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HR 305 116th Congress House Health Abortion

Sanctity of Human Life Act

Introduced: January 8, 2019 See on congress.gov
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Jan 8, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
Jan 8, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Jan 8, 2019
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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 January 8, 2019

Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.

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Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 35
All 35 Republican 21
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Babin, Brian
Texas · Feb 4, 2020
 R
Palmer, Gary J.
Alabama · Sep 12, 2019
Flores, Bill
· May 7, 2019
 R
Budd, Ted
North Carolina · Apr 15, 2019
 R
Biggs, Andy
Arizona · Mar 7, 2019
 R
Jordan, Jim
Ohio · Feb 26, 2019
Brooks, Mo
· Feb 11, 2019
 R
Cloud, Michael
Texas · Feb 7, 2019
Luetkemeyer, Blaine
· Feb 7, 2019
 R
Rogers, Harold
Kentucky · Feb 7, 2019
Hartzler, Vicky
· Jan 23, 2019
 R
Banks, Jim
Indiana · Jan 22, 2019
Gohmert, Louie
· Jan 22, 2019
 R
Cole, Tom
Oklahoma · Jan 16, 2019
Conaway, K.
· Jan 16, 2019
 R
Harris, Andy
Maryland · Jan 16, 2019
 R
Joyce, John
Pennsylvania · Jan 16, 2019
 R
Thompson, Glenn
Pennsylvania · Jan 16, 2019
Hunter, Duncan
· Jan 15, 2019
 R
Carter, Earl L. "Buddy"
Georgia · Jan 9, 2019
Ferguson, A.
· Jan 9, 2019
 R
Loudermilk, Barry
Georgia · Jan 9, 2019
 R
Allen, Rick W.
Georgia · Jan 8, 2019
 R
Crawford, Eric A. "Rick"
Arkansas · Jan 8, 2019
 R
Grothman, Glenn
Wisconsin · Jan 8, 2019
Johnson, Bill
· Jan 8, 2019
JONES, WALTER
· Jan 8, 2019
King, Steve
· Jan 8, 2019
 R
Latta, Robert E.
Ohio · Jan 8, 2019
Long, Billy
· Jan 8, 2019
Meadows, Mark
· Jan 8, 2019
 R
Norman, Ralph
South Carolina · Jan 8, 2019
Olson, Pete
· Jan 8, 2019
 R
Scott, Austin
Georgia · Jan 8, 2019
 R
Wittman, Robert J.
Virginia · Jan 8, 2019
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 305: Sanctity of Human Life Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-305/
MLA
"H.R. 305: Sanctity of Human Life Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-305/.
Bluebook (legal)
H.R. 305, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-305/.
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[H.R. 305: Sanctity of Human Life Act](https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-305/)
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