[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.J. Res. 29 Introduced in House (IH)]






109th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. J. RES. 29

    Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States 
 regarding the right of all citizens of the United States to a public 
                    education of equal high quality.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 2, 2005

Mr. Jackson of Illinois (for himself, Ms. Carson, Mrs. Christensen, Mr. 
Clay, Mr. Clyburn, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Cummings, Mr. Fattah, Mr. Ford, Mr. 
  Gutierrez, Mr. Jefferson, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mrs. 
Jones of Ohio, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, Ms. Kilpatrick of Michigan, 
Mr. Kucinich, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Meek of Florida, Mr. Owens, Mr. 
 Rush, Mr. Scott of Georgia, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Thompson of Mississippi, 
  Ms. Velazquez, Ms. Waters, Ms. Watson, Mr. Watt, Ms. McKinney, Mr. 
Cleaver, Mr. Ryan of Ohio, Ms. Millender-McDonald, and Mr. Al Green of 
Texas) introduced the following joint resolution; which was referred to 
                     the Committee on the Judiciary

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                            JOINT RESOLUTION


 
    Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States 
 regarding the right of all citizens of the United States to a public 
                    education of equal high quality.

    Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United 
States of America in Congress assembled 
(two-thirds of each House concurring therein),  That the following 
article is proposed as an amendment to the Constitution of the United 
States, which shall be valid to all intents and purposes as part of the 
Constitution when ratified by the legislatures of three-fourths of the 
several States:

                              ``Article --

    ``Section 1. All persons shall enjoy the right to a public 
education of equal high quality.
    ``Section 2. The Congress shall have power to enforce and implement 
this article by appropriate legislation.''.
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