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Bill· SJRESS.J.Res. 126 (96th)referred

A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution to promote fiscal responsibility.

United States · United States Congress · 14 December 1979

Constitutional Amendment - Prohibits the adoption of any Federal budget in which expenditures exceed receipts unless approved by a rollcall vote of three-fifths of the Members of each House of Congress directed solely to that subject. Prohibits the Congress from passing and the President from signing any appropriation bill which would cause the total expenditures of the Federal Government to exceed its total receipts in any fiscal year. Permits the Congress to waive such provisions with respect to any single year in which a declaration of war is in effect. Prohibits any annual increase in the proportion of Federal receipts to the national income unless approved by a rollcall vote, directed solely to such purpose, of three-fifths of each House.

Bill· HJRESH.J.Res. 438 (96th)referred

A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States requiring a review by the Congress of each rule and regulation issued to carry out any law and allowing the Congress to approve, modify, or disapprove such rule or regulation.

United States · United States Congress · 7 November 1979

Constitutional Amendment - Requires the Congress to review each rule and regulation issued to carry out any law before it may become effective. Permits Congress to approve, modify, or disapprove such rule or regulation.

Bill· HJRESH.J.Res. 437 (96th)referred

A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution to protect the people of the United States against excessive governmental burdens and unsound fiscal and monetary policies by limiting the total outlays of the Government.

United States · United States Congress · 5 November 1979

Constitutional Amendment - Limits the increase of total budget outlays of the United States Government during any fiscal year to a percentage equal to the percentage increase in the gross national product during the previous calendar year. Stipulates that if the inflation rate exceeds three percent annually the increase in total outlays shall be reduced by one-fourth the difference between the inflation rate and three percent. Requires any surplus in total revenues received by the Government to be used to reduce the public debt. Allows the limit on total outlays to be changed by a three-quarters vote of both Houses of Congress, or to meet an emergency declared by the President. Continues Federal aid programs to States and local governments for a period of six years.

Bill· SJRESS.J.Res. 110 (96th)referred

A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to establish a ten year term of office for Federal judges.

United States · United States Congress · 12 October 1979

Constitutional Amendment - Limits the term of office of a justice or judge of the United States to ten years during good behavior and permits a reappointment for a second term by the President with the advice and consent of the Senate. Applies such limitation to persons appointed after the date of ratification.

Bill· HJRESH.J.Res. 418 (96th)referred

A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relating to the tenure in office of Supreme Court judges.

United States · United States Congress · 12 October 1979

Constitutional Amendment - Limits the term of office of a Justice or judge of the United States to ten years during good behavior and permits a reappointment for a second term by the President. Provides that the term of a current Justice or judge shall expire: (1) December 31, 1983; or (2) ten years after such person took the oath of office, whichever occurs later.

Bill· HJRESH.J.Res. 419 (96th)referred

A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to provide for a single six-year term of office for the President, Vice President, Senators, and Members of the House of Representatives, and for other purposes.

United States · United States Congress · 12 October 1979

Constitutional Amendment - Establishes a single six-year term of office for the President, the Vice President, and Members of the Senate and the House of Representatives. Prohibits any person who has filled a vacancy in the office of President or as a Member of Congress for a period exceeding three years from being elected to a full term in such office. Prohibits any person who has served as President from being elected to the office of Vice President. Exempts the President and Vice President in office at the time of the ratification of this amendment from its provisions. Declares that the provisions limiting Members of Congress to one term of office shall apply to terms to which a person is elected after ratification of this amendment.

Bill· HJRESH.J.Res. 409 (96th)referred

A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States requiring a review by the Congress of each rule and regulation issued to carry out any law and allowing the Congress to approve, modify, or disapprove such rule or regulation.

United States · United States Congress · 25 September 1979

Constitutional Amendment - Requires the Congress to review each rule and regulation issued to carry out any law before it may become effective. Permits Congress to approve, modify, or disapprove such rule or regulation.

Bill· HJRESH.J.Res. 408 (96th)referred

A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States which requires (except during fiscal years during which the United States is at war or during which a suspension is approved) that the annual deficit of the United States be eliminated, which requires tax rates to be reduced to offset the effects of inflation, and which establishes a procedure for the approval of bills or joint resolutions effecting taxes.

United States · United States Congress · 25 September 1979

Constitutional Amendment - Prohibits the total amount of money expended by the United States in any fiscal year from exceeding the total amount of revenue received by the United States during such fiscal year, except in time of war declared by the Congress. Allows the suspension of this Amendment by a joint resolution approved by a vote of three-fifths of the Members of each House of the Congress and approved and signed by the President, or by a vote of two-thirds of the Members of each House of the Congress. Requires tax rates to be reduced to offset the effects of inflation. Establishes a procedure for the approval of bills or joint resolutions affecting taxes.

Law· SS. 1796 (96th)open

A bill to authorize the Assiniboine Tribe and the Blackfeet Tribe to file in the Court of Claims any claims against the United States for damages for delay in payment for lands claimed to be taken in violation of the United States Constitution, and for other purposes

United States · United States Congress · 21 September 1979

Confers jurisdiction upon the United States Court of Claims over any claims filed by the Assiniboine Tribe or the Blackfeet Tribe for compensation for land claimed to have been taken in violation of the Constitution. Specifies provisions of Federal law concerning claims before the Indian Claims Commission which apply to such claims before the Court of Claims.

Law· SS. 1795 (96th)open

An act to authorize the Blackfeet and Gros Ventre Tribes to file in the Court of Claims any claims against the United States for damages for delay in payment for lands claimed to be taken in violation of the United States Constitution, and for other purposes.

United States · United States Congress · 21 September 1979

Confers jurisdiction upon the United States Court of Claims over any claims filed by the Gros Ventre Tribe for compensation for land claimed to have been taken in violation of the Constitution. Specifies provisions of Federal law concerning claims before the Indian Claims Commission which apply to such claims before the Court of Claims.

Bill· HJRESH.J.Res. 400 (96th)referred

A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to provide that, except in time of war or national emergency, outlays made by the United States shall not exceed its receipts, excluding outlays to State and Local Governments.

United States · United States Congress · 14 September 1979

Constitutional Amendment - Directs the Congress to assure that the expenditures of the United States do not exceed its receipts in any fiscal year. Declares that this Article shall not apply to State and local governments. Authorizes the Congress to suspend this Article in time of war or national emergency by a two-thirds vote of both Houses. Requires any surplus in the budget of the United States to be applied to reduce the public debt. Prohibits the Federal Government from requiring State and local governments to engage in additional or expanded activities without compensation for the resulting additional costs.

Bill· HJRESH.J.Res. 396 (96th)referred

A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to provide that appropriations made by the Congress shall not exceed the revenue of the United States, except in time of war or national emergency, and to provide for the systematic repayment of the debt of the United States.

United States · United States Congress · 12 September 1979

Constitutional Amendment - Provides that total appropriations shall not exceed estimated revenues. Authorizes the suspension of such prohibition in time of war or national emergency. Prohibits any increase in the national debt as it exists on the date this article is ratified. Sets forth a schedule for repayment of the national debt. Empowers the Congress to enforce this article by appropriate legislation.

Bill· HJRESH.J.Res. 395 (96th)referred

A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution to protect the people of the United States against excessive governmental burdens and unsound fiscal and monetary policies by limiting total outlays of the Government.

United States · United States Congress · 11 September 1979

Constitutional Amendment - Limits the increase of total budget outlays of the United States Government during any fiscal year to a percentage equal to the percentage increase in the gross national product during the previous calendar year. Stipulates that if the inflation rate exceeds three percent annually the increase in total outlays shall be reduced by one-fourth the difference between the inflation rate and three percent. Requires any surplus in total revenues received by the Government to be used to reduce the public debt. Allows the limit on total outlays to be changed by a three-quarters vote of both Houses of Congress, or to meet an emergency declared by the President. Continues Federal aid programs to States and local governments for a period of six years. Prohibits Congress authorizing any United States agency from requiring that a State or local government engage in additional or expanded activities without compensation equal to the additional costs.

Bill· SJRESS.J.Res. 103 (96th)referred

A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States with respect to the length of the term of Office of the President and Vice President and the number of terms a President may serve.

United States · United States Congress · 10 September 1979

Constitutional Amendment - Establishes a six-year term of office for the President and Vice President. Prohibits any person from being eligible to be President if that person has previously been elected to such office, or if that person has held the office of President, or acted as President, for more than two years of a term to which some other person was elected President.

Bill· SJRESS.J.Res. 102 (96th)referred

A joint resolution providing for the commemoration of the 200th anniversary of the Constitution and other events related to the establishment of the Federal Government during the period 1776 to 1800 and establishing a Commission for the Commemoration of the Federal Government Bicentenary Era.

United States · United States Congress · 3 August 1979

Establishes the Commission for the Commemoration of the Federal Government Bicentenary Era to commemorate the significant events in American history which occurred between the years of 1776 and 1800. Authorizes appropriations to carry out the activities of the Commission.

Bill· HRH.R. 5089 (96th)referred

A bill proposing an amendment to the Constitution to protect the people of the United States against excessive governmental burdens and unsound fiscal and monetary policies by limiting total outlays of the Government.

United States · United States Congress · 2 August 1979

Constitutional Amendment - Limits the increase of total budget outlays of the United States Government during any fiscal year to a percentage equal to the percentage increase in the gross national product during the previous calendar year. Stipulates that if the inflation rate exceeds three percent annually the increase in total outlays shall be reduced by one-fourth the difference between the inflation rate and three percent. Requires any surplus in total revenues received by the Government to be used to reduce the public debt. Allows the limit on total outlays to be changed by a three-quarters vote of both Houses of Congress, or to meet an emergency declared by the President. Continues Federal aid programs to States and local governments for a period of six years. Prohibits Congress from authorizing any United States agency to require that a State or local government engage in additional or expanded activities without compensation equal to the additional costs.

Bill· HRH.R. 5082 (96th)referred

A bill to amend Title I, United States Code, to provide a procedure for reviewing ratifications of amendments to the Constitution of the United States and rescissions of such ratification.

United States · United States Congress · 2 August 1979

Requires States to give notice to Congress of any ratification or rescission of ratification of any amendment to the Constitution. Directs the Secretary of the Senate and the Clerk of the House of Representatives to: (1) keep a record of such ratifications and rescissions; and (2) determine whether such ratifications and rescissions are identical to the proposed amendment. Gives Congress the sole authority to determine the validity of the adoption of an amendment or the rescission of ratification.

Bill· HJRESH.J.Res. 384 (96th)referred

A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to prohibit compelling the attendance of a student in a public school outside the school district in which the student resides.

United States · United States Congress · 30 July 1979

Constitutional Amendment - Prohibits compelling a student to attend a public school located outside his or her school district for reasons of race, color, or national origin. Requires school districts to be established to: (1) preserve the neighborhood school concept; but (2) not deny any student an equal educational opportunity as guaranteed under the U.S. Constitution.

Bill· HJRESH.J.Res. 380 (96th)referred

A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States allowing the President to veto individual items in appropriations bills.

United States · United States Congress · 25 July 1979

Constitutional Amendment - Authorizes the President to disapprove or reduce any appropriation or individual item contained in an appropriation bill. Requires the President, in signing the bill, to designate the provisions disapproved or reduced and return the bill to the House in which it originated. Provides that such bills be subject to the same proceedings as other bills disapproved by the President.

Bill· HJRESH.J.Res. 377 (96th)referred

A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to provide for a single six-year term for the President.

United States · United States Congress · 11 July 1979

Constitutional Amendment - Declares that the term of office of the President and Vice President shall be six years, and no person shall be elected to the office of President or Vice President more than once. Declares that no person who has held the office of President, or acted as President, for more than three years of a term to which some other person was elected President shall be elected to the office of President.

Bill· SJRESS.J.Res. 93 (96th)referred

A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States which requires (except during fiscal years during which the United States is at war or during which suspension is approved) that the annual deficit of the United States be eliminated, which requires tax rates to be reduced to offset the effects of inflation, and which establishes a procedure for the approval of bills or joint resolutions effecting taxes.

United States · United States Congress · 9 July 1979

Constitutional Amendment - Prohibits the total amount of money expended by the United States in any fiscal year from exceeding the total amount of revenue received by the United States during such fiscal year, except in time of war declared by the Congress. Allows the suspension of this Amendment by a joint resolution approved by a vote of three-fifths of the Members of each House of the Congress and approved and signed by the President, or by a vote of two-thirds of the Members of each House of the Congress. Requires tax rates to be reduced to offset the effects of inflation. Establishes a procedure for the approval of bills or joint resolutions affecting taxes.

Bill· HJRESH.J.Res. 368 (96th)referred

A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to provide for 4-year terms for Senators, to limit the number of terms any individual may serve as Senator or Representative, and to limit the length of each session of the Congress.

United States · United States Congress · 27 June 1979

Constitutional Amendment - Limits the number of terms of office that a Member of the Senate may serve to two and a Member of the House of Representatives to four. Declares that the term of office of a Senator shall be four years. Declares that the Congress shall assemble at least once in every year beginning at noon on January 3rd and shall adjourn sine die on the 180th day after the date that the meeting began unless the United States is in a state of war declared by Congress. Declares that terms of office beginning on or before the date this article is ratified shall not be affected.

Bill· HJRESH.J.Res. 366 (96th)referred

A joint resolution providing for the commemoration of the 200th anniversary of the Constitution and of other events related to the establishment of the Federal Government during the period 1776 to 1800, for the establishment of the Citizen's Commission for the Commemoration of the Federal Government Bicentenary Era, and for other purposes.

United States · United States Congress · 26 June 1979

Establishes the Citizens' Commission for the Commemoration of the Federal Government Bicentenary Era to commemorate the significant events in American history which occurred between the years of 1776 and 1800. Authorizes appropriations to carry out the activities of the Commission.

Bill· HJRESH.J.Res. 354 (96th)referred

A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States with respect to the right to life.

United States · United States Congress · 6 June 1979

Constitutional Amendment - Declares the term "person," with respect to due process and equal protection, applicable to human beings irrespective of age, health, function or condition of dependency, including the unborn. Prohibits the deprivation of life of an unborn person, except pursuant to laws permitting medical procedures required to prevent the death of the mother.

Bill· HJRESH.J.Res. 352 (96th)referred

A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States.

United States · United States Congress · 4 June 1979

Constitutional Amendment - Permits prayer in public places or institutions. Permits religious instruction in public places or institutions, including schools, if provided under private auspices. Prohibits any infringement of the right to pray or to receive religious instruction.

Bill· HJRESH.J.Res. 342 (96th)referred

A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution to require that congressional resolutions setting forth levels of total budget outlays and Federal revenues must be agreed to by two-thirds vote of both Houses of the Congress if the level of outlays exceeds the level of revenues.

United States · United States Congress · 24 May 1979

Constitutional Amendment - Requires a two-thirds vote of both Houses of Congress to pass any concurrent resolution on the budget which carries a deficit.

Bill· SJRESS.J.Res. 79 (96th)referred

A joint resolution to amend the Constitution of the United States to provide for balanced budgets and a limitation upon the outlays of the Government.

United States · United States Congress · 17 May 1979

Constitutional Amendment - Directs the Congress to assure that the total outlays of the Federal Government in any fiscal year do not exceed: (1) its receipts for such year; and (2) 20 percent of the gross national product for the preceeding calendar year. Authorizes the Congress to waive such restrictions in the case of a national emergency.

Bill· HJRESH.J.Res. 334 (96th)referred

A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to provide for a four-year term of office for Members of the House of Representatives, to limit the number of full terms of office of Senators and of Representatives, to prohibit the election of a person to any Federal office if such person may attain the age of seventy years before the expiration of the term of such office, and to require that no person hold any office of judge of a court of the United States after attaining the age of seventy years.

United States · United States Congress · 16 May 1979

Constitutional Amendment - Limits to two the number of terms a Senator may serve and to three the number of terms a Representative in Congress may serve. Declares that the Members of the House of Representatives shall be chosen every four years. Limits the total length of time of all the terms a Representative in Congress may serve to ten years. Prohibits any person from serving as the President, Vice President, a Senator, or a Representative in Congress who may attain the age of 70 years before the end of that term. Prohibits any person from holding any office of judge of a court of the United States after attaining the age of 70 years, unless he holds such office during good behavior and was appointed before this article takes effect.

Bill· HJRESH.J.Res. 332 (96th)referred

A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution to provide for the direct popular election of the President and Vice President of the United States.

United States · United States Congress · 16 May 1979

Constitutional Amendment - Provides that the people of the several States and the District constituting the seat of Government of the United States shall elect the President and Vice President. Requires each elector to cast a single vote for two persons who shall have consented to the joining of their names as candidates for the offices of President and Vice President. Requires the electors of President and Vice President in each State to have the qualifications requisite for electors of the most numerous branch of the State legislature, except that for electors of President and Vice President, the legislature of any State may prescribe less restrictive residence qualifications and for electors of President and Vice President the Congress may establish uniform residence qualifications. Provides that the pair of persons having the greatest number of votes for President and Vice President shall be elected, if such number be at least 40 percent of the whole number of votes cast. Provides that if no pair of persons has such number, a runoff election shall be held in which the choice of President and Vice President shall be made from the two pairs of persons who received the highest number of votes. Requires the days for such elections to be determined by Congress and to be uniform throughout the United States. Requires Congress to prescribe by law the time, place, and manner in which the results for such elections shall be ascertained and declared. Allows Congress to provide for the case of the death, inability, or withdrawal of any candidate for President or Vice President before a President and Vice President have been elected, and for the case of the death of both the President-elect and Vice President-elect.

Bill· HJRESH.J.Res. 328 (96th)referred

A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States.

United States · United States Congress · 14 May 1979

Constitutional Amendment - Permits the offering of prayers or Biblical scriptures, as long as participation is voluntary, in any governmental or public school, institution, or place. Permits references to God or a Supreme Being in public documents, proceedings, schools, or upon U.S. currency.

Bill· SJRESS.J.Res. 76 (96th)referred

A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States which requires (except during fiscal years during which the United States is at war or during which suspension is approved) that the annual deficit of the United States be eliminated, which requires tax rates to be reduced to offset the effects of inflation, and which establishes a procedure for the approval of bills or joint resolutions effecting taxes.

United States · United States Congress · 9 May 1979

Constitutional Amendment - Prohibits the total amount of money expended by the United States in any fiscal year from exceeding the total amount of revenue received during such fiscal year, except in time of war declared by the Congress. Allows the suspension of this Amendment by a joint resolution approved by each House of the Congress and signed by the President, or by a vote of two-thirds of the Members of each House of the Congress. Requires tax rates to be reduced to offset the effects of inflation. Establishes a procedure for the approval of bills or joint resolutions affecting taxes.

Bill· HJRESH.J.Res. 323 (96th)referred

A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States with respect to the right to life.

United States · United States Congress · 9 May 1979

Constitutional Amendment - Declares the term "person," with respect to due process and equal protection, applicable to human beings irrespective of age, health, function or condition of dependency, including the unborn. Prohibits the deprivation of life of an unborn person, except pursuant to laws permitting medical procedures required to prevent the death of the mother.

Bill· HJRESH.J.Res. 314 (96th)referred

A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States with respect to the compelling of testimony from a defendant in a criminal case in open court, a restriction on the use of prior convictions except when they are an element of the crime charged, and the right of a defendant in a criminal case to be informed of the evidence against him.

United States · United States Congress · 1 May 1979

Constitutional Amendment - Modifies the Fifth Amendment to the United States Constitution to: (1) stipulate that no person shall be compelled in any criminal case to be a witness against himself except in open court; and (2) provide that a person shall not be confronted with prior criminal convictions except where they are an element of the crime charged. Modifies the Sixth Amendment to entitle the accused in all criminal prosecutions to be informed of the evidence of the accusation (in addition to the nature and cause of the accusation as currently provided).

Bill· HJRESH.J.Res. 308 (96th)referred

A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution to provide for the direct popular election of the President and Vice President of the United States.

United States · United States Congress · 30 April 1979

Constitutional Amendment - Provides that the people of the several States and the District constituting the seat of Government of the United States shall elect the President and Vice President. Requires each elector to cast a single vote for two persons who shall have consented to the joining of their names as candidates for the offices of President and Vice President. Requires the electors of President and Vice President in each State to have the qualifications requisite for electors of the most numerous branch of the State legislature, except that for electors of President and Vice President, the legislature of any State may prescribe less restrictive residence qualifications and for electors of President and Vice President the Congress may establish uniform residence qualifications. Provides that the pair of persons having the greatest number of votes for President and Vice President shall be elected, if such number be at least 40 percent of the whole number of votes cast. Provides that if no pair of persons has such number, a runoff election shall be held in which the choice of President and Vice President shall be made from the two pairs of persons who received the highest number of votes. Requires the days for such elections to be determined by Congress and to be uniform throughout the United States. Requires Congress to prescribe by law the time, place, and manner in which the results for such elections shall be ascertained and declared. Allows Congress to provide for the case of the death, inability, or withdrawal of any candidate for President or Vice President before a President and Vice President have been elected, and for the case of the death of both the President-elect and Vice President-elect.

Bill· HJRESH.J.Res. 305 (96th)referred

A joint resolution to amend the Constitution of the United States to provide for balancing Federal outlays and receipts.

United States · United States Congress · 25 April 1979

Constitutional Amendment - Prohibits total outlays of the Government from exceeding total receipts in any fiscal year. Permits a deficit in the first fiscal year beginning after ratification of this article of not more than half of the deficit for the preceding year. Authorizes a budget in which outlays exceed receipts in the case of a national emergency declared by the Congress with the concurrence of two-thirds of the Members of both Houses.

Bill· HJRESH.J.Res. 304 (96th)referred

A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States allowing the States to propose amendments to the Constitution when the legislatures of two-thirds of the States have approved substantially identical proposals for an amendment.

United States · United States Congress · 24 April 1979

Constitutional Amendment - Permits States to propose constitutional amendments if the President establishes that two- thirds of the States have approved proposals for substantially identical amendments.

Bill· HJRESH.J.Res. 299 (96th)referred

A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution to provide for the direct popular election of the President and Vice President of the United States.

United States · United States Congress · 10 April 1979

Constitutional Amendment - Provides that the people of the several States and the District constituting the seat of Government of the United States shall elect the President and Vice President. Requires each elector to cast a single vote for two persons who shall have consented to the joining of their names as candidates for the offices of President and Vice President. Requires the electors of President and Vice President in each State to have the qualifications requisite for electors of the most numerous branch of the State legislature, except that for electors of President and Vice President, the legislature of any State may prescribe less restrictive residence qualifications and for electors of President and Vice President the Congress may establish uniform residence qualifications. Provides that the pair of persons having the greatest number of votes for President and Vice President shall be elected, if such number be at least 40 percent of the whole number of votes cast. Provides that if no pair of persons has such number, a runoff election shall be held in which the choice of President and Vice President shall be made from the two pairs of persons who received the highest number of votes. Requires the days for such elections to be determined by Congress and to be uniform throughout the United States. Requires Congress to prescribe by law the time, place, and manner in which the results for such elections shall be ascertained and declared. Allows Congress to provide for the case of the death, inability, or withdrawal of any candidate for President or Vice President before a President and Vice President have been elected, and for the case of the death of both the President-elect and Vice President-elect.

Bill· HJRESH.J.Res. 297 (96th)referred

A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States with respect to the right to life.

United States · United States Congress · 9 April 1979

Constitutional Amendment - Declares the term "person," with respect to due process and equal protection, applicable to human beings irrespective of age, health, function or condition of dependency, including the unborn. Prohibits the deprivation of life of an unborn person, except pursuant to laws permitting medical procedures required to prevent the death of the mother.

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