[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.J. Res. 30 Introduced in House (IH)]






109th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. J. RES. 30

    Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States 
regarding the right of citizens of the United States to health care of 
                          equal high quality.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 2, 2005

   Mr. Jackson of Illinois (for himself, Mr. Stark, Ms. Carson, Mrs. 
 Christensen, Mr. Clyburn, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Cummings, Mr. Fattah, Mr. 
  Gutierrez, Mr. Jefferson, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mrs. 
 Jones of Ohio, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, Mr. Kucinich, Mr. Meek of 
Florida, Mr. Owens, Mr. Rush, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Thompson of Mississippi, 
  Ms. Velazquez, Ms. Waters, Ms. Watson, Mr. Watt, Ms. McKinney, Mr. 
Cleaver, Ms. Schakowsky, 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 citizens of the United States to health care 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 health care of 
equal high quality.
    ``Section 2. The Congress shall have power to enforce and implement 
this article by appropriate legislation.''.
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