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HR 227 111th Congress House Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues Abortion

Sanctity of Human Life Act

Introduced: January 7, 2009 See on congress.gov
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Jan 7, 2009
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Jan 7, 2009
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H66)
Jan 7, 2009
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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.

What's happening now January 7, 2009

Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 15
All 15 Republican 14
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Moran, Jerry
Kansas · Mar 2, 2010
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Foxx, Virginia
North Carolina · Jan 21, 2010
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Cole, Tom
Oklahoma · Jan 21, 2009
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Scalise, Steve
Louisiana · Jan 9, 2009
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Thompson, Glenn
Pennsylvania · Jan 9, 2009
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Aderholt, Robert B.
Alabama · Jan 7, 2009
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Boozman, John
Arkansas · Jan 7, 2009
 R
Carter, John R.
Texas · Jan 7, 2009
Fallin, Mary
· Jan 7, 2009
 R
Latta, Robert E.
Ohio · Jan 7, 2009
 R
Lucas, Frank D.
Oklahoma · Jan 7, 2009
 R
Rogers, Harold
Kentucky · Jan 7, 2009
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Rogers, Mike D.
Alabama · Jan 7, 2009
 R
Wilson, Joe
South Carolina · Jan 7, 2009
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Wittman, Robert J.
Virginia · Jan 7, 2009
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 227: Sanctity of Human Life Act. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-227/
MLA
"H.R. 227: Sanctity of Human Life Act." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-227/.
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H.R. 227, 111th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-227/.
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[H.R. 227: Sanctity of Human Life Act](https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-227/)
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