United States · Bill · HJRES
H.J.Res. 56 (96th)
A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States guaranteeing the right of life to the unborn.
Introduced
15 January 1979
Last action
15 January 1979 · Introduced
Status
Referred to House Committee on the Judiciary.
Sponsors
Rep. Hyde, Henry J. [R-IL-6], Rep. Davis, Robert W. [R-MI-11], Rep. Derwinski, Edward J. [R-IL-4], Rep. Dougherty, Charles F. [R-PA-4], Rep. Young, Robert A. [D-MO-2], Rep. McDonald, Lawrence P. [D-GA-7], Rep. Hopkins, Larry J. [R-KY-6], Rep. Mitchell, Donald J. [R-NY-31], Rep. Corcoran, Tom [R-IL-14], Rep. Hubbard, Carroll, Jr. [D-KY-1], Rep. Deckard, Joel [R-IN-8], Rep. Carney, William [R-NY-1], Rep. Crane, Daniel B. [R-IL-19], Rep. Sawyer, Harold S. [R-MI-5], Rep. Leach, Claude (Buddy), Jr. [D-LA-4]
Subjects
Rule of law
Source updated
14 June 2021
Summary
Constitutional Amendment - Deems every human being to be a person from the moment of fertilization, and entitled to the right to life.
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Timeline
15 January 1979
Introduced
Referred to House Committee on the Judiciary.
Source: IntroReferral
15 January 1979
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
15 January 1979
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
Votes
No vote records are attached yet.
Versions
No version snapshots stored. Document URLs remain at the source.
Documents
1 official file
Introduced in House
summary · EN · 15 January 1979
Sponsors
- Rep. Hyde, Henry J. [R-IL-6] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Davis, Robert W. [R-MI-11] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Derwinski, Edward J. [R-IL-4] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Dougherty, Charles F. [R-PA-4] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Young, Robert A. [D-MO-2] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. McDonald, Lawrence P. [D-GA-7] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Hopkins, Larry J. [R-KY-6] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Mitchell, Donald J. [R-NY-31] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Corcoran, Tom [R-IL-14] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Hubbard, Carroll, Jr. [D-KY-1] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Deckard, Joel [R-IN-8] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Carney, William [R-NY-1] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Crane, Daniel B. [R-IL-19] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Sawyer, Harold S. [R-MI-5] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Leach, Claude (Buddy), Jr. [D-LA-4] · D · Cosponsor
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Related records
Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/96th-congress/house-joint-resolution/56
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/96/hjres/56
- us · 96-hjres-56 · source updated 14 June 2021