[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.J. Res. 20 Introduced in House (IH)]

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117th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. J. RES. 20

    Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States 
 recognizing and securing the fundamental right to life, liberty, and 
     property, which includes housing, health care, education, and 
                               nutrition.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 28, 2021

  Ms. Adams (for herself, Ms. Schakowsky, and Ms. Omar) 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 
 recognizing and securing the fundamental right to life, liberty, and 
     property, which includes housing, health care, education, and 
                               nutrition.

    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--

    ``The right of any person to affordable housing, cost-effective 
health care, quality education, and adequate nutrition shall not be 
denied or abridged by the United States or any State, and the Congress 
shall have power to enforce and implement this article by appropriate 
legislation.''.
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