HR 586
115th Congress
House
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
Abortion
Sanctity of Human Life Act
Introduced: January 17, 2017
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Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Feb 6, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.
Jan 17, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Jan 17, 2017
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Sanctity of Human Life Act
This bill declares that: (1) the right to life guaranteed by the Constitution is vested in each human and is a person's most fundamental right; (2) each human life begins with fertilization, cloning, or its equivalent, at which time every human has all the legal and constitutional attributes and privileges of personhood; and (3) Congress, each state, the District of Columbia, and each U.S. territory have the authority to protect all human lives.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.
Committees of jurisdiction
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