119-hr722

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 722 Introduced in House

    (IH) ]

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119th CONGRESS
 1st Session
 H. R. 722

 To implement equal protection under the 14th article of amendment to 
 the Constitution for the right to life of each born and preborn human 
 person.

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 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

 January 24, 2025

 Mr. Burlison (for himself, Mr. Strong, Mr. Davidson, Mr. Green of 
Tennessee, Mr. Bost, Mr. Webster of Florida, Ms. Tenney, Mr. Brecheen, 
 Mr. Moolenaar, Mr. Cline, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Arrington, Mr. Issa, Mr. 
Graves, Mr. Guest, Mr. Feenstra, Mr. Aderholt, Mr. Collins, Mrs. Miller 
 of Illinois, Mr. Moore of Alabama, Mr. McCormick, Ms. Hageman, Mr. 
Crane, Mr. Harris of Maryland, Mr. Austin Scott of Georgia, Mr. Estes, 
Ms. Foxx, Mr. Ezell, Mr. Jackson of Texas, Ms. Greene of Georgia, Mrs. 
 Miller of West Virginia, Ms. Van Duyne, Mr. Fulcher, Mr. Ellzey, Mr. 
 Hudson, Mr. Carter of Texas, Mr. Bilirakis, Mr. Kustoff, Mr. Biggs of 
Arizona, Mr. Smith of Nebraska, Mr. Williams of Texas, Mr. Allen, Mrs. 
 Harshbarger, Mr. Weber of Texas, Mr. Kelly of Mississippi, Mr. Ogles, 
 Mr. Cloud, Mr. Owens, Mr. Fallon, Mr. Rogers of Alabama, Mr. Messmer, 
Mr. Kelly of Pennsylvania, Mr. Thompson of Pennsylvania, Mr. Clyde, Mr. 
 Babin, Mr. Rose, Mr. Harris of North Carolina, Mr. Higgins of 
 Louisiana, Mr. Moran, Mrs. Biggs of South Carolina, Mr. Moore of West 
 Virginia, Mr. Loudermilk, Mr. Rutherford, Mr. Tony Gonzales of Texas, 
 Mr. Mast, Mr. Palmer, Mr. Crank, and Mr. McGuire) introduced the 
 following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

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 A BILL

 To implement equal protection under the 14th article of amendment to 
 the Constitution for the right to life of each born and preborn human 
 person.

 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

 This Act may be cited as the ``Life at Conception Act''.

SEC. 2. RIGHT TO LIFE.

 To implement equal protection for the right to life of each born 
and preborn human person, and pursuant to the duty and authority of the 
Congress, including Congress' power under article I, 

section 8, to make 
necessary and proper laws, and Congress' power under 

section 5 of the 
14th article of amendment to the Constitution of the United States, the 
Congress hereby declares that the right to life guaranteed by the 
Constitution is vested in each human being. However, nothing in this 
Act shall be construed to authorize the prosecution of any woman for 
the death of her unborn child.

SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS.

 For purposes of this Act:

    (1) Human person; human being.--The terms ``human person'' 
 and ``human being'' include each and every member of the 
 species homo sapiens at all stages of life, including the 
 moment of fertilization, cloning, or other moment at which an 
 individual member of the human species comes into being.

    (2) State.--The term ``State'' used in the 14th article of 
 amendment to the Constitution of the United States and other 
 applicable provisions of the Constitution includes the District 
 of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and each other 
 territory or possession of the United States.
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