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H.R. 431: Life at Conception Act

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H.R. 431: Life at Conception Act

118th Congress · introduced 2023-01-20 · Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues · Latest: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2023-01-20 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Mooney, Alexander X. [R-WV-2] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. 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

Life at Conception Act

Plain summary

Life at Conception Act This bill declares that the right to life guaranteed by the Constitution is vested in each human being at all stages of life, including the moment of fertilization, cloning, or other moment at which an individual comes into being. Nothing in this bill shall be construed to authorize the prosecution of any woman for the death of her unborn child.

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What does this mean? (plain words)

Official text

Life at Conception Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Mooney, Alexander X. [R-WV-2] · 132 cosponsors

Cost estimate: No cost estimate published yet.

Cosponsors on this site

Mary E. Miller (R-IL), Gus M. Bilirakis (R-FL), Lisa C. McClain (R-MI), Warren Davidson (R-OH), Andrew S. Clyde (R-GA), Tim Burchett (R-TN), August Pfluger (R-TX), Thomas Massie (R-KY), Carol D. Miller (R-WV), Andrew Ogles (R-TN), Beth Van Duyne (R-TX), Wesley Hunt (R-TX), Randy Feenstra (R-IA), Brian Babin (R-TX), John R. Moolenaar (R-MI), Diana Harshbarger (R-TN), Mike Bost (R-IL), Guy Reschenthaler (R-PA), Michelle Fischbach (R-MN), Darrell Issa (R-CA), John W. Rose (R-TN), Darin LaHood (R-IL), Lauren Boebert (R-CO), Robert B. Aderholt (R-AL), Andy Biggs (R-AZ), Scott Perry (R-PA), Troy Balderson (R-OH), Michael Cloud (R-TX), Trent Kelly (R-MS), John H. Rutherford (R-FL), Mike Johnson (R-LA), Michael Guest (R-MS), Jodey C. Arrington (R-TX), Charles J. "Chuck" Fleischmann (R-TN), Ron Estes (R-KS), Clay Higgins (R-LA), Randy K. Weber, Sr. (R-TX), Mike Collins (R-GA), Lloyd Smucker (R-PA), Lance Gooden (R-TX), Scott Franklin (R-FL), Earl L. "Buddy" Carter (R-GA), Ronny Jackson (R-TX), Pete Sessions (R-TX), James R. Baird (R-IN), Keith Self (R-TX), Sam Graves (R-MO) and 72 more.

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Bill
A proposed law. It becomes law only if it passes the legislature and is signed by the president or governor (or a veto is overridden).

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong118-hr431 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong118 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong118