Recognizing the Unborn Act of 2021
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3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Nov 1, 2022
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
Dec 1, 2021
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Dec 1, 2021
Introduced in House
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Plain-English summary
Recognizing the Unborn Act of 2021
This bill replaces the term fetus with unborn child throughout federal law, including provisions relating to abortions and medical research. The bill also creates a default statutory definition for unborn child: a child in utero, or a member of the species Homo sapiens, at any stage of development, who is carried in the womb.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
Bill text
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6099: Recognizing the Unborn Act of 2021. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-6099/
"H.R. 6099: Recognizing the Unborn Act of 2021." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-6099/.
H.R. 6099, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-6099/.
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