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IA 109th CONGRESS 2d Session H. J. RES. 99 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES September 29, 2006 Ms. McCollum of Minnesota introduced the following joint resolution; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary JOINT RESOLUTION Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States regarding healthcare.

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Short title

This joint resolution may be cited as the Health Protection Amendment.

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Constitutional amendment

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 within seven years after the date of its submission for ratification: —

1.Healthcare, including care to prevent and treat illness, is the right of all citizens of the United States and necessary to ensure the strength of the Nation.

2.The Congress shall have power to enforce and implement this article by appropriate legislation.

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