[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.J. Res. 33 Introduced in House (IH)]






109th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. J. RES. 33

    Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States 
  respecting the right to a clean, safe, and sustainable environment.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 2, 2005

  Mr. Jackson of Illinois 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 
  respecting the right to a clean, safe, and sustainable environment.

    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 have a right to a clean, safe, and 
sustainable environment, which right shall not be denied or abridged by 
the United States or any State.
    ``Section 2. The Congress shall have power to enforce and implement 
this article by appropriate legislation.''.
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