IV 
118TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. RES. 1060 
Expressing support for starting and growing families through in vitro 
fertilization. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 6, 2024 
Mrs. CAMMACK submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the 
Committee on Energy and Commerce 
RESOLUTION 
Expressing support for starting and growing families through 
in vitro fertilization. 
Whereas in vitro fertilization (hereinafter ‘‘IVF’’) is a type of 
assisted reproductive technology developed and used for 
infertility treatment in adult women; 
Whereas the first successful birth of a child through the IVF 
process occurred in 1978, and since that time millions of 
children have been conceived and born using IVF world-
wide; 
Whereas, according to a 2015 report from the Centers for 
Disease Control and Prevention (hereinafter ‘‘CDC’’), 
more than 1,000,000 children have been born in the 
United States between 1987 and 2015 through the use 
of assisted reproductive technologies, including IVF; and 
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Whereas, according to the CDC, in the United States— 
(1) about 1 in 5 women with no prior births are un-
able to get pregnant after 1 year of trying to conceive a 
child, leading to a diagnosis of infertility; 
(2) about 1 in 4 women experiencing infertility have 
difficulty in carrying a pregnancy to term; and 
(3) in 2021, more than 97,000 children were born 
using assisted reproductive technologies, including IVF: 
Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 
(1) affirms the desire of parents trying to con-
ceive a child to start or grow a family; 
(2) expresses sympathy for the millions of par-
ents experiencing infertility issues as they strive to 
start or grow a family, and recognizes the immense 
physical, emotional, and psychological toll of pur-
suing medical assistance for infertility, including in 
vitro fertilization; 
(3) cherishes the millions of children born 
through the use of medical assistance to overcome 
infertility, including through in vitro fertilization; 
(4) recognizes that medical assistance for infer-
tility, including in vitro fertilization, is and remains 
legal in all 50 States and Territories; 
(5) affirms that laws enacted by Congress 
should promote the sanctity of human life and sup-
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port the development and growth of families in the 
United States; 
(6) encourages further clinical research to im-
prove outcomes for parents seeking medical assist-
ance to overcome infertility as they strive to start or 
grow a family; and 
(7) supports State legislative and regulatory ac-
tions to establish health, safety, and ethical stand-
ards for medical facilities offering assisted reproduc-
tive technologies, including in vitro fertilization. 
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