United States · Bill · SJRES
S.J.Res. 37 (102nd)
A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States for the protection of unborn children and other persons.
Introduced
15 January 1991
Last action
24 January 1991 · Referred
Status
Referred to Subcommittee on Constitution.
Sponsors
Sen. Garn, E. J. (Jake) [R-UT], Sen. Helms, Jesse [R-NC], Sen. Gramm, Phil [R-TX], Sen. Nickles, Don [R-OK], Sen. Ford, Wendell H. [D-KY], Sen. Smith, Bob [R-NH]
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. Exempts from applicability of this amendment laws permitting medical procedures required to prevent the death of the mother.
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Timeline
15 January 1991
Introduced
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
Source: IntroReferral
15 January 1991
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
Source: IntroReferral
24 January 1991
Referred
Referred to Subcommittee on Constitution.
Source: Committee
Votes
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Versions
- Introduced in Senate · — · Download file
Documents
2 official files
Introduced in Senate (text)
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Introduced in Senate
summary · EN · 15 January 1991
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Sponsors
- Sen. Garn, E. J. (Jake) [R-UT] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Helms, Jesse [R-NC] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Gramm, Phil [R-TX] · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. Nickles, Don [R-OK] · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. Ford, Wendell H. [D-KY] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Smith, Bob [R-NH] · R · Cosponsor
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/102nd-congress/senate-joint-resolution/37
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/102/sjres/37
- us · 102-sjres-37 · source updated 10 August 2026