HR 6099 United States House · 117th Congress

Recognizing the Unborn Act of 2021

Summary

Recognizing the Unborn Act of 2021 This bill replaces the term fetus with unborn child throughout federal law, including provisions relating to abortions and medical research. The bill also creates a default statutory definition for unborn child : a child in utero, or a member of the species Homo sapiens , at any stage of development, who is carried in the womb.

Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Dec 2021

Committee Review

Floor Vote

President

Introduced Dec 1, 2021 Last action Nov 1, 2022

Floor votes

How they voted

No floor votes recorded yet.

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Nov 1, 2022

Committee

Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.

lower

Dec 1, 2021

Committee

Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

lower

Dec 1, 2021

Introduced

Introduced in House

lower

1 primary · 19 co-sponsors