SENATE RESOLUTION 30 -- HONORING MISSISSIPPI'S GESTATIONAL AGE ACT
Congressional Record Vol. 171, No. 13
(Senate - January 22, 2025) PDF
Mrs. HYDE-SMITH (for herself, Mr. Wicker, Mr. Hoeven, Mr. Marshall,
Mr. Ricketts, Mr. Lee, and Mr. Banks) submitted the following
resolution; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary:
Whereas, on January 15, 2018, Mississippi State
Representative Becky Currie of Brookhaven, Mississippi
introduced the Gestational Age Act to protect unborn children
from elective abortion after 15 weeks gestation;
Whereas, on March 19, 2018, the Gestational Age Act was
passed by the Mississippi State Legislature, approved by
Mississippi Governor Phil Bryant, and enacted into law;
Whereas, in May 2021, the United States Supreme Court
agreed to review Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health, 597 U.S.
215 (2022), a challenge to the constitutionality of the
Gestational Age Act, where the question before the Court was
whether all pre-viability prohibitions on elective abortion
are unconstitutional; and
Whereas, on June 24, 2022, the United States Supreme Court
issued its historical decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's
Health, holding that "the Constitution does not confer a
right to abortion. Roe and Casey must be overruled, and the
authority to regulate abortion must be returned to the people
and their elected representatives.": Now, therefore, be it
Resolved, That the Senate--
(1) expresses profound gratitude to Mississippi State
Representative Becky Currie for introducing the catalyst that
ultimately brought about the historical victory of
overturning Roe v. Wade, 410 U.S. 113 (1973) and Planned
Parenthood v. Casey, 503 U.S. 833 (1992); and
(2) honors life-affirming States across the country that
have enacted laws aimed to value and protect the inherent
dignity of every mother and unborn child.
Mrs. HYDE-SMITH. Mr. President, I would like to enter into the Record
a resolution honoring Representative Becky Currie in this role in
history that she plays.
Today, I am introducing a Senate resolution honoring the Mississippi
Gestational Age Act:
Whereas, on January 15, 2018, Mississippi State
Representative Becky Currie of Brookhaven, Mississippi
introduced the Gestational Age Act to protect unborn children
from elective abortion after 15 weeks gestation;
Whereas, on March 19, 2018, the Gestational Age Act was
passed by the Mississippi State Legislature, approved by
Mississippi Governor Phil Bryant, and enacted into law;
Whereas, in May 2021, the United States Supreme Court
agreed to review Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health . . . a
challenge to the constitutionality of the Gestational Age
Act, where the question before the Court was whether all pre-
viability prohibitions on elective abortion are
unconstitutional; and
Whereas, on June 24, 2022, the United States Supreme Court
issued its historical decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's
Health, holding that "the Constitution does not confer a
right to abortion. Roe and Casey must be overruled, and the
authority to regulate abortion must be returned to the people
and their elected representatives.": Now, therefore, be it
Resolved, That the Senate--
(1) expresses profound gratitude to Mississippi State
Representative Becky Currie for introducing the catalyst that
ultimately brought about the historical victory of
overturning Roe v. Wade . . . and Planned Parenthood v.
Casey; and
(2) honors life-affirming States across the country that
have enacted laws aimed to value and protect the inherent
dignity of every mother and unborn child.