[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2533 Introduced in House (IH)]

111th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2533

 To provide that human life shall be deemed to exist from conception, 
                        and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 20, 2009

Mr. Paul (for himself and Mr. Bartlett) introduced the following bill; 
          which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

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                                 A BILL


 
 To provide that human life shall be deemed to exist from conception, 
                        and for other purposes.

    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 ``Sanctity of Life Act of 2009''.

SEC. 2. FINDING AND DECLARATION.

    (a) Finding.--The Congress finds that present day scientific 
evidence indicates a significant likelihood that actual human life 
exists from conception.
    (b) Declaration.--Upon the basis of this finding, and in the 
exercise of the powers of the Congress--
            (1) the Congress declares that--
                    (A) human life shall be deemed to exist from 
                conception, without regard to race, sex, age, health, 
                defect, or condition of dependency; and
                    (B) the term ``person'' shall include all human 
                life as defined in subparagraph (A); and
            (2) the Congress recognizes that each State has the 
        authority to protect lives of unborn children residing in the 
        jurisdiction of that State.

SEC. 3. LIMITATION ON APPELLATE JURISDICTION.

    (a) In General.--Chapter 81 of title 28, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following new section:
``Sec. 1260. Appellate jurisdiction; limitation
    ``Notwithstanding the provisions of sections 1253, 1254, 1257, and 
1258, the Supreme Court shall not have jurisdiction to review, by 
appeal, writ of certiorari, or otherwise, any case arising out of any 
statute, ordinance, rule, regulation, practice, or any part thereof, or 
arising out of any act interpreting, applying, enforcing, or effecting 
any statute, ordinance, rule, regulation, or practice, on the grounds 
that such statute, ordinance, rule, regulation, practice, act, or part 
thereof--
            ``(1) protects the rights of human persons between 
        conception and birth; or
            ``(2) prohibits, limits, or regulates--
                    ``(A) the performance of abortions; or
                    ``(B) the provision of public expense of funds, 
                facilities, personnel, or other assistance for the 
                performance of abortions.''.
    (b) Conforming Amendment.--The table of sections at the beginning 
of chapter 81 of title 28, United States Code, is amended by adding at 
the end the following new item:

``1260. Appellate jurisdiction; limitation.''.

SEC. 4. LIMITATION ON DISTRICT COURT JURISDICTION.

    (a) In General.--Chapter 85 of title 28, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following new section:
``Sec. 1370. Limitation on jurisdiction
    ``Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the district courts 
shall not have jurisdiction of any case or question which the Supreme 
Court does not have jurisdiction to review under section 1260 of this 
title.''.
    (b) Conforming Amendment.--The table of sections at the beginning 
of chapter 85 of title 28, United States Code, is amended by adding at 
the end the following new item:

``1370. Limitation on jurisdiction.''.

SEC. 5. EFFECTIVE DATE.

    This Act and the amendments made by this Act shall take effect on 
the date of the enactment of this Act, and shall apply to any case 
pending on, or commenced on or after, such date of enactment.

SEC. 6. SEVERABILITY.

    If any provision of this Act or the amendments made by this Act, or 
the application of this Act or such amendments to any person or 
circumstance is determined by a court to be invalid, the validity of 
the remainder of this Act and the amendments made by this Act and the 
application of such provision to other persons and circumstances shall 
not be affected by such determination.
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