3.0.0 2597 2023-01-12T17:53:04Z 2023-01-12T17:53:04Z House H HR 2007-06-06 110 hsju00 Judiciary Committee House Standing hsju03 Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet Subcommittee Referred to 2007-07-16T13:08:07Z Referred to 2007-06-06T14:01:25Z 2007-07-16 hsju03 Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, the Internet, and Intellectual Property. Committee 2007-06-06 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsju00 Judiciary Committee 2007-06-06 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1213) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2007-06-06 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2007-06-06 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress P000583 Rep. Paul, Ron [R-TX-14] RON PAUL R TX 14 N B000208 Rep. Bartlett, Roscoe G. [R-MD-6] ROSCOE BARTLETT R MD G. 6 2007-06-06 True A000361 Rep. Alexander, Rodney [R-LA-5] Rodney Alexander R LA 5 2007-06-06 True B001262 Rep. Broun, Paul C. [R-GA-10] Paul Broun R GA C. 10 2007-09-20 False J000255 Rep. Jones, Walter B., Jr. [R-NC-3] WALTER JONES R NC B. 3 2007-10-01 False W000804 Rep. Wittman, Robert J. [R-VA-1] Robert Wittman R VA J. 1 2008-05-19 False Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues Abortion Congress District courts Fetus Government Operations and Politics Humans Jurisdiction Law Legislation Local laws State courts State laws Supreme Court Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 00 2007-06-06 Introduced in House 2007-08-07T19:34:16Z Sanctity of Life Act of 2007 - Declares that: (1) human life shall be deemed to exist from conception, without regard to race, sex, age, health, defect, or condition of dependency; and (2) the term "person" shall include all such human life. Recognizes that each state has authority to protect the lives of unborn children residing in the jurisdiction of that state .

Amends the federal judicial code to remove Supreme Court and district court jurisdiction to review cases arising out of any statute, ordinance, rule, regulation, or practice, or any act interpreting such a measure, on the grounds that such measure: (1) protects the rights of human persons between conception and birth; or (2) prohibits, limits, or regulates the performance of abortions or the provision of public funds, facilities, personnel, or other assistance for abortions.

Makes federal court decisions not binding precedent on the courts of any state or their subdivisions, the District of Columbia, or any commonwealth, territory, or possession of the United States or their subdivisions.

Makes this Act applicable to any case pending on the date of enactment.

]]> Sanctity of Life Act of 2007 Display Title Sanctity of Life Act of 2007 Official Title as Introduced To provide that human life shall be deemed to exist from conception. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Sanctity of Life Act of 2007 Introduced in House 2007-06-06T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-110hr2597ih/xml/BILLS-110hr2597ih.xml 2007-07-16 Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, the Internet, and Intellectual Property. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.