United States · Bill · HJRES
H.J.Res. 50 (97th)
A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States guaranteeing the right of life to the unborn.
Introduced
5 January 1981
Last action
17 February 1981 · Referred
Status
Referred to Subcommittee on Civil and Constitutional Rights.
Sponsors
Rep. Hyde, Henry J. [R-IL-6], Rep. Derwinski, Edward J. [R-IL-4], Rep. Corcoran, Tom [R-IL-14], Rep. Young, Robert A. [D-MO-2], Rep. Fields, Jack [R-TX-8], Rep. Evans, David W. [D-IN-6], Rep. Deckard, Joel [R-IN-8], Rep. McDonald, Lawrence P. [D-GA-7], Rep. Staton, David Michael [R-WV-3]
Subjects
Rule of law
Source updated
11 May 2023
Summary
Constitutional Amendment - Defines "person" to include the unborn for the purpose of the right to life guarantee.
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Timeline
5 January 1981
Introduced
Referred to House Committee on The Judiciary.
Source: IntroReferral
5 January 1981
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
5 January 1981
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
17 February 1981
Referred
Referred to Subcommittee on Civil and Constitutional Rights.
Source: Committee
Votes
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Versions
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Documents
1 official file
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Introduced in House
summary · EN · 5 January 1981
Sponsors
- Rep. Hyde, Henry J. [R-IL-6] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Derwinski, Edward J. [R-IL-4] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Corcoran, Tom [R-IL-14] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Young, Robert A. [D-MO-2] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Fields, Jack [R-TX-8] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Evans, David W. [D-IN-6] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Deckard, Joel [R-IN-8] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. McDonald, Lawrence P. [D-GA-7] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Staton, David Michael [R-WV-3] · R · Cosponsor
- · hsju00 · Standing
Related records
Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/97th-congress/house-joint-resolution/50
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/97/hjres/50
- us · 97-hjres-50 · source updated 11 May 2023