3.0.0 3676 2023-01-11T13:38:46Z 2023-01-11T13:38:46Z House HR 2017-09-05 115 [Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 142 (Tuesday, September 5, 2017)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. JONES:H.R. 3676.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Actile I, Section 8, and Article III, Section 1 which givethe Congress power to establish and limit the jurisdiction oflower federal courts as well as Article III, Section 2 whichgives Congress the power to make exceptions to Supreme Courtregulations.[Page H6654]]]> hsju00 Judiciary Committee House Standing hsju10 Constitution and Limited Government Subcommittee Referred to 2017-09-21T17:23:35Z Referred to 2017-09-05T18:01:45Z 2017-09-21 hsju10 Constitution and Limited Government Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice. Committee 2017-09-05 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsju00 Judiciary Committee 2017-09-05 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2017-09-05 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress J000255 Rep. Jones, Walter B., Jr. [R-NC-3] WALTER JONES R NC B. 3 N 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 2017-09-05 Introduced in House 2017-11-06T16:10:34Z Sanctity of Life Act of 2017

This bill 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.

The bill 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.

The bill 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 2017 Display Title Sanctity of Life Act of 2017 Short Titles as Introduced Sanctity of Life Act of 2017 Official Title as Introduced To provide that human life shall be deemed to exist from conception. Introduced in House 2017-09-05T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-115hr3676ih/xml/BILLS-115hr3676ih.xml 2017-09-21 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.