[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.J. Res. 97 Introduced in House (IH)]

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114th CONGRESS
  2d Session
H. J. RES. 97

Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to make 
                   a quality education a civil right.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             July 14, 2016

Mr. Honda (for himself, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. Ellison, Ms. Linda T. Sanchez 
    of California, Ms. Judy Chu of California, and Mr. Butterfield) 
  submitted 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 to make 
                   a quality education a civil right.

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

                              ``Article--

    ``Section 1. No person shall be denied the right to a fair and 
equal education which right shall not be denied or in any way abridged 
by the United States or any State or any place subject to their 
jurisdiction. It shall be the responsibility of States, Indian Tribes 
and territories to provide a quality education to all persons.
    ``Section 2. The Congress shall have power to enforce and implement 
this article by appropriate legislation.''.
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