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S 99 117th Congress Senate Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues Abortion Constitution and constitutional amendments Genetics

Life at Conception Act of 2021

Introduced: May 27, 2021 Introduced by: Paul, Rand Republican · Kentucky See on congress.gov
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Jan 28, 2021
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Life at Conception Act of 2021

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 bill 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 28, 2021

Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 1011 Related bill Life at Conception Act
 Bill text 1 version

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 Cosponsors 16
All 16 Republican 16
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Lankford, James
Oklahoma · Feb 7, 2022
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Hagerty, Bill
Tennessee · Jul 20, 2021
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Hoeven, John
North Dakota · May 27, 2021
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Tuberville, Tommy
Alabama · Apr 20, 2021
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Boozman, John
Arkansas · Feb 2, 2021
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Blackburn, Marsha
Tennessee · Jan 28, 2021
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Cramer, Kevin
North Dakota · Jan 28, 2021
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Crapo, Mike
Idaho · Jan 28, 2021
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Daines, Steve
Montana · Jan 28, 2021
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Kennedy, John
Louisiana · Jan 28, 2021
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Marshall, Roger
Kansas · Jan 28, 2021
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Risch, James E.
Idaho · Jan 28, 2021
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Rounds, Mike
South Dakota · Jan 28, 2021
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Scott, Tim
South Carolina · Jan 28, 2021
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Thune, John
South Dakota · Jan 28, 2021
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Wicker, Roger F.
Mississippi · Jan 28, 2021
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 99: Life at Conception Act of 2021. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-99/
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"S. 99: Life at Conception Act of 2021." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-99/.
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S. 99, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-99/.
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