United States · Bill · HJRES
H.J.Res. 9 (108th)
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States with respect to the right to life.
Introduced
7 January 2003
Last action
6 March 2003 · Referred
Status
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.
Sponsors
Rep. Emerson, Jo Ann [R-MO-8], Rep. Stearns, Cliff [R-FL-6], Rep. Barrett, J. Gresham [R-SC-3], Sen. DeMint, Jim [R-SC]
Subjects
Rule of law
Source updated
2 January 2025
Summary
Constitutional Amendment - Declares that the word "person," as used in this amendment and in the fifth and 14th amendments to the Constitution, applies to all human beings regardless of age, health, function, or condition of dependency, including unborn offspring at every stage of their biological development. Prohibits depriving any unborn person of life. Declares that this amendment does not: (1) prohibit a law permitting medical procedures required to prevent the death of the mother of an unborn person; or (2) limit the liberty of a mother regarding the unborn offspring conceived as a result of rape or incest.
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Timeline
7 January 2003
Introduced
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Source: IntroReferral
7 January 2003
Introduced
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E6)
Source: IntroReferral
7 January 2003
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
7 January 2003
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
6 March 2003
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.
Source: Committee
Votes
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Versions
- Introduced in House · 7 January 2003 · Download file
Documents
3 official files
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Introduced in House (text)
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Introduced in House
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Sponsors
- Rep. Emerson, Jo Ann [R-MO-8] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Stearns, Cliff [R-FL-6] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Barrett, J. Gresham [R-SC-3] · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. DeMint, Jim [R-SC] · R · Cosponsor
- · hsju00 · Standing
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/108th-congress/house-joint-resolution/9
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/108/hjres/9
- us · 108-hjres-9 · source updated 2 January 2025