HouseH.Res. 1382119th Congress
Celebrating the historic anniversary of the June 24, 2022, decision of the Supreme Court of the United States in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization.
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[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 1382 Introduced in House (IH)]
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119th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. RES. 1382
Celebrating the historic anniversary of the June 24, 2022, decision of
the Supreme Court of the United States in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's
Health Organization.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
June 24, 2026
Mr. Smith of New Jersey (for himself, Mrs. Fischbach, Mr. Aderholt, Mr.
Ogles, Mr. McGuire, Mr. Clyde, Mr. Higgins of Louisiana, Mr. Mann, Mr.
Moore of Alabama, Mr. Rose, Mr. Simpson, Mr. Stutzman, and Mr. Webster
of Florida) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to
the Committee on the Judiciary
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RESOLUTION
Celebrating the historic anniversary of the June 24, 2022, decision of
the Supreme Court of the United States in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's
Health Organization.
Whereas the Declaration of Independence announces the self-evident truth that
``all men are created equal'' and ``are endowed by their Creator with
certain unalienable Rights'';
Whereas the first of those unalienable rights is the right to life;
Whereas modern science has illuminated our understanding of the humanity of
unborn life;
Whereas the Supreme Court of the United States committed a grave error in Roe v.
Wade, 410 U.S. 113 (1973) (referred to in this preamble as Roe), by
inventing a constitutional right to abortion, thereby denying a class of
innocent people their right to life;
Whereas more than 63,000,000 unborn lives were lost to abortion under Roe;
Whereas, on June 24, 2022, the Supreme Court of the United States, in Dobbs v.
Jackson Women's Health Organization, 142 S. Ct. 2228 (2022) (referred to
in this preamble as Dobbs), corrected the grave error committed in Roe,
by holding that ``the Constitution does not confer a right to abortion''
and that ``Roe and Casey must be overruled, and the authority to
regulate abortion must be returned to the people and their elected
representatives'';
Whereas many States have taken historic steps to protect unborn life since the
ruling of the Supreme Court of the United States in Dobbs;
Whereas the Supreme Court in Dobbs reaffirmed that authority to regulate
abortion belongs to the people and their elected representatives, yet
the dangerous mail-order abortion drug policy advanced by the Biden
Administration undermined and continues to undermine the ability of
States to enforce laws enacted to protect unborn life;
Whereas, after the Dobbs decision, more than 2,700 pregnancy centers across the
United States have continued to help meet the physical, psychological,
emotional, and spiritual needs of millions of women and families
navigating pregnancy and to offer life-affirming alternatives to
abortion; and
Whereas many millions of people in the United States continue to press to
protect unborn life and strengthen support for families charged with
protecting that life: Now, therefore, be it
Resolved, That the House of Representatives--
(1) commemorates 4 years since the ruling of the Supreme
Court of the United States in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health
Organization, 142 S. Ct. 2228 (2022) (referred to in this
resolution as Dobbs);
(2) celebrates the millions of lives that will be saved as
a result of the ruling in Dobbs;
(3) commits to protecting the unalienable right to life and
guarding unborn lives against lethal violence;
(4) commits to supporting families, including new and
expectant mothers and their children;
(5) recognizes that the promise of Dobbs requires respect
for the authority of the people and their elected
representatives to enact and enforce laws protecting unborn
life; and
(6) commits to proclaiming the humanity of the unborn,
consistent with the findings of modern science and the
unswerving demands of justice.
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