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117TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 6099 

To replace references to ‘‘fetus’’ in Federal law with references to ‘‘unborn 

child’’, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

DECEMBER 1, 2021 

Mr. LAMBORN (for himself, Mr. GOOD of Virginia, Mrs. MILLER of Illinois, 

Mr. ROSENDALE, Mrs. LESKO, Mr. NORMAN, Mrs. BOEBERT, Mr. KELLY

of Mississippi, Mr. BERGMAN, Mr. MCKINLEY, Mr. HICE of Georgia, Mr. 

BUDD, Mr. LUETKEMEYER, Mr. BABIN, Mr. CRAWFORD, Mr. MOONEY, 

Mr. GROTHMAN, Mr. JACKSON, Mr. ELLZEY, and Mr. BANKS) introduced 

the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary 

A BILL 

To replace references to ‘‘fetus’’ in Federal law with 

references to ‘‘unborn child’’, and for other purposes. 

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 ‘‘Recognizing the Un5 born Act of 2021’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. AMENDMENTS TO FEDERAL LAW TO REFERENCE 

2 ‘‘UNBORN CHILDREN’’. 

3 (a) DEFINITION.—Chapter 1 of title 1, United States 

4 Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new 

5 section: 

6 ‘‘§ 9. Definition of ‘unborn child’ 

7 ‘‘In determining the meaning of any Act of Congress, 

8 the term ‘unborn child’ means a child in utero, and the 

9 term ‘child in utero’ or ‘child, who is in utero’ means a 

10 member of the species homo sapiens, at any stage of devel11 opment, who is carried in the womb.’’. 

12 (b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections 

13 at the beginning of such chapter is amended by inserting 

14 after the item relating to section 8 the following new item: 

‘‘9. Definition of ‘unborn child’.’’. 

15 (c) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 

16 (1) TITLE 10, UNITED STATES CODE.—Section 

17 1093 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by 

18 striking ‘‘fetus’’ both places it appears and inserting 

19 ‘‘unborn child’’. 

20 (2) TITLE 18, UNITED STATES CODE.—Title 18, 

21 United States Code, is amended— 

22 (A) in section 1531, by striking ‘‘fetus’’ 

23 each place it appears and inserting ‘‘unborn 

24 child’’; and 


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1 (B) in section 4322(f)(1)(C), by striking 

2 ‘‘fetus’’ and inserting ‘‘unborn child’’. 

3 (3) INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1986.—Sec4 tion 9802(g) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 

5 is amended— 

6 (A) in the heading, by striking ‘‘A FETUS’’ 

7 and inserting ‘‘AN UNBORN CHILD’’; and 

8 (B) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘fetus’’ 

9 and inserting ‘‘unborn child’’. 

10 (4) EMPLOYEE RETIREMENT INCOME SECURITY

11 ACT OF 1974.—Section 702(f) of the Employee Re12 tirement Income Security Act of 1974 (29 U.S.C. 

13 1182(f)) is amended— 

14 (A) in the heading, by striking ‘‘A FETUS’’ 

15 and inserting ‘‘AN UNBORN CHILD’’; and 

16 (B) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘fetus’’ 

17 and inserting ‘‘unborn child’’. 

18 (5) NATIONAL ORGAN TRANSPLANT ACT.—Sec19 tion 301(c)(1) of the National Organ Transplant Act 

20 (42 U.S.C. 274e(c)(1)) is amended by striking ‘‘a 

21 fetus’’ and inserting ‘‘an unborn child’’. 

22 (6) PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE ACT.— 

23 (A) Title IV of the Public Health Service 

24 Act (42 U.S.C. 281 et seq.) is amended— 


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1 (i) in section 464N(c)(2)(G), by strik2 ing ‘‘fetuses’’ and inserting ‘‘unborn chil3 dren’’; 

4 (ii) in section 498— 

5 (I) by striking ‘‘fetus’’ each place 

6 it appears and inserting ‘‘unborn 

7 child’’; and 

8 (II) by striking ‘‘fetuses’’ each 

9 place it appears and inserting ‘‘un10 born children’’; 

11 (iii) in section 498A(g), by striking 

12 ‘‘fetus’’ and inserting ‘‘unborn child’’; and 

13 (iv) in section 498B(c)— 

14 (I) in the heading, by striking 

15 ‘‘FETUSES’’ and inserting ‘‘UNBORN

16 CHILDREN’’; and 

17 (II) in paragraph (2), by striking 

18 ‘‘fetus’’ and inserting ‘‘unborn child’’. 

19 (B) Title XXVII of the Public Health 

20 Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300gg et seq.) is 

21 amended— 

22 (i) in section 2705(f)— 

23 (I) in the heading, by striking ‘‘A

24 FETUS’’ and inserting ‘‘AN UNBORN

25 CHILD’’; and 


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1 (II) in paragraph (1), by striking 

2 ‘‘fetus’’ and inserting ‘‘unborn child’’; 

3 and 

4 (ii) in section 2753(f)— 

5 (I) in the heading, by striking ‘‘A

6 FETUS’’ and inserting ‘‘AN UNBORN

7 CHILD’’; and 

8 (II) in paragraph (1), by striking 

9 ‘‘fetus’’ and inserting ‘‘unborn child’’. 

10 (7) SOCIAL SECURITY ACT.—Section 1882(x)(4) 

11 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395ss(x)(4)) 

12 is amended— 

13 (A) in the heading, by striking ‘‘A FETUS’’ 

14 and inserting ‘‘AN UNBORN CHILD’’; and 

15 (B) in subparagraph (A), by striking 

16 ‘‘fetus’’ and inserting ‘‘unborn child’’. 

17 (8) CHILD NUTRITION ACT OF 1986.—Section 

18 17(b)(11) of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 

19 U.S.C. 1786(b)(11)) is amended by striking 

20 ‘‘fetuses’’ and inserting ‘‘unborn children’’. 

21 (9) CIVIL RIGHTS ACT OF 1964.—Section 701(k) 

22 of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (42 U.S.C. 

23 2000e(k)) is amended by striking ‘‘fetus’’ and in24 serting ‘‘unborn child’’. 


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1 (10) GENETIC INFORMATION NONDISCRIMINA2 TION ACT OF 2008.—Section 209(b) of the Genetic 

3 Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2008 (42 

4 U.S.C. 2000ff–8(b)) is amended— 

5 (A) in the heading, by striking ‘‘A FETUS’’ 

6 and inserting ‘‘AN UNBORN CHILD’’; and 

7 (B) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘fetus’’ 

8 and inserting ‘‘unborn child’’. 

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