United States · Bill · SJRES
S.J.Res. 13 (98th)
A joint resolution to amend the Constitution of the United States to guarantee the right to life.
Introduced
26 January 1983
Last action
22 February 1983 · Referred
Status
Referred to Subcommittee on Constitution.
Sponsors
Sen. Helms, Jesse [R-NC], Sen. East, John P. [R-NC], Sen. Denton, Jeremiah [R-AL]
Subjects
Rule of law
Source updated
10 August 2026
Summary
Constitutional Amendment - Declares that the right to life vests in a human being from the moment of fertilization.
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Timeline
26 January 1983
Introduced
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
Source: IntroReferral
26 January 1983
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
Source: IntroReferral
22 February 1983
Referred
Referred to Subcommittee on Constitution.
Source: Committee
Votes
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Versions
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Documents
1 official file
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Introduced in Senate
summary · EN · 26 January 1983
Sponsors
- Sen. Helms, Jesse [R-NC] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. East, John P. [R-NC] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Denton, Jeremiah [R-AL] · R · Sponsor
- · ssju00 · Standing
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/98th-congress/senate-joint-resolution/13
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/98/sjres/13
- us · 98-sjres-13 · source updated 10 August 2026