House bill · 116th Congress · Did not become law
Where it went
- IntroducedJan 16, 2019
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Mar 4, 2019 — Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 616.
- 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. 165, No. 9, January 16, 2019, Page H677):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 January 16, 2019 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 880 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 616, 116th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/116/hr/616
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- January 3, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 20, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
15eefbcf4244169ec33c4f3085145b798227f75f5a808494a86317d4da341b52
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 January 3, 2025). Not every bill gets one.
From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 616, last updated January 3, 2025. PORKER’s copy was retrieved September 20, 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
157 cosponsors — 154 Republicans, 2 Democrats, 1 independent
2 of 157 cosponsors (1%) are from the other party.
Ralph Abraham (R-LA), Robert Aderholt (R-AL), Rick Allen (R-GA), Kelly Armstrong (R-ND), Jodey Arrington (R-TX), Brian Babin (R-TX), Don Bacon (R-NE), James Baird (R-IN), Troy Balderson (R-OH), Jim Banks (R-IN), Andy Barr (R-KY), Jack Bergman (R-MI), Andy Biggs (R-AZ), Gus Bilirakis (R-FL), Dan Bishop (R-NC), Rob Bishop (R-UT), Mike Bost (R-IL), Kevin Brady (R-TX), Mo Brooks (R-AL), Ken Buck (R-CO), Larry Bucshon (R-IN), Ted Budd (R-NC), Tim Burchett (R-TN), Michael Burgess (R-TX), Bradley Byrne (R-AL), Earl Carter (R-GA), John Carter (R-TX), Steve Chabot (R-OH), Liz Cheney (R-WY), Ben Cline (R-VA) and 127 more.
More from the sponsor
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Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 20, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.