United States · Bill · SJRES
S.J.Res. 24 (98th)
A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States with respect to the right to life.
Introduced
27 January 1983
Last action
22 February 1983 · Referred
Status
Referred to Subcommittee on Constitution.
Sponsors
Chuck Grassley
Subjects
Rule of law
Source updated
10 August 2026
Summary
Constitutional Amendment - Defines "person" to include the unborn for the purpose of the right to life guarantee. Makes such amendment inapplicable to laws permitting medical procedures required to prevent the death of the mother.
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Timeline
27 January 1983
Introduced
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
Source: IntroReferral
27 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
Introduced in Senate
summary · EN · 27 January 1983
Sponsors
- Chuck Grassley · R · Sponsor
- · ssju00 · Standing
Related records
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/98th-congress/senate-joint-resolution/24
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/98/sjres/24
- us · 98-sjres-24 · source updated 10 August 2026