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H.R. 4698: Every Child is a Blessing Act of 2014

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H.R. 4698: Every Child is a Blessing Act of 2014

113th Congress · introduced 2014-05-21 · Law · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2014-05-21 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Palazzo, Steven M. [R-MS-4] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

What does this mean?

Official title

Every Child is a Blessing Act of 2014

Plain summary

Every Child is a Blessing Act of 2014 - 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. Makes such prohibition applicable to claims based on a child's disability, defect, abnormality, race, sex, or other inborn characteristic. 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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Official text

Every Child is a Blessing Act of 2014

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Palazzo, Steven M. [R-MS-4] · 53 cosponsors

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Cosponsors on this site

Mike Kelly (R-PA), Bill Huizenga (R-MI), Steve Scalise (R-LA), Marlin A. Stutzman (R-IN), Andy Harris (R-MD), Randy K. Weber, Sr. (R-TX), Christopher H. Smith (R-NJ), Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), Mike Rogers (R-AL), Jim Jordan (R-OH), Pete Sessions (R-TX), Austin Scott (R-GA)

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong113-hr4698 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong113 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong113