H.R. 722: Life at Conception Act

119th Congress · introduced 2025-01-24 · Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues · Latest: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

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Life at Conception Act

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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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Life at Conception Act

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Sponsor: Rep. Burlison, Eric [R-MO-7] · 116 cosponsors

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Dale W. Strong (R-AL), Warren Davidson (R-OH), Mike Bost (R-IL), Daniel Webster (R-FL), Claudia Tenney (R-NY), Josh Brecheen (R-OK), John R. Moolenaar (R-MI), Ben Cline (R-VA), Pete Sessions (R-TX), Jodey C. Arrington (R-TX), Darrell Issa (R-CA), Sam Graves (R-MO), Michael Guest (R-MS), Randy Feenstra (R-IA), Robert B. Aderholt (R-AL), Mike Collins (R-GA), Mary E. Miller (R-IL), Barry Moore (R-AL), Richard McCormick (R-GA), Harriet M. Hageman (R-WY), Elijah Crane (R-AZ), Andy Harris (R-MD), Austin Scott (R-GA), Ron Estes (R-KS), Virginia Foxx (R-NC), Mike Ezell (R-MS), Ronny Jackson (R-TX), Carol D. Miller (R-WV), Beth Van Duyne (R-TX), Russ Fulcher (R-ID), Jake Ellzey (R-TX), Richard Hudson (R-NC), John R. Carter (R-TX), Gus M. Bilirakis (R-FL), David Kustoff (R-TN), Andy Biggs (R-AZ), Adrian Smith (R-NE), Roger Williams (R-TX), Rick W. Allen (R-GA), Diana Harshbarger (R-TN), Randy K. Weber, Sr. (R-TX), Trent Kelly (R-MS), Andrew Ogles (R-TN), Michael Cloud (R-TX), Burgess Owens (R-UT), Pat Fallon (R-TX), Mike Rogers (R-AL), Mark B. Messmer (R-IN), Mike Kelly (R-PA), Glenn Thompson (R-PA), Andrew S. Clyde (R-GA), Brian Babin (R-TX), John W. Rose (R-TN), Mark Harris (R-NC), Clay Higgins (R-LA), Nathaniel Moran (R-TX), Sheri Biggs (R-SC), Riley M. Moore (R-WV) and 56 more.

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Burlison, Eric [R-MO-7] reported raising $1.7 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-119hr722.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/119/hr>

Record fed-us-cong119-hr722 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong119 · updated 2026-11-03 by psicol fed-bills