H.J.Res. 34 — Introduced in House

IA 118th CONGRESS 1st Session H. J. RES. 34 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 17, 2023Ms. Mace submitted the following joint resolution; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary JOINT RESOLUTION Expressing the sense of Congress that a woman’s ability to travel out of State to receive services available in that State which would otherwise not be available in the State that they reside in, is protected under Article IV of the Constitution. Whereas Section 2 of Article IV of the Constitution provides for the rights of a citizen of one State who is temporarily visiting another State, the privileges, and immunities of a citizen of the latter State; Whereas the constitutional right to travel from one State to another is embedded in our jurisprudence and affirmed by the Supreme Court in United States v. Guest, 383 U.S. 745, 757 (1996); and Whereas, in Shapiro v. Thompson, 394 U.S. 618, (1969), that the right is so important that it is assertable against private interference as well as governmental action . . . a virtually unconditional, personal right, guaranteed by the Constitution to us all.: Now, therefore, be it That it is the sense of Congress that no State should enact any law that impedes a woman’s ability to engage in interstate travel generally, or to receive services available in that State that are otherwise unavailable in their own State.