3.0.0 2764 2023-01-11T13:24:30Z 2023-01-11T13:24:30Z House H HR 2013-07-19 113 From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. STOCKMAN:H.R. 2764.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:This legislation affirms that human life begins atconception and that the unborn are entitled to the samerights and protections afforded to all American citizensunder the U.S. Constitution and Section 1 of the 14thAmendment which states, ``No state shall make or enforce anylaw which shall abridge the privileges or immunities ofcitizens of the United States; nor shall any state depriveany person of life, liberty, or property, without due processof law; nor deny to any person within its jurisdiction theequal protection of the laws.''[Page H4826]]]> hsju00 Judiciary Committee House Standing hsju10 Constitution and Limited Government Subcommittee Referred to 2013-09-13T18:58:40Z Referred to 2013-07-19T13:01:35Z 2013-09-13 hsju10 Constitution and Limited Government Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice. Committee 2013-07-19 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsju00 Judiciary Committee 2013-07-19 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2013-07-19 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress S000937 Rep. Stockman, Steve [R-TX-36] STEVE STOCKMAN R TX 36 N N000182 Rep. Neugebauer, Randy [R-TX-19] Randy Neugebauer R TX 19 2013-07-19 True P000588 Rep. Pearce, Stevan [R-NM-2] Stevan Pearce R NM 2 2013-07-19 True F000448 Rep. Franks, Trent [R-AZ-8] Trent Franks R AZ 8 2013-07-19 True B001244 Rep. Bonner, Jo [R-AL-1] Jo Bonner R AL 1 2013-07-19 True D000615 Rep. Duncan, Jeff [R-SC-3] Jeff Duncan R SC 3 2013-07-19 True K000220 Rep. Kingston, Jack [R-GA-1] JACK KINGSTON R GA 1 2013-07-25 False B001283 Rep. Bridenstine, Jim [R-OK-1] Jim Bridenstine R OK 1 2013-07-25 False C001053 Rep. Cole, Tom [R-OK-4] Tom Cole R OK 4 2013-08-02 False J000255 Rep. Jones, Walter B., Jr. [R-NC-3] WALTER JONES R NC B. 3 2014-06-05 False Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues Abortion Federal district courts Jurisdiction and venue State and local government operations Supreme Court Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 00 2013-07-19 Introduced in House 2013-08-19T18:22:09Z Sanctity of Life Act of 2013 - Declares that: (1) human life is deemed to exist from fertilization, without regard to race, sex, age, health, defect, or condition of dependency; and (2) "person" includes all such human life.

Recognizes that each state has a compelling interest in protecting the lives of those within the state's jurisdiction whom the state rationally regards as human beings.

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.

]]> Sanctity of Life Act of 2013 Display Title Sanctity of Life Act of 2013 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 2013 Introduced in House 2013-07-19T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-113hr2764ih/xml/BILLS-113hr2764ih.xml 2013-09-13 Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice. 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.