United States · Bill · HJRES
H.J.Res. 26 (104th)
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States with respect to the right to life.
Introduced
4 January 1995
Last action
25 January 1995 · Referred
Status
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.
Sponsors
Rep. Dornan, Robert K. [R-CA-46], Rep. Hancock, Mel [R-MO-7], Rep. Burton, Dan [R-IN-5], Rep. Smith, Christopher H. [R-NJ-4], Rep. Hyde, Henry J. [R-IL-6], Rep. Vucanovich, Barbara F. [R-NV-2], Rep. Tiahrt, Todd [R-KS-4]
Subjects
Rule of law
Source updated
15 November 2019
Summary
Constitutional Amendment - Defines "person" to include the unborn for the purpose of the right to life guarantee of the fifth and fourteenth amendments. Prohibits any unborn person from being deprived of life by any person. States that nothing in this Amendment shall prohibit a law allowing justification to be shown for only those medical procedures required to prevent the death of the pregnant woman or her unborn offspring, as long as such law requires every reasonable effort to preserve the life of each.
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Timeline
4 January 1995
Introduced
Introduced in House
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4 January 1995
Introduced
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Source: IntroReferral
4 January 1995
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
25 January 1995
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.
Source: Committee
Votes
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Versions
- Introduced in House · 4 January 1995 · Download file
Documents
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Introduced in House
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Sponsors
- Rep. Dornan, Robert K. [R-CA-46] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Hancock, Mel [R-MO-7] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Burton, Dan [R-IN-5] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Smith, Christopher H. [R-NJ-4] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Hyde, Henry J. [R-IL-6] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Vucanovich, Barbara F. [R-NV-2] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Tiahrt, Todd [R-KS-4] · R · Cosponsor
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/104th-congress/house-joint-resolution/26
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/104/hjres/26
- us · 104-hjres-26 · source updated 15 November 2019