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HR 23 113th Congress House Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues Abortion

Sanctity of Human Life Act

Introduced: January 23, 2013 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Became law
Jan 25, 2013
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution And Civil Justice.
Jan 3, 2013
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Jan 3, 2013
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 25, 2013

Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution And Civil Justice.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 17
All 17 Republican 7
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Bilirakis, Gus M.
Florida · Aug 2, 2013
 R
Wilson, Joe
South Carolina · Jun 20, 2013
Bridenstine, Jim
· Mar 19, 2013
 R
Crawford, Eric A. "Rick"
Arkansas · Mar 18, 2013
 R
Latta, Robert E.
Ohio · Jan 25, 2013
Rokita, Todd
· Jan 25, 2013
DUNCAN, JOHN
· Jan 23, 2013
 R
Wittman, Robert J.
Virginia · Jan 23, 2013
Bishop, Rob
· Jan 15, 2013
Collins, Doug
· Jan 14, 2013
 R
Carter, John R.
Texas · Jan 3, 2013
Conaway, K.
· Jan 3, 2013
Farenthold, Blake
· Jan 3, 2013
Franks, Trent
· Jan 3, 2013
Pearce, Stevan
· Jan 3, 2013
Roby, Martha
· Jan 3, 2013
 R
Rogers, Harold
Kentucky · Jan 3, 2013
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 23: Sanctity of Human Life Act. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-23/
MLA
"H.R. 23: Sanctity of Human Life Act." 113th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-23/.
Bluebook (legal)
H.R. 23, 113th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-23/.
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[H.R. 23: Sanctity of Human Life Act](https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-23/)
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