United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 684 (115th)
Every Child is a Blessing Act of 2017
Introduced
24 January 2017
Last action
14 February 2017 · Referred
Status
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.
Sponsors
Rep. Palazzo, Steven M. [R-MS-4], Rep. Palmer, Gary J. [R-AL-6], Rep. Weber, Randy K. Sr. [R-TX-14], Rep. Harper, Gregg [R-MS-3]
Subjects
Healthcare, Defence
Source updated
11 August 2025
Summary
Every Child is a Blessing Act of 2017 This bill prohibits recovery of damages in certain civil actions based on a claim that, but for the conduct of the defendant, a child, once conceived, would not or should not have been born. The prohibition applies to claims based on a child's disability, defect, abnormality, race, sex, or other inborn characteristic. The bill bars such prohibition from being construed to: (1) provide a defense against charges of intentional misrepresentation in state proceedings regulating the professional practices of health care providers and practitioners; (2) provide a defense in any criminal action, including cases of rape or incest; or (3) limit damages in cases where the conduct of the defendant caused personal injury or death to the child or gestational mother.
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Timeline
24 January 2017
Introduced
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Source: IntroReferral
24 January 2017
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
24 January 2017
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
14 February 2017
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.
Source: Committee
Votes
No vote records are attached yet.
Versions
- Introduced in House · 24 January 2017 · Download file
Documents
3 official files
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Sponsors
- Rep. Palazzo, Steven M. [R-MS-4] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Palmer, Gary J. [R-AL-6] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Weber, Randy K. Sr. [R-TX-14] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Harper, Gregg [R-MS-3] · R · Sponsor
- · hsju00 · Standing
Related records
- related to ← Every Child is a Blessing Act of 2014
Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/684
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/684
- us · 115-hr-684 · source updated 11 August 2025