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116TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6042 
To provide that human life shall be deemed to exist from conception. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 2, 2020 
Mr. KING of Iowa 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. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Sanctity of Life Act 
of 2020’’. 
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND DECLARATION. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds that uncontroverted 
scientific evidence has always shown that actual human 
life exists from the moment of conception. 
(b) DECLARATION.—Upon the basis of these find-
ings, and in the exercise of the powers of the Congress, 
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the Congress hereby declares that human life shall be 
deemed to exist from fertilization, without regard to race, 
sex, age, health, defect, or condition of dependency and 
‘‘person’’ shall include all human life as defined herein. 
Congress further recognizes that each State has a compel-
ling interest in protecting the lives of those within the 
State’s jurisdiction whom the State rationally regards as 
human beings. 
SEC. 3. LIMITATION ON JURISDICTION. 
(a) Chapter 81 of title 28, United States Code, is 
amended by adding the following new section and renum-
bering any appropriate section accordingly: 
‘‘§ 1261. Appellate jurisdiction; limitations 
‘‘Notwithstanding the provisions of sections 1253, 
1254, and 1257 of this chapter, the Supreme Court shall 
not have jurisdiction to review, by appeal, writ of certio-
rari, or otherwise, any case arising out of any statute, or-
dinance, rule, regulation, practice, or any part thereof, or 
arising out of any act interpreting, applying, enforcing, 
or effecting any statute, ordinance, rule, regulation, or 
practice, on the grounds that such statute, ordinance, rule, 
regulation, practice, act, or part thereof (1) protects the 
rights of human persons between conception and birth, or 
(2) prohibits, limits, or regulates (a) the performance of 
abortions or (b) the provision of public expense of funds, 
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facilities, personnel, or other assistance for the perform-
ance of abortions.’’. 
(b) The section analysis of chapter 81 of title 28 is 
amended by adding the following new item: 
‘‘1261. Appellate jurisdiction; limitations.’’. 
SEC. 4. LIMITATION ON JURISDICTION. 
(a) Chapter 85 of title 28, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end thereof the following new 
section and renumbering any appropriate section accord-
ingly: 
‘‘§ 1370. Limitations on jurisdiction 
‘‘Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the dis-
trict courts shall not have jurisdiction of any case or ques-
tion which the Supreme Court does not have jurisdiction 
to review under section 1261 of this title.’’. 
(b) The section analysis at the beginning of chapter 
85 of title 28 is amended by adding at the end thereof 
the following new item: 
‘‘1370. Limitations on jurisdiction.’’. 
SEC. 5. EFFECTIVE DATE. 
The provisions of this Act shall take effect imme-
diately upon enactment. 
SEC. 6. SEVERABILITY. 
If any provision of this Act or the application thereof 
to any person or circumstance is judicially determined to 
be invalid, the validity of the remainder of the Act and 
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the application of such provision to other persons and cir-
cumstances shall not be affected by such determination. 
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