United States · Bill · SJRES
S.J.Res. 31 (100th)
A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States with respect to the right to life.
Introduced
22 January 1987
Last action
9 February 1987 · Referred
Status
Referred to Subcommittee on Constitution.
Sponsors
Sen. Humphrey, Gordon J. [R-NH], Sen. Helms, Jesse [R-NC], Sen. Hecht, Chic [R-NV], Sen. Zorinsky, Edward [D-NE], Sen. Grassley, Chuck [R-IA], Sen. Symms, Steven D. [R-ID], Sen. Karnes, David K. [R-NE]
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 1987
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
Source: IntroReferral
22 January 1987
Introduced
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
Source: IntroReferral
9 February 1987
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 · 22 January 1987
Sponsors
- Sen. Humphrey, Gordon J. [R-NH] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Helms, Jesse [R-NC] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Hecht, Chic [R-NV] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Zorinsky, Edward [D-NE] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Grassley, Chuck [R-IA] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Symms, Steven D. [R-ID] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Karnes, David K. [R-NE] · R · Cosponsor
- · ssju00 · Standing
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/100th-congress/senate-joint-resolution/31
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/100/sjres/31
- us · 100-sjres-31 · source updated 10 August 2026