[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.J. Res. 4 Introduced in House (IH)]







111th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. J. RES. 4

    Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States 
                         regarding health care.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 6, 2009

   Ms. McCollum 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 health care.

    Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United 
States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This joint resolution may be cited as the ``Health Protection 
Amendment of 2009''.

SEC. 2. 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:

                              ``Article --

    ``Section 1. Health care, 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.
    ``Section 2. The Congress shall have power to enforce and implement 
this article by appropriate legislation.''.
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