United States · Bill · SJRES
S.J.Res. 19 (97th)
A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States guaranteeing the right of life.
Introduced
22 January 1981
Last action
16 December 1981 · Committee
Status
Subcommittee on Constitution. Hearings held.
Sponsors
Sen. Helms, Jesse [R-NC], Sen. D'Amato, Alfonse [R-NY]
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
22 January 1981
Introduced
Read second time and referred to Senate Committee on Judiciary.
Source: IntroReferral
22 January 1981
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
Source: IntroReferral
5 February 1981
Referred
Referred to Subcommittee on Constitution.
Source: Committee
5 October 1981
Committee
Subcommittee on Constitution. Hearings held.
Source: Committee
14 October 1981
Committee
Subcommittee on Constitution. Hearings held.
Source: Committee
19 October 1981
Committee
Subcommittee on Constitution. Hearings held.
Source: Committee
4 November 1981
Committee
Subcommittee on Constitution. Hearings held.
Source: Committee
5 November 1981
Committee
Subcommittee on Constitution. Hearings held.
Source: Committee
12 November 1981
Committee
Subcommittee on Constitution. Hearings held.
Source: Committee
16 November 1981
Committee
Subcommittee on Constitution. Hearings held.
Source: Committee
7 December 1981
Committee
Subcommittee on Constitution. Hearings held.
Source: Committee
16 December 1981
Committee
Subcommittee on Constitution. Hearings held.
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 · 22 January 1981
Sponsors
- Sen. Helms, Jesse [R-NC] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. D'Amato, Alfonse [R-NY] · R · Sponsor
- · ssju00 · Standing
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/97th-congress/senate-joint-resolution/19
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/97/sjres/19
- us · 97-sjres-19 · source updated 10 August 2026