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House joint resolution · 107th Congress · Did not become law

Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States with respect to the right to life.

H.J.Res. 20Introduced Feb 14, 2001Policy area: Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
Sponsor: Rep. James Oberstar D-MN
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Where it went

Latest action: Feb 23, 2001 — Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.

Vote results

No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).

Cosponsors

34 cosponsors — 29 Republicans, 5 Democrats

28 of 34 cosponsors (82%) are from the other party.

W. Akin (R-MO), Dick Armey (R-TX), Richard Baker (R-LA), James Barcia (D-MI), Roscoe Bartlett (R-MD), Joe Barton (R-TX), Dan Burton (R-IN), Mac Collins (R-GA), Jo Ann Davis (R-VA), James DeMint (R-SC), Phil English (R-PA), Sam Graves (R-MO), Mark Green (R-WI), Ralph Hall (R-TX), Melissa Hart (R-PA), Robin Hayes (R-NC), Kenny Hulshof (R-MO), Tom Latham (R-IA), William Lipinski (D-IL), Ken Lucas (D-KY), Sue Myrick (R-NC), Mike Pence (R-IN), Charles Pickering (R-MS), Joseph Pitts (R-PA), Bob Riley (R-AL), Jim Ryun (R-KS), John Shimkus (R-IL), Ronnie Shows (D-MS), Christopher Smith (R-NJ), Cliff Stearns (R-FL) and 4 more.

More from the sponsor

Other 107th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. James Oberstar.

Sponsor’s state and district

Minnesota in Congress · MN-8 district

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Data as of Sep 28, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.