# 117-hr-6099: Recognizing the Unborn Act of 2021

117-hr-6099, Recognizing the Unborn Act of 2021, is a 117th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Lamborn, Doug [R-CO-5] (R-CO); status Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 117-hr-6099
- Congress: 117
- Title: Recognizing the Unborn Act of 2021
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
- Introduced: 2021-12-01
- Sponsor: Rep. Lamborn, Doug [R-CO-5] (R-CO)
- Cosponsors: 19
- Policy area: Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Recognizing the Unborn Act of 2021 This bill replaces the term fetus with unborn child throughout federal law, including provisions relating to abortions and medical research. The bill also creates a default statutory definition for unborn child: a child in utero, or a member of the species Homo sapiens, at any stage of development, who is carried in the womb.

## Cosponsors (19)

- Rep. Good, Bob [R-VA-5] (R-VA), 2021-12-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Miller, Mary E. [R-IL-15] (R-IL), 2021-12-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Rosendale Sr., Matthew M. [R-MT-At Large] (R-MT), 2021-12-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lesko, Debbie [R-AZ-8] (R-AZ), 2021-12-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Norman, Ralph [R-SC-5] (R-SC), 2021-12-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Boebert, Lauren [R-CO-4] (R-CO), 2021-12-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kelly, Trent [R-MS-1] (R-MS), 2021-12-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bergman, Jack [R-MI-1] (R-MI), 2021-12-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McKinley, David B. [R-WV-1] (R-WV), 2021-12-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hice, Jody B. [R-GA-10] (R-GA), 2021-12-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Budd, Ted [R-NC] (R-NC), 2021-12-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Luetkemeyer, Blaine [R-MO-3] (R-MO), 2021-12-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Babin, Brian [R-TX-36] (R-TX), 2021-12-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Crawford, Eric A. "Rick" [R-AR-1] (R-AR), 2021-12-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Mooney, Alexander X. [R-WV-2] (R-WV), 2021-12-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Grothman, Glenn [R-WI-6] (R-WI), 2021-12-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jackson, Ronny [R-TX-13] (R-TX), 2021-12-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Banks, Jim [R-IN] (R-IN), 2021-12-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ellzey, Jake [R-TX-6] (R-TX), 2021-12-01T00:00:00.000Z

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- 117-hr-1011: Life at Conception Act
- 117-hr-18: No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion and Abortion Insurance Full Disclosure Act of 2021
- 117-hr-619: Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act
- 117-hr-541: Defund Planned Parenthood Act of 2021
- 117-hr-38: Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act

## Sources
- [117-hr-6099 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/6099)

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- [117-hr-1011: Life at Conception Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-1011)
- [117-hr-18: No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion and Abortion Insurance Full Disclosure Act of…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-18)
- [117-hr-619: Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-619)
- [117-hr-541: Defund Planned Parenthood Act of 2021](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-541)
- [117-hr-38: Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-38)
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