United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 227 (111th)
Sanctity of Human Life Act
Introduced
7 January 2009
Last action
7 January 2009 · Introduced
Status
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Sponsors
Rep. Broun, Paul C. [R-GA-10], Rep. Deal, Nathan [R-GA-9], Rep. Linder, John [R-GA-7], Rep. Gingrey, Phil [R-GA-11], Rep. Westmoreland, Lynn A. [R-GA-3], Rep. Kingston, Jack [R-GA-1], Rep. Fleming, John [R-LA-4], Frank Lucas, Rep. Alexander, Rodney [R-LA-5], Patrick McHenry, Rep. Burton, Dan [R-IN-6], Doug Lamborn, Rep. Fallin, Mary [R-OK-5], Rep. Herger, Wally [R-CA-2], WALTER JONES, Rep. Terry, Lee [R-NE-2], Trent Franks, John Carter, SAM JOHNSON, Rep. Inglis, Bob [R-SC-4], Rep. Forbes, J. Randy [R-VA-4], Duncan Hunter, Robert Wittman, Jeb Hensarling, Rep. Wamp, Zach [R-TN-3], Rep. Akin, W. Todd [R-MO-2], Rep. Kline, John [R-MN-2], Steve King, Rep. Manzullo, Donald A. [R-IL-16], Rob Bishop, Rep. Schmidt, Jean [R-OH-2], Rep. Wilson, Joe [R-SC-2], John Boozman, Rep. Neugebauer, Randy [R-TX-19], Mike Rogers, Harold Rogers, K. Conaway, Rep. Miller, Jeff [R-FL-1], Rep. Tiahrt, Todd [R-KS-4], Rep. Barrett, J. Gresham [R-SC-3], PAUL RYAN, Rep. Ehlers, Vernon J. [R-MI-3], Rep. Bartlett, Roscoe G. [R-MD-6], Rep. Schock, Aaron [R-IL-18], Rep. Garrett, Scott [R-NJ-5], Robert Aderholt, Thomas Rooney, Robert Latta
Subjects
Rule of law
Source updated
14 August 2025
Summary
Sanctity of Human Life Act - Declares that: (1) the right to life guaranteed by the Constitution is vested in each human and is the person's paramount and most fundamental right; (2) each human life begins with fertilization, cloning, or its functional equivalent, at which time every human has all legal and constitutional attributes and privileges of personhood; and (3) Congress, each state, the District of Columbia, and all U.S. territories have the authority to protect all human lives.
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Timeline
7 January 2009
Introduced
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Source: IntroReferral
7 January 2009
Introduced
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H66)
Source: IntroReferral
7 January 2009
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
7 January 2009
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
Votes
No vote records are attached yet.
Versions
- Introduced in House · 7 January 2009 · Official file
Documents
3 official files
Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House · EN · 7 January 2009
Introduced in House (PDF)
Introduced in House · EN · 7 January 2009
Introduced in House
summary · EN · 7 January 2009
Sponsors
- Rep. Broun, Paul C. [R-GA-10] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Deal, Nathan [R-GA-9] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Linder, John [R-GA-7] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Gingrey, Phil [R-GA-11] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Westmoreland, Lynn A. [R-GA-3] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Kingston, Jack [R-GA-1] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Fleming, John [R-LA-4] · R · Sponsor
- Frank Lucas · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Alexander, Rodney [R-LA-5] · R · Sponsor
- Patrick McHenry · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Burton, Dan [R-IN-6] · R · Sponsor
- Doug Lamborn · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Fallin, Mary [R-OK-5] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Herger, Wally [R-CA-2] · R · Sponsor
- WALTER JONES · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Terry, Lee [R-NE-2] · R · Sponsor
- Trent Franks · R · Sponsor
- John Carter · R · Sponsor
- SAM JOHNSON · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Inglis, Bob [R-SC-4] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Forbes, J. Randy [R-VA-4] · R · Sponsor
- Duncan Hunter · R · Sponsor
- Robert Wittman · R · Sponsor
- Jeb Hensarling · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Wamp, Zach [R-TN-3] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Akin, W. Todd [R-MO-2] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Kline, John [R-MN-2] · R · Sponsor
- Steve King · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Manzullo, Donald A. [R-IL-16] · R · Sponsor
- Rob Bishop · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Schmidt, Jean [R-OH-2] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Wilson, Joe [R-SC-2] · R · Sponsor
- John Boozman · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Neugebauer, Randy [R-TX-19] · R · Sponsor
- Mike Rogers · R · Sponsor
- Harold Rogers · R · Sponsor
- K. Conaway · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Miller, Jeff [R-FL-1] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Tiahrt, Todd [R-KS-4] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Barrett, J. Gresham [R-SC-3] · R · Sponsor
- PAUL RYAN · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Ehlers, Vernon J. [R-MI-3] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Bartlett, Roscoe G. [R-MD-6] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Schock, Aaron [R-IL-18] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Garrett, Scott [R-NJ-5] · R · Sponsor
- Robert Aderholt · R · Sponsor
- Thomas Rooney · R · Sponsor
- Robert Latta · R · Sponsor
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/111th-congress/house-bill/227
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/111/hr/227
- us · 111-hr-227 · source updated 14 August 2025