House bill · 118th Congress · Did not become law
Where it went
- IntroducedJan 20, 2023
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Jan 20, 2023 — Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 431.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. MOONEY, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 169, No. 13, January 20, 2023, Page H252):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 20, 2023 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 880 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 431, 118th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/118/hr/431
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- June 14, 2024
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 14, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
1f71e5a5297996df7e88cc92ba9c4f5e60594cef8099b23b4bc1918c0f4e02da
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 June 14, 2024). Not every bill gets one.
From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 431, last updated June 14, 2024. PORKER’s copy was retrieved September 14, 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
131 cosponsors — 131 Republicans
0 of 131 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
Robert Aderholt (R-AL), Rick Allen (R-GA), Jodey Arrington (R-TX), Brian Babin (R-TX), James Baird (R-IN), Troy Balderson (R-OH), Jim Banks (R-IN), Aaron Bean (R-FL), Cliff Bentz (R-OR), Jack Bergman (R-MI), Andy Biggs (R-AZ), Gus Bilirakis (R-FL), Dan Bishop (R-NC), Lauren Boebert (R-CO), Mike Bost (R-IL), Josh Brecheen (R-OK), Ken Buck (R-CO), Larry Bucshon (R-IN), Tim Burchett (R-TN), Eric Burlison (R-MO), Kat Cammack (R-FL), Mike Carey (R-OH), Jerry Carl (R-AL), Earl Carter (R-GA), John Carter (R-TX), Ben Cline (R-VA), Michael Cloud (R-TX), Andrew Clyde (R-GA), Tom Cole (R-OK), Mike Collins (R-GA) and 101 more.
More from the sponsor
Other 118th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Alexander Mooney.
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- H.R. 1313 (118th) Transparency in CFPB Cost-Benefit Analysis Act
- H.R. 3712 (118th) Digital Dollar Pilot Prevention Act
- H.Res. 628 (118th) Eliminating the Office of Diversity and Inclusion of the House of Representatives, and for other purposes.
- H.Con.Res. 73 (118th) Condemning the Cuban regime and the Chinese Communist Party for their reported intent to build a joint military training base on the…
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 14, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.