R-INJim BanksOriginalDec 1, 2021
R-GAJody B. HiceOriginalDec 1, 2021
R-COLauren BoebertOriginalDec 1, 2021
R-ILMary E. MillerOriginalDec 1, 2021
R-MTMatthew M. Rosendale, Sr.OriginalDec 1, 2021
R-SCRalph NormanOriginalDec 1, 2021
R-TXRonny JacksonOriginalDec 1, 2021
R-NCTed BuddOriginalDec 1, 2021
R-MSTrent KellyOriginalDec 1, 2021

Committees 1

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

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseJudiciary Committee
Referred Dec 1, 2021
Constitution and Limited Government Subcommittee
Referred Nov 1, 2022

Actions 3

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Nov 1, 2022Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
  2. Dec 1, 2021Introduced in House
  3. Dec 1, 2021Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

In the Congressional Record 1

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
HouseLists H6859H.R. 6099–6118—Dec 1, 2021

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: Article 1 Section 8

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 167, no. 207, December 1, 2021, page H6859.

Titles 2

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

Official Title as Introduced
To replace references to "fetus" in Federal law with references to "unborn child", and for other purposes.
Short Title(s) as Introduced
Recognizing the Unborn Act of 2021

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. Dec 1, 2021Introduced in House

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