House bill · 114th Congress · Did not become law
Where it went
- IntroducedFeb 9, 2015
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Mar 16, 2015 — Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 816.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. MOONEY of West Virginia, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 161, No. 21, February 9, 2015, Page H866):This legislation makes clear that human life begins at the moment of conception and, therefore, the unborn are entitled to the same rights and protections afforded to all American citizens under the U.S. Constitution. In affirming human life begins at conception, the unborn are granted the right to due process under Section 1 of the 14th Amendment which explicitly states, ``No state shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States; nor shall any state deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws.'' The Life at…Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record February 9, 2015 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 880 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 816, 114th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/816
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 12, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 22, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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PORKER shows the statement exactly as printed, with the page markup removed. It is the sponsor’s claim; it is not a legal finding.
Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list a CBO cost estimate or a committee report (as of August 12, 2025). Not every bill gets one.
From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 816, last updated August 12, 2025. PORKER’s copy was retrieved September 22, 2026 and is refreshed nightly. Open “Evidence” on any line for the record, field and file fingerprint.
Vote results
No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).
Cosponsors
146 cosponsors — 145 Republicans, 1 Democrat
1 of 146 cosponsors (1%) are from the other party.
Ralph Abraham (R-LA), Robert Aderholt (R-AL), Rick Allen (R-GA), Brian Babin (R-TX), Lou Barletta (R-PA), Andy Barr (R-KY), Joe Barton (R-TX), Dan Benishek (R-MI), Gus Bilirakis (R-FL), Mike Bishop (R-MI), Rob Bishop (R-UT), Diane Black (R-TN), Rod Blum (R-IA), Charles Boustany (R-LA), Kevin Brady (R-TX), Dave Brat (R-VA), Jim Bridenstine (R-OK), Ken Buck (R-CO), Larry Bucshon (R-IN), Michael Burgess (R-TX), Bradley Byrne (R-AL), John Carter (R-TX), Steve Chabot (R-OH), Jason Chaffetz (R-UT), Curt Clawson (R-FL), Tom Cole (R-OK), K. Conaway (R-TX), Kevin Cramer (R-ND), Eric Crawford (R-AR), Warren Davidson (R-OH) and 116 more.
More from the sponsor
Other 114th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Alexander Mooney.
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 23, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.