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SJRES 3 101th Congress Senate Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues Abortion Constitutional amendments

A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States for the protection of unborn children and other purposes.

Introduced: January 25, 1989 See on congress.gov
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It never became law before the 101st Congress (1989–1990) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jan 31, 1989
Referred to Subcommittee on Constitution.
Jan 25, 1989
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
Jan 25, 1989
Introduced in Senate
 Amendments to this bill 1

Amendments propose changes to this bill. Members vote on amendments separately before the final bill vote. An agreed amendment becomes part of the bill; a failed amendment does not.

AmendmentSponsorPurposeStatusLatest action
SAMDT 1,189 McConnell, Mitch To permit legal abortions in reported cases of rape or incest. Pending Nov 20, 1989
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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.

What's happening now January 31, 1989

Referred to Subcommittee on Constitution.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Republican 2
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Grassley, Chuck
Iowa · Jan 25, 1989
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McConnell, Mitch
Kentucky · Jan 25, 1989
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). S.J. Res. 3: A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States for the protection of unborn children and other purposes.. 101st Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/101-SJRES-3/
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"S.J. Res. 3: A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States for the protection of unborn children and other purposes.." 101st Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/101-SJRES-3/.
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S.J. Res. 3, 101st Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/101-SJRES-3/.
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