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118TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. RES. 546 

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. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JUNE 22, 2023 

Mr. SMITH of New Jersey (for himself, Mrs. HARSHBARGER, Ms. STEFANIK, 

Mr. ADERHOLT, Mr. BANKS, Mr. DUNN of Florida, Mr. WEBER of Texas, 

Mr. BURCHETT, Mr. KELLY of Pennsylvania, Mr. MOONEY, Mr. TONY

GONZALES of Texas, Mr. HUDSON, Mr. BUCSHON, Mr. MOOLENAAR, Mr. 

WESTERMAN, Mr. ISSA, Mr. KELLY of Mississippi, Mrs. MILLER of Illinois, Mr. BRECHEEN, Mr. HIGGINS of Louisiana, Mr. CARL, Mr. GUEST, 

and Mr. BOST) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to 

the Committee on the Judiciary 

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 selfevident 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; 


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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; 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 

1 Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 

2 (1) commemorates 1 year since the ruling of 

3 the Supreme Court of the United States in Dobbs 

4 v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, 142 S. 

5 Ct. 2228 (2022) (referred to in this resolution as 

6 Dobbs); 


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1 (2) celebrates the millions of lives that will be 

2 saved as a result of the ruling in Dobbs; 

3 (3) commits to protecting the unalienable right 

4 to life and guarding unborn lives against lethal vio5 lence; 

6 (4) commits to supporting families, including 

7 new and expectant mothers and their children; and 

8 (5) commits to proclaiming the humanity of the 

9 unborn, consistent with the findings of modern 

10 science and the unswerving demands of justice. 

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