Sanctity of Human Life Act

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 586.

• Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. JODY B. HICE of Georgia, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 163, No. 10, January 17, 2017, Page H553):
  Article I, Section 8, Clause 18 that states that Congress shall have the Power ``To make all Laws which shall be necessary for carrying into Execution the foregoing Powers, and all other Powers vested by this Constitution in the Government of the United States or in any Department or Officer thereof.'' Additionally, Section 1 of the XIV Amendment states, ``. . . nor shall any State deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law. . .'' and under Section 5 of the XIV Amendment, ``The Congress shall have power to enforce, by appropriate legislation, the provisions of this article.''
  Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record January 17, 2017 ↗

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  H.R. 586, 115th Congress

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  Record last updated by Congress.gov

  December 5, 2025

  PORKER copy retrieved

  September 21, 2026

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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 December 5, 2025). Not every bill gets one.

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