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S 2464 114th Congress Senate Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues Abortion Constitution and constitutional amendments Genetics

Life at Conception Act of 2016

Introduced: January 21, 2016 Introduced by: Paul, Rand Republican · Kentucky See on congress.gov
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Jan 26, 2016
Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 353.
Jan 21, 2016
Introduced in the Senate. Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time.
Jan 21, 2016
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Life at Conception Act of 2016

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 Act 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.

What's happening now January 26, 2016

Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 353.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 816 Related bill Life at Conception Act
 Bill text 1 version

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 Cosponsors 8
All 8 Republican 8
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Hoeven, John
North Dakota · May 26, 2016
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Rounds, Mike
South Dakota · May 10, 2016
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Scott, Tim
South Carolina · Feb 23, 2016
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Boozman, John
Arkansas · Jan 27, 2016
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Thune, John
South Dakota · Jan 27, 2016
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Wicker, Roger F.
Mississippi · Jan 27, 2016
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Crapo, Mike
Idaho · Jan 21, 2016
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Risch, James E.
Idaho · Jan 21, 2016
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 2464: Life at Conception Act of 2016. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-S-2464/
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"S. 2464: Life at Conception Act of 2016." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-S-2464/.
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S. 2464, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-S-2464/.
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