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114TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 2761 

To provide that human life shall be deemed to exist from conception. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JUNE 12, 2015 

Mr. JONES introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 

on the Judiciary 

A BILL 

To provide that human life shall be deemed to exist from 

conception. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Sanctity of Life Act 

5 of 2015’’. 

6 SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND DECLARATION. 

7 (a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds that uncontroverted 

8 scientific evidence has always shown that actual human 

9 life exists from the moment of conception. 

10 (b) DECLARATION.—Upon the basis of these find11 ings, and in the exercise of the powers of the Congress, 


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1 the Congress hereby declares that human life shall be 

2 deemed to exist from fertilization, without regard to race, 

3 sex, age, health, defect, or condition of dependency and 

4 ‘‘person’’ shall include all human life as defined herein. 

5 Congress further recognizes that each State has a compel6 ling interest in protecting the lives of those within the 

7 State’s jurisdiction whom the State rationally regards as 

8 human beings. 

9 SEC. 3. LIMITATION ON JURISDICTION. 

10 (a) Chapter 81 of title 28, United States Code, is 

11 amended by adding the following new section and renum12 bering any appropriate section accordingly: 

13 ‘‘§ 1260. Appellate jurisdiction; limitations 

14 ‘‘Notwithstanding the provisions of sections 1253, 

15 1254, and 1257 of this chapter, the Supreme Court shall 

16 not have jurisdiction to review, by appeal, writ of certio17 rari, or otherwise, any case arising out of any statute, or18 dinance, rule, regulation, practice, or any part thereof, or 

19 arising out of any act interpreting, applying, enforcing, 

20 or effecting any statute, ordinance, rule, regulation, or 

21 practice, on the grounds that such statute, ordinance, rule, 

22 regulation, practice, act, or part thereof (1) protects the 

23 rights of human persons between conception and birth, or 

24 (2) prohibits, limits, or regulates (a) the performance of 

25 abortions or (b) the provision of public expense of funds, 


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1 facilities, personnel, or other assistance for the perform2 ance of abortions.’’. 

3 (b) The section analysis of chapter 81 of title 28 is 

4 amended by adding the following new item: 

‘‘1260. Appellate jurisdiction; limitations.’’. 

5 SEC. 4. LIMITATION ON JURISDICTION. 

6 (a) Chapter 85 of title 28, United States Code, is 

7 amended by adding at the end thereof the following new 

8 section and renumbering any appropriate section accord9 ingly: 

10 ‘‘§ 1365. Limitations on jurisdiction 

11 ‘‘Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the dis12 trict courts shall not have jurisdiction of any case or ques13 tion which the Supreme Court does not have jurisdiction 

14 to review under section 1260 of this title.’’. 

15 (b) The section analysis at the beginning of chapter 

16 85 of title 28 is amended by adding at the end thereof 

17 the following new item: 

‘‘1365. Limitations on jurisdiction.’’. 

18 SEC. 5. EFFECTIVE DATE. 

19 The provisions of this Act shall take effect imme20 diately upon enactment. 

21 SEC. 6. SEVERABILITY. 

22 If any provision of this Act or the application thereof 

23 to any person or circumstance is judicially determined to 

24 be invalid, the validity of the remainder of the Act and 


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1 the application of such provision to other persons and cir2 cumstances shall not be affected by such determination. 

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