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| 119-sjres-58 | 119 | sjres | 58 | A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States authorizing the Congress to prohibit the physical desecration of the flag of the United States. | Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues | 2025-06-12 | 2025-06-12 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. | Senate | Sen. Daines, Steve [R-MT] | MT | R | D000618 | 2 | 2025-12-18T11:56:35Z | ||
| 119-sjres-38 | 119 | sjres | 38 | A joint resolution establishing the ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment. | Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues | 2025-03-25 | 2025-03-25 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. | Senate | Sen. Murkowski, Lisa [R-AK] | AK | R | M001153 | 3 | 2025-12-06T06:29:00Z | ||
| 118-sjres-39 | 118 | sjres | 39 | A joint resolution expressing the sense of Congress that the article of amendment commonly known as the "Equal Rights Amendment" has been validly ratified and is enforceable as the 28th Amendment to the Constitution of the United States, and the Archivist of the United States must certify and publish the Equal Rights Amendment as the 28th Amendment without delay. | Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues | 2023-07-27 | 2023-07-27 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. | Senate | Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY] | NY | D | G000555 | 30 | 2025-07-21T19:32:26Z | ||
| 118-sjres-40 | 118 | sjres | 40 | Original Slavery Remembrance Day Resolution | Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues | 2023-07-27 | 2023-07-27 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. | Senate | Sen. Warren, Elizabeth [D-MA] | MA | D | W000817 | 16 | 2025-07-21T19:32:26Z | ||
| 118-sjres-34 | 118 | sjres | 34 | A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States authorizing the Congress to prohibit the physical desecration of the flag of the United States. | Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues | 2023-06-14 | 2023-06-14 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. | Senate | Sen. Daines, Steve [R-MT] | MT | R | D000618 | 2 | 2025-12-05T23:18:09Z | ||
| 118-sjres-4 | 118 | sjres | 4 | A joint resolution removing the deadline for the ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment. | Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues | 2023-01-24 | 2023-04-27 | Motion by Senator Schumer to reconsider the vote by which cloture on the motion to proceed to S.J. Res. 4 was not invoked (Record Vote No. 99) entered in Senate. | Senate | Sen. Cardin, Benjamin L. [D-MD] | MD | D | C000141 | 53 | 2025-05-27T14:13:22Z | ||
| 118-sjres-3 | 118 | sjres | 3 | A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to clarify the authority of Congress and the States to regulate corporations, limited liability companies, and other corporate entities established by the laws of any State, the United States, or any foreign state. | Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues | 2023-01-23 | 2023-01-23 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. | Senate | Sen. Tester, Jon [D-MT] | MT | D | T000464 | 0 | 2025-07-21T19:32:26Z | ||
| 117-sjres-30 | 117 | sjres | 30 | Original Slavery Remembrance Day Resolution | Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues | 2021-11-17 | 2021-11-17 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. | Senate | Sen. Warren, Elizabeth [D-MA] | MA | D | W000817 | 11 | Original Slavery Remembrance Day Resolution This joint resolution designates a Slavery Remembrance Day annually on August 20 and condemns slavery and its progenies. | 2022-12-30T02:48:56Z | |
| 117-sjres-28 | 117 | sjres | 28 | A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relative to equal rights for men and women. | Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues | 2021-10-07 | 2021-10-07 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text: CR S2283-2284) | Senate | Sen. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ] | NJ | D | M000639 | 16 | This joint resolution proposes a constitutional amendment prohibiting the United States or any state from denying or abridging equal rights under the law on account of sex. | 2023-01-01T23:48:21Z | |
| 117-sjres-20 | 117 | sjres | 20 | A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States authorizing the Congress to prohibit the physical desecration of the flag of the United States. | Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues | 2021-06-14 | 2021-06-14 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. | Senate | Sen. Daines, Steve [R-MT] | MT | R | D000618 | 7 | This joint resolution proposes a constitutional amendment to authorize Congress to prohibit the physical desecration of the U.S. flag. | 2022-12-31T05:25:42Z | |
| 117-sjres-11 | 117 | sjres | 11 | A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to clarify the authority of Congress and the States to regulate corporations, limited liability companies, and other corporate entities established by the laws of any State, the United States, or any foreign state. | Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues | 2021-03-15 | 2021-03-15 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. | Senate | Sen. Tester, Jon [D-MT] | MT | D | T000464 | 0 | This joint resolution proposes a constitutional amendment declaring that (1) the rights enumerated in the Constitution and other rights retained by the people are the rights of natural persons; (2) the terms "people," "person," and "citizen" as used in the Constitution do not include corporate entities; and (3) corporate entities are subject to such regulation as the people, through representatives in Congress and state representatives, may determine reasonable, consistent with the powers of Congress and the states. | 2023-01-11T13:47:33Z | |
| 117-sjres-1 | 117 | sjres | 1 | A joint resolution removing the deadline for the ratification of the equal rights amendment. | Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues | 2021-01-22 | 2021-03-03 | Star Print ordered on the joint resolution. | Senate | Sen. Cardin, Benjamin L. [D-MD] | MD | D | C000141 | 51 | This joint resolution eliminates the deadline for the ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment, which prohibits discrimination based on sex. The amendment was proposed to the states in House Joint Resolution 208 of the 92nd Congress, as agreed to in the Senate on March 22, 1972. The amendment shall be part of the Constitution whenever ratified by the legislatures of three-fourths of the states. | 2023-05-11T15:46:24Z | |
| 116-sjres-58 | 116 | sjres | 58 | A joint resolution expressing support for freedom of conscience. | Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues | 2019-10-16 | 2019-10-17 | Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 245. | Senate | Sen. Sasse, Ben [R-NE] | NE | R | S001197 | 0 | This joint resolution expresses support for the protection of the right to follow one's own religious beliefs under the First Amendment. The joint resolution also condemns government dictation of acceptable religious beliefs and declares any effort by the government to condition the receipt of the protections of the laws and Constitution of the United States an affront to the intention of the First Amendment. | 2022-02-02T05:42:00Z | |
| 116-sjres-49 | 116 | sjres | 49 | A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States authorizing the Congress to prohibit the physical desecration of the flag of the United States. | Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues | 2019-06-13 | 2019-06-13 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text: CR S3483) | Senate | Sen. Daines, Steve [R-MT] | MT | R | D000618 | 9 | Constitutional Amendment This joint resolution proposes a constitutional amendment to authorize Congress to prohibit the physical desecration of the U.S. flag. | 2022-11-01T07:02:32Z | |
| 116-sjres-15 | 116 | sjres | 15 | A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relative to equal rights for men and women. | Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues | 2019-03-27 | 2019-03-27 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. | Senate | Sen. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ] | NJ | D | M000639 | 23 | Constitutional Amendment This joint resolution proposes a constitutional amendment prohibiting the United States or any state from denying or abridging equal rights under the law on account of sex. | 2022-11-01T18:32:41Z | |
| 116-sjres-6 | 116 | sjres | 6 | A joint resolution removing the deadline for the ratification of the equal rights amendment. | Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues | 2019-01-25 | 2019-01-25 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. | Senate | Sen. Cardin, Benjamin L. [D-MD] | MD | D | C000141 | 48 | This joint resolution eliminates the deadline for the ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment, which prohibits discrimination based on sex. The amendment was proposed to the states in House Joint Resolution 208 of the 92nd Congress, as agreed to in the Senate on March 22, 1972. The amendment shall be part of the Constitution whenever ratified by the legislatures of three-fourths of the states. | 2022-11-01T14:47:39Z | |
| 115-sjres-49 | 115 | sjres | 49 | A joint resolution condemning the violence and domestic terrorist attack that took place during events between August 11 and August 12, 2017, in Charlottesville, Virginia, recognizing the first responders who lost their lives while monitoring the events, offering deepest condolences to the families and friends of those individuals who were killed and deepest sympathies and support to those individuals who were injured by the violence, expressing support for the Charlottesville community, rejecting White nationalists, White supremacists, the Ku Klux Klan, neo-Nazis, and other hate groups, and urging the President and the President's Cabinet to use all available resources to address the threats posed by those groups. | Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues | 2017-09-06 | 2017-09-14 | Signed by President. | Senate | Sen. Warner, Mark R. [D-VA] | VA | D | W000805 | 56 | (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) This joint resolution condemns the racist violence and domestic terror attack in Charlottesville, Virginia, and rejects white nationalism, white supremacy, and neo-Nazism sentiments as antithetical to U.S. values. Congress offers condolences to the families of those who died in Charlottesville and sympathy and support for those injured, and expresses support to the Charlottesville community. Congress urges the President and the Administration to speak out against hate groups and use all available resources to address the growing prevalence of domestic hate groups. | 2023-09-05T16:11:42Z | |
| 115-sjres-46 | 115 | sjres | 46 | A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States authorizing the Congress to prohibit the physical desecration of the flag of the United States. | Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues | 2017-06-14 | 2017-06-14 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S3491) | Senate | Sen. Daines, Steve [R-MT] | MT | R | D000618 | 13 | Constitutional Amendment This joint resolution proposes a constitutional amendment to authorize Congress to prohibit the physical desecration of the U.S. flag. | 2023-01-11T13:37:31Z | |
| 115-sjres-20 | 115 | sjres | 20 | A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to clarify the authority of Congress and the States to regulate corporations, limited liability companies, and other corporate entities established by the laws of any State, the United States, or any foreign state. | Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues | 2017-02-03 | 2017-02-03 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. | Senate | Sen. Tester, Jon [D-MT] | MT | D | T000464 | 1 | Constitutional Amendment This joint resolution proposes a constitutional amendment declaring that: (1) the rights enumerated in the Constitution and other rights retained by the people are the rights of natural persons; (2) the terms "people," "person," and "citizen" as used in the Constitution do not include corporate entities established by the laws of any state, the United States, or any foreign state; and (3) corporate entities are subject to such regulation as the people, through representatives in Congress and state representatives, may determine reasonable, consistent with the powers of Congress and the states. The amendment prohibits the Constitution from being construed to limit such rights enumerated in the Constitution and other rights retained by the people, which are unalienable. | 2023-01-11T13:35:50Z | |
| 115-sjres-6 | 115 | sjres | 6 | A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relative to equal rights for men and women. | Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues | 2017-01-20 | 2017-01-20 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. | Senate | Sen. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ] | NJ | D | M000639 | 15 | Constitutional Amendment This joint resolution proposes a constitutional amendment prohibiting the United States or any state from denying or abridging equal rights under the law on account of sex. | 2023-01-11T13:35:16Z | |
| 115-sjres-5 | 115 | sjres | 5 | A joint resolution removing the deadline for the ratification of the equal rights amendment. | Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues | 2017-01-17 | 2017-01-17 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. | Senate | Sen. Cardin, Benjamin L. [D-MD] | MD | D | C000141 | 36 | This joint resolution eliminates the time limit for ratification of the equal rights amendment (prohibits discrimination on account of sex) proposed to the states in House Joint Resolution 208 of the 92nd Congress, as agreed to in the Senate on March 22, 1972. The amendment shall be part of the Constitution whenever ratified by the legislatures of three-fourths of the states. | 2023-01-11T13:35:16Z | |
| 114-sjres-15 | 114 | sjres | 15 | A joint resolution removing the deadline for the ratification of the equal rights amendment. | Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues | 2015-05-07 | 2015-05-07 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. | Senate | Sen. Cardin, Benjamin L. [D-MD] | MD | D | C000141 | 30 | Eliminates the time limit for ratification of the equal rights amendment (prohibits discrimination on account of sex) proposed to the states in House Joint Resolution 208 of the 92nd Congress, as agreed to in the Senate on March 22, 1972. Declares that such amendment shall be part of the Constitution whenever ratified by the legislatures of three-fourths of the several states. | 2023-01-11T13:31:03Z | |
| 114-sjres-16 | 114 | sjres | 16 | A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relative to equal rights for men and women. | Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues | 2015-05-07 | 2015-05-07 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. | Senate | Sen. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ] | NJ | D | M000639 | 10 | Constitutional Amendment Prohibits the United States or any state from denying or abridging equal rights under the law on account of sex. | 2023-01-11T13:31:03Z | |
| 114-sjres-12 | 114 | sjres | 12 | A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relative to marriage. | Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues | 2015-04-23 | 2015-04-23 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. | Senate | Sen. Cruz, Ted [R-TX] | TX | R | C001098 | 0 | Constitutional Amendment Grants the United States and each state, territory, and possession the power to define marriage as limited to the union of one man and one woman. Declares that: (1) nothing in this constitution shall be construed to require that marriage or its legal incidents be conferred upon any union other than the union of one man and one woman or to require that a state recognize a marriage that was licensed in another state; and (2) no decision or order of any court to the contrary, including any decision or order issued before the date of ratification, shall have any force or effect. | 2023-01-11T13:27:22Z | |
| 114-sjres-7 | 114 | sjres | 7 | A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to clarify the authority of Congress and the States to regulate corporations, limited liability companies, and other corporate entities established by the laws of any State, the United States, or any foreign state. | Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues | 2015-02-04 | 2015-02-04 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. | Senate | Sen. Tester, Jon [D-MT] | MT | D | T000464 | 1 | Constitutional Amendment Declares that: (1) the rights enumerated in the Constitution and other rights retained by the people are the rights of natural persons; (2) the terms "people," "person," and "citizen" as used in the Constitution do not include corporations, limited liability companies, or other corporate entities established by the laws of any state, the United States, or any foreign state; and (3) corporate entities are subject to such regulation as the people, through representatives in Congress and state representatives, may determine reasonable, consistent with the powers of Congress and the states. Prohibits the Constitution from being construed to limit such rights, which are unalienable. | 2023-01-11T13:28:16Z | |
| 113-sjres-18 | 113 | sjres | 18 | A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to clarify the authority of Congress and the States to regulate corporations, limited liability companies or other corporate entities established by the laws of any State, the United States, or any foreign state. | Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues | 2013-06-18 | 2013-06-18 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. | Senate | Sen. Tester, Jon [D-MT] | MT | D | T000464 | 5 | Constitutional Amendment - Declares that: (1) the rights protected by the Constitution are intended to be the rights of natural persons; and (2) the words "people," "person," or "citizen" as used in the Constitution do not include corporations, limited liability companies, or other corporate entities established by the laws of any state, the United States, or any foreign state, and that such corporate entities are subject to such regulation as the people, through their elected state and federal representatives, deem reasonable and are otherwise consistent with the powers of Congress and the states. Prohibits this Amendment from limiting the rights of freedom of speech, the press, exercise of religion, association, and all such other unalienable rights of the people. | 2023-01-11T13:24:36Z | |
| 113-sjres-15 | 113 | sjres | 15 | A joint resolution removing the deadline for the ratification of the equal rights amendment. | Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues | 2013-05-09 | 2013-05-09 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. | Senate | Sen. Cardin, Benjamin L. [D-MD] | MD | D | C000141 | 35 | Eliminates the time limit for ratification of the equal rights amendment (prohibits discrimination on account of sex) proposed to the states in House Joint Resolution 208 of the 92nd Congress, as agreed to in the Senate on March 22, 1972. Declares that such amendment shall be part of the Constitution whenever ratified by the legislatures of three-fourths of the several states. | 2023-01-11T13:24:56Z | |
| 113-sjres-10 | 113 | sjres | 10 | A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relative to equal rights for men and women. | Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues | 2013-03-05 | 2013-03-05 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. | Senate | Sen. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ] | NJ | D | M000639 | 17 | Constitutional Amendment - Prohibits denying or abridging equality of rights under the law by the United States or by any state on account of sex. | 2022-11-15T16:32:54Z | |
| 112-sjres-45 | 112 | sjres | 45 | A joint resolution amending title 36, United States Code, to designate June 19 as "Juneteenth Independence Day". | Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues | 2012-06-19 | 2012-06-19 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. | Senate | Sen. Hutchison, Kay Bailey [R-TX] | TX | R | H001016 | 30 | Designates June 19 as an annual day of patriotic and national observance for Juneteenth Independence Day. (On June 19, 1865, Union soldiers arrived in Galveston, Texas, with news that the Civil War had ended and that the enslaved African Americans were free.) Requests that the President issue a proclamation each year calling on state and local governments and the people of the United States to observe the day with appropriate ceremonies, programs, and activities. | 2019-02-20T22:52:44Z | |
| 112-sjres-39 | 112 | sjres | 39 | A joint resolution removing the deadline for the ratification of the equal rights amendment. | Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues | 2012-03-22 | 2012-03-22 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. | Senate | Sen. Cardin, Benjamin L. [D-MD] | MD | D | C000141 | 17 | Eliminates the time limit for ratification of the equal rights amendment (prohibits discrimination on account of sex) proposed to the states in House Joint Resolution 208 of the 92nd Congress, as agreed to in the Senate on March 22, 1972. Declares that such amendment shall be part of the Constitution whenever ratified by the legislatures of three-fourths of the several states. | 2019-11-15T21:55:24Z | |
| 112-sjres-33 | 112 | sjres | 33 | A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to expressly exclude for-profit corporations from the rights given to natural persons by the Constitution of the United States, prohibit corporate spending in all elections, and affirm the authority of Congress and the States to regulate corporations and to regulate and set limits on all election contributions and expenditures. | Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues | 2011-12-08 | 2011-12-08 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. | Senate | Sen. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT] | VT | I | S000033 | 1 | Constitutional Amendment - Declares that the rights protected by the Constitution are the rights of natural persons and do not extend to for-profit corporations, limited liability companies, or other private entities established for business purposes or to promote business interests under the laws of any state, the United States, or any foreign state. Declares that such corporate and other private entities are subject to regulation by the people through the legislative process so long as such regulations are consistent with the powers of Congress and the states and do not limit the freedom of the press. Prohibits such corporate and other private entities from making contributions or expenditures in any election of any candidate for public office or the vote upon any ballot measure submitted to the people. Grants Congress and the states the power to regulate and set limits on all election contributions and expenditures, including a candidate's own spending, and to authorize the establishment of political committees to receive, spend, and publicly disclose the sources of those contributions and expenditures. | 2023-01-11T13:22:59Z | |
| 112-sjres-21 | 112 | sjres | 21 | A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relative to equal rights for men and women. | Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues | 2011-06-22 | 2011-06-22 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. | Senate | Sen. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ] | NJ | D | M000639 | 15 | Constitutional Amendment - Prohibits denying or abridging equality of rights under the law by the United States or by any state on account of sex. | 2023-01-11T13:22:50Z | |
| 111-sjres-41 | 111 | sjres | 41 | A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relative to equal rights for men and women. | Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues | 2010-12-10 | 2010-12-10 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. | Senate | Sen. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ] | NJ | D | M000639 | 7 | Constitutional Amendment - Prohibits denying or abridging equality of rights under the law by the United States or by any state on account of sex. | 2023-01-11T13:21:06Z | |
| 110-sjres-11 | 110 | sjres | 11 | A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to clarify that the Constitution neither prohibits voluntary prayer nor requires prayer in schools. | Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues | 2007-03-29 | 2007-03-29 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. | Senate | Sen. Byrd, Robert C. [D-WV] | WV | D | B001210 | 7 | Constitutional Amendment - Prohibits anything in the Constitution, including amendments, from being construed to prohibit voluntary prayer or require prayer in a public school, or to prohibit voluntary prayer or require prayer at a public school extracurricular activity. | 2023-01-11T19:45:12Z | |
| 110-sjres-10 | 110 | sjres | 10 | A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relative to equal rights for men and women. | Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues | 2007-03-27 | 2007-03-27 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S3845) | Senate | Sen. Kennedy, Edward M. [D-MA] | MA | D | K000105 | 24 | Constitutional Amendment - Prohibits denying or abridging equality of rights under the law by the United States or by any State on account of sex. | 2023-01-11T19:45:13Z | |
| 109-sjres-35 | 109 | sjres | 35 | A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to clarify that the Constitution neither prohibits voluntary prayer nor requires prayer in schools. | Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues | 2006-04-27 | 2006-06-27 | Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S6536) | Senate | Sen. Byrd, Robert C. [D-WV] | WV | D | B001210 | 6 | Constitutional Amendment - Declares that nothing in the Constitution, including amendments, shall be construed to prohibit voluntary prayer or require prayer in a public school or at a public school extracurricular activity. | 2023-01-13T04:48:34Z | |
| 109-sjres-24 | 109 | sjres | 24 | A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relative to the reference to God in the Pledge of Allegiance and on United States currency. | Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues | 2005-09-14 | 2005-09-14 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S10047) | Senate | Sen. Landrieu, Mary L. [D-LA] | LA | D | L000550 | 0 | Constitutional Amendment - Declares that a reference to God in the Pledge of Allegiance or on U.S. currency shall not be construed as affecting the establishment of religion under the first article of amendment of the Constitution. | 2023-01-13T04:49:58Z | |
| 109-sjres-7 | 109 | sjres | 7 | A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relative to equal rights for men and women. | Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues | 2005-03-15 | 2005-03-15 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S2745) | Senate | Sen. Kennedy, Edward M. [D-MA] | MA | D | K000105 | 20 | Constitutional Amendment - States that equality of rights under the law shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of sex. | 2019-11-15T21:56:01Z | |
| 108-sjres-11 | 108 | sjres | 11 | A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relative to equal rights for women and men. | Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues | 2003-03-18 | 2003-03-18 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S3902) | Senate | Sen. Kennedy, Edward M. [D-MA] | MA | D | K000105 | 21 | Constitutional Amendment - States that equality of rights under the law shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of sex. | 2023-01-15T23:03:25Z | |
| 108-sjres-7 | 108 | sjres | 7 | A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relative to the reference to God in the Pledge of Allegiance and on United States currency. | Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues | 2003-03-03 | 2003-03-03 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S3035) | Senate | Sen. Landrieu, Mary L. [D-LA] | LA | D | L000550 | 3 | Constitutional Amendment - Declares that a reference to God in the Pledge of Allegiance or on U.S. currency shall not be construed as affecting the establishment of religion under the first article of amendment of the Constitution. | 2023-01-15T23:03:25Z | |
| 106-sjres-30 | 106 | sjres | 30 | A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relative to equal rights for women and men. | Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues | 1999-08-02 | 1999-08-02 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary. | Senate | Sen. Kennedy, Edward M. [D-MA] | MA | D | K000105 | 16 | Constitutional Amendment - Declares that equality of rights under the law shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or any State on account of sex. | 2025-07-21T19:32:26Z | |
| 106-sjres-1 | 106 | sjres | 1 | A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relating to voluntary school prayer. | Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues | 1999-01-19 | 1999-03-23 | Referred to Subcommittee on Constitution, Federalism, Property. | Senate | Sen. Thurmond, Strom [R-SC] | SC | R | T000254 | 2 | Constitutional Amendment - Declares that: (1) nothing in the Constitution shall be construed to prohibit individual or group prayer in public schools or other public institutions; (2) no person shall be required by the United States or any State to participate in prayer; and (3) neither the United States nor any State shall compose the words of any prayer to be said in public schools. | 2025-07-21T19:32:26Z | |
| 105-sjres-49 | 105 | sjres | 49 | A joint resolution proposing a constitutional amendment to protect human life. | Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues | 1998-06-05 | 1998-10-13 | Referred to Subcommittee on Constitution, Federalism, Property. | Senate | Sen. Smith, Bob [R-NH] | NH | R | S000606 | 3 | Constitutional Amendment - Declares that the right to life is the paramount and most fundamental right of a person. Declares that, with respect to the right to life guaranteed to persons by the 5th and 14th amendments to the Constitution, the word "person" applies to all human beings, irrespective of age, health, function, or condition of dependency, including their unborn offspring at every stage of their biological development including fertilization. Declares that no unborn child shall be deprived of life by any person; but adds that nothing in this article shall prohibit a law allowing justification to be shown for only those medical procedures required to prevent the death of either the pregnant woman or her unborn offspring, as long as such a law requires every reasonable effort to be made to preserve both their lives. | 2025-07-21T19:32:26Z | |
| 105-sjres-48 | 105 | sjres | 48 | A bill proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States restoring religious freedom. | Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues | 1998-06-04 | 1998-10-13 | Referred to Subcommittee on Constitution, Federalism, Property. | Senate | Sen. Inhofe, James M. [R-OK] | OK | R | I000024 | 1 | Constitutional Amendment - Declares that: (1) to secure the people's right to acknowledge God according to the dictates of conscience, neither the United States nor any State shall establish an official religion; (2) the people's right to pray and to recognize their religious beliefs, heritage, or traditions on public property, including schools, shall not be infringed; and (3) neither the United States nor any State shall require any person to join in prayer or other religious activity, prescribe school prayers, discriminate against religion, or deny equal access to a benefit on account of religion. | 2025-07-21T19:32:26Z | |
| 105-sjres-24 | 105 | sjres | 24 | A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relative to equal rights for women and men. | Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues | 1997-03-20 | 1998-05-15 | Referred to Subcommittee on Constitution, Federalism, Property. | Senate | Sen. Kennedy, Edward M. [D-MA] | MA | D | K000105 | 18 | Constitutional Amendment - Declares that equality of rights under the law shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or any State on account of sex. | 2025-07-21T19:32:26Z | |
| 105-sjres-15 | 105 | sjres | 15 | A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to clarify the intent of the Constitution to neither prohibit nor require public school prayer. | Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues | 1997-02-06 | 1997-03-19 | Referred to Subcommittee on Constitution, Federalism, Property. | Senate | Sen. Byrd, Robert C. [D-WV] | WV | D | B001210 | 4 | Constitutional Amendment - Declares that nothing in the Constitution shall be construed to prohibit or require voluntary prayer in public schools or at public school extracurricular activities. | 2025-07-21T19:32:26Z | |
| 105-sjres-3 | 105 | sjres | 3 | A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relating to voluntary school prayer. | Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues | 1997-01-21 | 1997-03-19 | Referred to Subcommittee on Constitution, Federalism, Property. | Senate | Sen. Thurmond, Strom [R-SC] | SC | R | T000254 | 2 | Constitutional Amendment - Declares that: (1) nothing in the Constitution shall be construed to prohibit individual or group prayer in public schools or other public institutions; (2) no person shall be required by the United States or any State to participate in prayer; and (3) neither the United States nor any State shall compose the words of any prayer to be said in public schools. | 2025-07-21T19:32:26Z | |
| 104-sjres-45 | 104 | sjres | 45 | A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States in order to ensure that private persons and groups are not denied benefits or otherwise discriminated against by the United States or any of the several States on account of religious expression, belief, or identity. | Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues | 1995-12-22 | 1995-12-22 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary. | Senate | Sen. Hatch, Orrin G. [R-UT] | UT | R | H000338 | 0 | Constitutional Amendment - Declares that: (1) neither the United States nor any State shall deny benefits to or otherwise discriminate against any private person or group on account of religious expression, belief, or identity; and (2) the prohibition on laws respecting an establishment of religion shall not be construed to require such discrimination. | 2025-07-21T19:32:26Z | |
| 104-sjres-33 | 104 | sjres | 33 | A bill proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relative to the free exercise of religion. | Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues | 1995-05-03 | 1995-05-03 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary. | Senate | Sen. Cochran, Thad [R-MS] | MS | R | C000567 | 1 | Constitutional Amendment - Prohibits the denial or abridgement by the United States or by any State of the right of U.S. citizens to the free exercise of religion. Grants the Congress enforcement power. | 2025-07-21T19:32:26Z | |
| 104-sjres-25 | 104 | sjres | 25 | A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relative to equal rights for women and men. | Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues | 1995-01-26 | 1995-01-26 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary. | Senate | Sen. Kennedy, Edward M. [D-MA] | MA | D | K000105 | 39 | Constitutional Amendment - Declares that equality of rights under the law shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or any State on account of sex. | 2025-07-21T19:32:26Z | |
| 104-sjres-24 | 104 | sjres | 24 | A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relative to the free exercise of religion. | Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues | 1995-01-25 | 1995-01-25 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary. | Senate | Sen. Cochran, Thad [R-MS] | MS | R | C000567 | 1 | Constitutional Amendment - Prohibits the denial or abridgement by the United States or by any State of the right of U.S. citizens to the free exercise of religion. | 2025-07-21T19:32:26Z | |
| 104-sjres-6 | 104 | sjres | 6 | A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relating to voluntary school prayer. | Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues | 1995-01-04 | 1995-01-04 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary. | Senate | Sen. Thurmond, Strom [R-SC] | SC | R | T000254 | 6 | Constitutional Amendment - Declares that: (1) the Constitution shall not be construed to prohibit individual or group prayer in public schools or other public institutions; (2) no person shall be required by the United States or by any State to participate in prayer; and (3) neither the United States nor any State shall compose the words of any prayer to be said in public schools. | 2025-07-21T19:32:26Z | |
| 104-sjres-7 | 104 | sjres | 7 | A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to clarify the intent of the Constitution to neither prohibit nor require public school prayer. | Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues | 1995-01-04 | 1995-01-05 | Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 9. | Senate | Sen. Byrd, Robert C. [D-WV] | WV | D | B001210 | 1 | Constitutional Amendment - Declares that nothing in the Constitution shall be construed to prohibit or require voluntary prayer in public schools or at public school extracurricular activities. | 2025-04-07T15:23:16Z | |
| 103-sjres-199 | 103 | sjres | 199 | A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relative to the free exercise of religion. | Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues | 1994-06-14 | 1994-06-14 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary. | Senate | Sen. Cochran, Thad [R-MS] | MS | R | C000567 | 4 | Constitutional Amendment - Prohibits the denial or abridgement by the United States or by any State of the right of U.S. citizens to the free exercise of religion. | 2025-07-21T19:32:26Z | |
| 103-sjres-188 | 103 | sjres | 188 | A joint resolution to designate 1995 the "Year of the Girl Child". | Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues | 1994-05-12 | 1994-10-07 | Held at the desk. | Senate | Sen. Moseley-Braun, Carol [D-IL] | IL | D | M001025 | 56 | Designates 1995 the Year of the Girl Child. | 2025-07-21T19:32:26Z | |
| 103-sjres-68 | 103 | sjres | 68 | A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relative to prayer in public schools and public buildings. | Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues | 1993-03-19 | 1993-06-24 | Referred to Subcommittee on Constitution. | Senate | Sen. Roth Jr., William V. [R-DE] | DE | R | R000460 | 0 | Constitutional Amendment - Declares that nothing in the Constitution shall abridge the right of persons lawfully assembled, in any public school or other public building that is supported in whole or in part through the expenditure of public funds, to participate in voluntary prayer. | 2025-07-21T19:32:26Z | |
| 103-sjres-40 | 103 | sjres | 40 | A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relative to equal rights for women and men. | Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues | 1993-02-03 | 1993-03-05 | Referred to Subcommittee on Constitution. | Senate | Sen. Kennedy, Edward M. [D-MA] | MA | D | K000105 | 49 | Constitutional Amendment - Declares that equality of rights under the law shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or any State on account of sex. | 2025-07-21T19:32:26Z | |
| 103-sjres-16 | 103 | sjres | 16 | A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States restoring the right of Americans to pray in public institutions, including public school graduation ceremonies and athletic events. | Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues | 1993-01-21 | 1993-02-04 | Referred to Subcommittee on Constitution. | Senate | Sen. Helms, Jesse [R-NC] | NC | R | H000463 | 0 | Constitutional Amendment - Declares that nothing in the Constitution shall be construed to prohibit voluntary individual or group prayer in public schools or other public institutions, or to prohibit prayer at public school baccalaureate services, athletic events, or other extracurricular activities. States that no person shall be required by the United States or any State to participate in prayer or be present during any prayer. Provides that neither the United States nor any State shall compose prayers to be said in public schools or other public institutions or at events sponsored by such schools or institutions. | 2025-07-21T19:32:26Z | |
| 103-sjres-19 | 103 | sjres | 19 | A joint resolution to acknowledge the 100th anniversary of the January 17, 1893 overthrow of the Kingdom of Hawaii, and to offer an apology to Native Hawaiians on behalf of the United States for the overthrow of the Kingdom of Hawaii. | Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues | 1993-01-21 | 1993-11-23 | Became Public Law No: 103-150. | Senate | Sen. Akaka, Daniel K. [D-HI] | HI | D | A000069 | 1 | Declares that the Congress: (1) on the 100th anniversary of the illegal overthrow of the Kingdom of Hawaii on January 17, 1893, acknowledges the historical significance of this event which resulted in the suppression of the inherent sovereignty of the Native Hawaiian people; (2) commends efforts of reconciliation initiated by Hawaii and the United Church of Christ with Native Hawaiians; (3) apologizes for the overthrow and the deprivation of the rights of Native Hawaiians to self-determination; (4) expresses its commitment to acknowledge the ramifications of the overthrow in order to provide a foundation for reconciliation between the United States and the Native Hawaiian people; and (5) urges the President to acknowledge the ramifications of the overthrow and to support reconciliation efforts. | 2025-06-20T19:33:16Z | |
| 103-sjres-3 | 103 | sjres | 3 | A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States restoring the right of Americans to pray in public school graduation ceremonies and athletic events. | Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues | 1993-01-21 | 1993-03-03 | Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 10. | Senate | Sen. Helms, Jesse [R-NC] | NC | R | H000463 | 0 | Constitutional Amendment - Declares that nothing in the Constitution shall be construed to prohibit voluntary individual or group prayer in public schools or other public institutions, or to prohibit prayer at public school baccalaureate services, athletic events, or other extracurricular activities. States that no person shall be required by the United States or any State to participate in prayer or be present during any prayer. Provides that neither the United States nor any State shall compose prayers to be said in public schools or other public institutions or at events sponsored by such schools or institutions. | 2025-01-02T17:28:58Z | |
| 103-sjres-9 | 103 | sjres | 9 | A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relating to voluntary school prayer. | Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues | 1993-01-21 | 1994-03-22 | Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S3439-3440) | Senate | Sen. Thurmond, Strom [R-SC] | SC | R | T000254 | 11 | Constitutional Amendment - Declares that nothing in the Constitution shall be construed to prohibit individual or group prayer in public schools or other public institutions. States that no person shall be required by the United States or any State to participate in prayer. Provides that neither the United States nor any State shall compose prayers to be said in public schools. | 2025-07-21T19:32:26Z | |
| 102-sjres-335 | 102 | sjres | 335 | A joint resolution to acknowledge the 100th anniversary of the January 17, 1893 overthrow of the Kingdom of Hawaii, and to offer an apology to Native Hawaiians on behalf of the United States for the overthrow of the Kingdom of Hawaii. | Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues | 1992-08-12 | 1992-10-09 | Referred to the House Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs. | Senate | Sen. Akaka, Daniel K. [D-HI] | HI | D | A000069 | 2 | Declares that the Congress: (1) on the occasion of the 100th anniversary of the illegal overthrow of the Kingdom of Hawaii on January 17, 1893, acknowledges the historical significance of this event which resulted in the suppression of the inherent sovereignty of the Native Hawaiian people; (2) commends efforts of reconciliation initiated by Hawaii and the United Church of Christ with Native Hawaiians; (3) apologizes for the overthrow and the deprivation of the rights of Native Hawaiians to self-determination; (4) expresses its commitment to acknowledge the ramifications of the overthrow in order to provide a foundation for reconciliation between the United States and the Native Hawaiian people; and (5) urges the President to acknowledge the ramifications of the overthrow and to support reconciliation efforts. | 2025-07-21T19:32:26Z | |
| 102-sjres-243 | 102 | sjres | 243 | A joint resolution to designate the period commencing March 8, 1992 and ending on March 14, 1992, as "Deaf Awareness Week". | Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues | 1992-01-28 | 1992-01-28 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary. | Senate | Sen. Kasten, Robert W., Jr. [R-WI] | WI | R | K000019 | 15 | Designates March 8 through 14, 1992, as Deaf Awareness Week. | 2025-07-21T19:32:26Z | |
| 102-sjres-235 | 102 | sjres | 235 | A joint resolution designating May 7, 1992, as "National Barrier Awareness Day". | Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues | 1991-11-25 | 1991-11-25 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary. | Senate | Sen. Ford, Wendell H. [D-KY] | KY | D | F000268 | 1 | Designates May 7, 1992, as National Barrier Awareness Day. | 2025-07-21T19:32:26Z | |
| 102-sjres-120 | 102 | sjres | 120 | A joint resolution to designate May 1991 and May 1992 as "Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month". | Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues | 1991-04-16 | 1991-04-16 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary. | Senate | Sen. Inouye, Daniel K. [D-HI] | HI | D | I000025 | 22 | Designates May 1991 and May 1992 as Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month. | 2025-07-21T19:32:26Z | |
| 102-sjres-56 | 102 | sjres | 56 | A joint resolution to designate the period commencing March 10, 1991 and ending on March 16, 1991, as "Deaf Awareness Week". | Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues | 1991-01-30 | 1991-02-27 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Census and Population. | Senate | Sen. Kasten, Robert W., Jr. [R-WI] | WI | R | K000019 | 53 | Designates March 10 through March 16, 1991, as Deaf Awareness Week. | 2025-07-21T19:32:26Z | |
| 102-sjres-37 | 102 | sjres | 37 | A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States for the protection of unborn children and other persons. | Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues | 1991-01-15 | 1991-01-24 | Referred to Subcommittee on Constitution. | Senate | Sen. Garn, E. J. (Jake) [R-UT] | UT | R | G000072 | 5 | 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. | 2025-07-21T19:32:26Z | |
| 102-sjres-15 | 102 | sjres | 15 | A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relating to voluntary school prayer. | Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues | 1991-01-14 | 1991-01-24 | Referred to Subcommittee on Constitution. | Senate | Sen. Thurmond, Strom [R-SC] | SC | R | T000254 | 6 | Constitutional Amendment - Declares that nothing in the Constitution shall be construed to prohibit individual or group prayer in public schools or other public institutions. States that no person shall be required by the United States or any State to participate in prayer. Provides that neither the United States nor any State shall compose prayers to be said in public schools. | 2025-07-21T19:32:26Z | |
| 102-sjres-3 | 102 | sjres | 3 | A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relative to equal rights for women and men. | Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues | 1991-01-14 | 1991-01-24 | Referred to Subcommittee on Constitution. | Senate | Sen. Kennedy, Edward M. [D-MA] | MA | D | K000105 | 49 | Constitutional Amendment - Declares that equality of rights under the law shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or any State on account of sex. | 2025-07-21T19:32:26Z | |
| 101-sjres-383 | 101 | sjres | 383 | A joint resolution to designate November 16, 1990, as "National Federation of the Blind Day". | Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues | 1990-10-19 | 1990-10-23 | Senate passed companion measure H.J.RES. 667 in lieu of this measure by Voice Vote. | Senate | Sen. Heinz, John [R-PA] | PA | R | H000456 | 52 | Designates November 16, 1990, as National Federation of the Blind Day. | 2025-07-21T19:32:26Z | |
| 101-sjres-371 | 101 | sjres | 371 | A joint resolution to recognize the week of October 1-7, as "National Nursing Home Residents' Rights Week". | Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues | 1990-09-27 | 1990-09-27 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary. | Senate | Sen. Pryor, David H. [D-AR] | AR | D | P000556 | 27 | Designates October 1 through 7, 1990, as National Nursing Home Residents' Rights Week. | 2025-07-21T19:32:26Z | |
| 101-sjres-369 | 101 | sjres | 369 | A joint resolution designating 1991 as the "Year of Thanksgiving for the Blessings of Liberty". | Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues | 1990-09-24 | 1990-11-15 | Became Public Law No: 101-570. | Senate | Sen. Dole, Robert J. [R-KS] | KS | R | D000401 | 1 | Designates 1991 as Year of Thanksgiving for the Blessings of Liberty. | 2025-07-21T19:32:26Z | |
| 101-sjres-314 | 101 | sjres | 314 | A joint resolution to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the National Federation of the Blind. | Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues | 1990-05-15 | 1990-05-15 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Labor and Human Resources. | Senate | Sen. Heinz, John [R-PA] | PA | R | H000456 | 51 | Extends the congratulations of the Congress to the National Federation of the Blind on the occasion of its 50th anniversary, November 16, 1990, and notes with appreciation the significant contributions made by it in improving the quality of life, the public image, and increasing public understanding of the blind. | 2025-04-21T12:24:17Z | |
| 101-sjres-144 | 101 | sjres | 144 | A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relating to voluntary silent prayer or reflection. | Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues | 1989-05-31 | 1989-06-13 | Referred to Subcommittee on Constitution. | Senate | Sen. Hatch, Orrin G. [R-UT] | UT | R | H000338 | 11 | Constitutional Amendment - Declares that nothing in the Constitution shall be construed to prohibit individual or group silent prayer or reflection in public schools. Prohibits the United States or any State from requiring any person to participate in such prayer or encouraging any particular prayer. | 2025-07-21T19:32:26Z | |
| 101-sjres-115 | 101 | sjres | 115 | A joint resolution to designate the period commencing on September 9 and ending on September 15, 1989, as "National Nursing Home Residents' Rights Week". | Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues | 1989-05-02 | 1989-07-05 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Census and Population. | Senate | Sen. Pryor, David H. [D-AR] | AR | D | P000556 | 28 | Designates the week of September 9 through September 15, 1989, as National Nursing Home Residents' Rights Week. | 2025-07-21T19:32:26Z | |
| 101-sjres-1 | 101 | sjres | 1 | A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relative to equal rights for women and men. | Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues | 1989-01-25 | 1989-01-31 | Referred to Subcommittee on Constitution. | Senate | Sen. Kennedy, Edward M. [D-MA] | MA | D | K000105 | 52 | Constitutional Amendment - Declares that equality of rights under the law shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or any State on account of sex. | 2025-07-21T19:32:26Z | |
| 101-sjres-13 | 101 | sjres | 13 | A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relating to voluntary school prayer. | Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues | 1989-01-25 | 1989-01-31 | Referred to Subcommittee on Constitution. | Senate | Sen. Thurmond, Strom [R-SC] | SC | R | T000254 | 5 | Constitutional Amendment - Declares that nothing in the Constitution shall be construed to prohibit individual or group prayer in public schools or other public institutions. States that no person shall be required by the United States or any State to participate in prayer. Provides that neither the United States nor any State shall compose prayers to be said in public schools. | 2025-07-21T19:32:26Z | |
| 101-sjres-21 | 101 | sjres | 21 | A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States with respect to the right to life. | Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues | 1989-01-25 | 1989-01-31 | Referred to Subcommittee on Constitution. | Senate | Sen. Grassley, Chuck [R-IA] | IA | R | G000386 | 0 | 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. | 2025-07-21T19:32:26Z | |
| 101-sjres-3 | 101 | sjres | 3 | A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States for the protection of unborn children and other purposes. | Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues | 1989-01-25 | 1989-01-31 | Referred to Subcommittee on Constitution. | Senate | Sen. Garn, E. J. (Jake) [R-UT] | UT | R | G000072 | 17 | 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. | 2025-07-21T19:32:26Z | |
| 100-sjres-36 | 100 | sjres | 36 | A joint resolution to amend the Constitution to establish legislative authority in Congress and the States with respect to abortion. | Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues | 1987-01-28 | 1987-02-09 | Referred to Subcommittee on Constitution. | Senate | Sen. Hatch, Orrin G. [R-UT] | UT | R | H000338 | 12 | Constitutional Amendment - Declares that the Constitution does not secure a right to abortion. | 2025-07-21T19:32:26Z | |
| 100-sjres-37 | 100 | sjres | 37 | A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relating to voluntary silent prayer or reflection. | Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues | 1987-01-28 | 1987-02-09 | Referred to Subcommittee on Constitution. | Senate | Sen. Hatch, Orrin G. [R-UT] | UT | R | H000338 | 3 | Constitutional Amendment - Declares that nothing in the Constitution shall be construed to prohibit individual or group silent prayer or reflection in public schools. Prohibits the United States or any State from requiring any person to participate in such prayer or encouraging any particular prayer. | 2025-07-21T19:32:26Z | |
| 100-sjres-27 | 100 | sjres | 27 | A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States for the protection of unborn children and other persons. | Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues | 1987-01-22 | 1987-02-09 | Referred to Subcommittee on Constitution. | Senate | Sen. Garn, E. J. (Jake) [R-UT] | UT | R | G000072 | 20 | 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. | 2025-07-21T19:32:26Z | |
| 100-sjres-29 | 100 | sjres | 29 | A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the constitution of the United States with respect to the right to life. | Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues | 1987-01-22 | 1987-02-09 | Referred to Subcommittee on Constitution. | Senate | Sen. Grassley, Chuck [R-IA] | IA | R | G000386 | 4 | 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. | 2025-07-21T19:32:26Z | |
| 100-sjres-31 | 100 | sjres | 31 | A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States with respect to the right to life. | Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues | 1987-01-22 | 1987-02-09 | Referred to Subcommittee on Constitution. | Senate | Sen. Humphrey, Gordon J. [R-NH] | NH | R | H000951 | 6 | Constitutional Amendment - Declares that the right to life vests in a human being from the moment of fertilization. | 2025-07-21T19:32:26Z | |
| 100-sjres-32 | 100 | sjres | 32 | A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States with respect to the right to life. | Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues | 1987-01-22 | 1987-02-09 | Referred to Subcommittee on Constitution. | Senate | Sen. Humphrey, Gordon J. [R-NH] | NH | R | H000951 | 5 | Constitutional Amendment - Declares that the right to life is the paramount and most fundamental right of a person. Defines "person" to include the unborn for the purpose of the right to life guarantee. States that nothing in this article shall prohibit a law allowing medical procedures required to prevent the death of either the pregnant woman or the unborn offspring. | 2025-07-21T19:32:26Z | |
| 100-sjres-1 | 100 | sjres | 1 | A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relative to equal rights for women and men. | Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues | 1987-01-06 | 1987-02-09 | Referred to Subcommittee on Constitution. | Senate | Sen. Kennedy, Edward M. [D-MA] | MA | D | K000105 | 52 | Constitutional Amendment - Declares that equality of rights under the law shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or any State on account of sex. | 2025-07-21T19:32:26Z | |
| 100-sjres-7 | 100 | sjres | 7 | A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relating to voluntary school prayer. | Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues | 1987-01-06 | 1987-02-09 | Referred to Subcommittee on Constitution. | Senate | Sen. Thurmond, Strom [R-SC] | SC | R | T000254 | 7 | Constitutional Amendment - Declares that nothing in the Constitution shall be construed to prohibit individual or group prayer in public schools or other public institutions. States that no person shall be required by the United States or any State to participate in prayer. Provides that neither the United States nor any State shall compose prayers to be said in public schools. | 2025-07-21T19:32:26Z | |
| 99-sjres-291 | 99 | sjres | 291 | A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States with respect to the right to life. | Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues | 1986-03-07 | 1986-03-19 | Committee on Judiciary requested executive comment from Justice Department. | Senate | Sen. Humphrey, Gordon J. [R-NH] | NH | R | H000951 | 4 | Constitutional Amendment - States that the right to life is the paramount and most fundamental right of a person. Defines "person" to include the unborn for the purposes of the right to life guarantee. Makes such amendment inapplicable to laws permitting medical procedures required to prevent the death of the mother. | 2025-07-21T19:32:26Z | |
| 99-sjres-292 | 99 | sjres | 292 | A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States with respect to the right to life. | Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues | 1986-03-07 | 1986-03-19 | Committee on Judiciary requested executive comment from Justice Department. | Senate | Sen. Humphrey, Gordon J. [R-NH] | NH | R | H000951 | 4 | Constitutional Amendment - Declares that the right to life vests in a human being from the moment of fertilization. | 2025-07-21T19:32:26Z | |
| 99-sjres-19 | 99 | sjres | 19 | A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States for the protection of unborn children and other persons. | Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues | 1985-01-22 | 1985-05-15 | Committee on Judiciary requested executive comment from Justice Department. | Senate | Sen. Garn, E. J. (Jake) [R-UT] | UT | R | G000072 | 25 | 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. | 2025-07-21T19:32:26Z | |
| 99-sjres-21 | 99 | sjres | 21 | A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States with respect to the right to life. | Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues | 1985-01-22 | 1985-05-15 | Committee on Judiciary requested executive comment from Justice Department. | Senate | Sen. Grassley, Chuck [R-IA] | IA | R | G000386 | 2 | 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. | 2025-07-21T19:32:26Z | |
| 99-sjres-10 | 99 | sjres | 10 | A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relative to equal rights for women and men. | Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues | 1985-01-03 | 1985-05-15 | Committee on Judiciary requested executive comment from Justice Department. | Senate | Sen. Kennedy, Edward M. [D-MA] | MA | D | K000105 | 43 | Constitutional Amendment - Declares that equality of rights under the law shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or any State on account of sex. | 2025-07-21T19:32:26Z | |
| 99-sjres-2 | 99 | sjres | 2 | A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relating to voluntary silent prayer or reflection. | Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues | 1985-01-03 | 1986-04-03 | Committee on Judiciary received executive comment from Justice Department. | Senate | Sen. Hatch, Orrin G. [R-UT] | UT | R | H000338 | 5 | (Reported to Senate from the Committee on the Judiciary with amendment, S. Rept. 99-165) Constitutional Amendment - Declares that nothing in the Constitution shall be construed to prohibit individual or group silent prayer or reflection in public schools. Prohibits the United States or any State from requiring any person to participate in such prayer or reflection or to encourage any particular form of silent prayer or reflection. | 2025-07-21T19:32:26Z | |
| 99-sjres-3 | 99 | sjres | 3 | A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relating to voluntary school prayer. | Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues | 1985-01-03 | 1985-06-19 | Subcommittee on Constitution. Hearings held. | Senate | Sen. Thurmond, Strom [R-SC] | SC | R | T000254 | 10 | Constitutional Amendment - Declares that nothing in the Constitution shall abridge the right of persons to participate in voluntary prayer in public schools or institutions. States that no person shall be required by the United States or by any State to participate in prayer. Prohibits the United States or any State from composing words of prayer to be said in the public schools. | 2025-07-21T19:32:26Z | |
| 98-sjres-336 | 98 | sjres | 336 | A joint resolution to proclaim October 23, 1984, as "A Time of Remembrance" for all victims of terrorism throughout the world. | Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues | 1984-07-26 | 1984-09-28 | Became Public Law No: 98-429. | Senate | Sen. Denton, Jeremiah [R-AL] | AL | R | D000259 | 59 | Proclaims October 23, 1984, as "A Time of Remembrance" for Americans to take time to reflect on the sacrifices that have been made in the pursuit of peace and freedom. | 2025-07-21T19:32:26Z | |
| 98-sjres-317 | 98 | sjres | 317 | A joint resolution to designate August 1, 1984, as "Helsinki Human Rights Day". | Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues | 1984-06-20 | 1984-06-20 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary. | Senate | Sen. DeConcini, Dennis [D-AZ] | AZ | D | D000185 | 25 | Designates August 1, 1984, as Helsinki Human Rights Day. Authorizes and requests the President to issue a proclamation reasserting the American commitment to full implementation of the human rights and humanitarian provisions of the Helsinki Accords. Requests the President to raise the issue of noncompliance with such provisions with the Soviet Union and Eastern European countries at every available opportunity. | 2025-07-21T19:32:26Z | |
| 98-sjres-262 | 98 | sjres | 262 | A joint resolution to designate March 16, 1985, as "Freedom of Information Day". | Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues | 1984-03-20 | 1984-03-20 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary. | Senate | Sen. Packwood, Bob [R-OR] | OR | R | P000009 | 25 | Designates March 16, 1985, as Freedom of Information Day. | 2025-07-21T19:32:26Z | |
| 98-sjres-253 | 98 | sjres | 253 | A joint resolution to authorize and request the President to designate September 16, 1984 as "Ethnic American Day". | Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues | 1984-03-02 | 1984-09-10 | Referred to House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service. | Senate | Sen. Pressler, Larry [R-SD] | SD | R | P000513 | 33 | (Measure passed Senate, amended) Authorizes and requests the President to designate September 30, 1984, as Ethnic American Day. | 2025-07-21T19:32:26Z | |
| 98-sjres-231 | 98 | sjres | 231 | A joint resolution to provide for the awarding of a gold medal to Elie Wiesel in recognition of his humanitarian efforts and outstanding contributions to world literature and human rights. | Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues | 1984-02-09 | 1984-02-09 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking. | Senate | Sen. Dodd, Christopher J. [D-CT] | CT | D | D000388 | 41 | Authorizes the President, on behalf of Congress, to present to Elie Wiesel a gold medal in recognition of his humanitarian efforts and outstanding contributions to world literature and human rights. Authorizes appropriations. Authorizes the Secretary of the Treasury to provide for the public sale of bronze duplicates of such medal. | 2025-01-14T18:20:21Z | |
| 98-sjres-234 | 98 | sjres | 234 | A joint resolution to designate the week of February 11, 1984 through February 18, 1984, as "League of United Latin American Citizens Week". | Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues | 1984-02-09 | 1984-02-09 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary. | Senate | Sen. Bentsen, Lloyd M. [D-TX] | TX | D | B000401 | 0 | Designates the week of February 11 through February 18, 1984, as League of United Latin American Citizens Week. | 2025-07-21T19:32:26Z |
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