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Life at Conception Act of 2026

USA119th CongressS-3667| Senate 
| Updated: 1/15/2026
Mike Rounds

Mike Rounds

Republican Senator

South Dakota

Cosponsors (12)
Joni Ernst (Republican)Tommy Tuberville (Republican)Jim Banks (Republican)Marsha Blackburn (Republican)Roger F. Wicker (Republican)John Boozman (Republican)Kevin Cramer (Republican)John Kennedy (Republican)Bill Hagerty (Republican)Steve Daines (Republican)John Hoeven (Republican)Mike Crapo (Republican)

Judiciary Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
This legislation seeks to implement equal protection under the 14th Amendment for the right to life of every born and preborn human person, asserting that the constitutional right to life is vested in each human being. It defines "human person" and "human being" to include all members of the species homo sapiens at all stages of life, beginning from the moment of fertilization or cloning. Crucially, the bill specifies that it should not be construed to require the prosecution of any woman for the death of her unborn child. Additionally, it clarifies that it does not prohibit in vitro fertilization or the use of birth control or other means of preventing fertilization.
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Bill from Previous Congress

S 117-99
Life at Conception Act of 2021

Bill from Previous Congress

S 116-159
Life at Conception Act of 2019
Jan 24, 2025

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 119-722
Introduced in House
Jan 15, 2026
Introduced in Senate
Jan 15, 2026
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    S 117-99
    Life at Conception Act of 2021


  • Bill from Previous Congress

    S 116-159
    Life at Conception Act of 2019


  • January 24, 2025

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 119-722
    Introduced in House


  • January 15, 2026
    Introduced in Senate


  • January 15, 2026
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues

Life at Conception Act of 2026

USA119th CongressS-3667| Senate 
| Updated: 1/15/2026
This legislation seeks to implement equal protection under the 14th Amendment for the right to life of every born and preborn human person, asserting that the constitutional right to life is vested in each human being. It defines "human person" and "human being" to include all members of the species homo sapiens at all stages of life, beginning from the moment of fertilization or cloning. Crucially, the bill specifies that it should not be construed to require the prosecution of any woman for the death of her unborn child. Additionally, it clarifies that it does not prohibit in vitro fertilization or the use of birth control or other means of preventing fertilization.
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Timeline

Bill from Previous Congress

S 117-99
Life at Conception Act of 2021

Bill from Previous Congress

S 116-159
Life at Conception Act of 2019
Jan 24, 2025

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 119-722
Introduced in House
Jan 15, 2026
Introduced in Senate
Jan 15, 2026
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    S 117-99
    Life at Conception Act of 2021


  • Bill from Previous Congress

    S 116-159
    Life at Conception Act of 2019


  • January 24, 2025

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 119-722
    Introduced in House


  • January 15, 2026
    Introduced in Senate


  • January 15, 2026
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Mike Rounds

Mike Rounds

Republican Senator

South Dakota

Cosponsors (12)
Joni Ernst (Republican)Tommy Tuberville (Republican)Jim Banks (Republican)Marsha Blackburn (Republican)Roger F. Wicker (Republican)John Boozman (Republican)Kevin Cramer (Republican)John Kennedy (Republican)Bill Hagerty (Republican)Steve Daines (Republican)John Hoeven (Republican)Mike Crapo (Republican)

Judiciary Committee

Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted