United States · Bill · HJRES
H.J.Res. 29 (112th)
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States regarding the right of all citizens of the United States to a public education of equal high quality.
Introduced
14 February 2011
Last action
28 February 2011 · Referred
Status
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.
Sponsors
Rep. Jackson, Jesse L., Jr. [D-IL-2], JOHN CONYERS, Raúl Grijalva, Rep. Brown, Corrine [D-FL-5], Rep. Davis, Danny K. [D-IL-7], WM. CLAY, G. K. Butterfield, Rep. Carson, André [D-IN-7], Emanuel Cleaver, James Clyburn, ELIJAH CUMMINGS, Rep. Fattah, Chaka [D-PA-2], Rep. Filner, Bob [D-CA-51], Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank" [D-GA-4], Marcy Kaptur, Rep. Kucinich, Dennis J. [D-OH-10], JOHN LEWIS, Rep. Payne, Donald M. [D-NJ-10], Rep. Rangel, Charles B. [D-NY-19], BOBBY RUSH, David Scott, Bennie Thompson, Rep. Towns, Edolphus [D-NY-11], Rep. Watt, Melvin L. [D-NC-12], Karen Bass, Marcia Fudge, Sheila Jackson Lee, Barbara Lee, Keith Ellison
Subjects
Rule of law, Education
Source updated
3 January 2025
Summary
Constitutional Amendment - Provides that all persons shall enjoy the right to a public education of equal high quality.
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Timeline
14 February 2011
Introduced
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Source: IntroReferral
14 February 2011
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
14 February 2011
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
28 February 2011
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.
Source: Committee
Votes
No vote records are attached yet.
Versions
- Introduced in House · 14 February 2011 · Official file
Documents
3 official files
Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House · EN · 14 February 2011
Introduced in House (PDF)
Introduced in House · EN · 14 February 2011
Introduced in House
summary · EN · 14 February 2011
Sponsors
- Rep. Jackson, Jesse L., Jr. [D-IL-2] · D · Sponsor
- JOHN CONYERS · D · Cosponsor
- Raúl Grijalva · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Brown, Corrine [D-FL-5] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Davis, Danny K. [D-IL-7] · D · Cosponsor
- WM. CLAY · D · Cosponsor
- G. K. Butterfield · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Carson, André [D-IN-7] · D · Cosponsor
- Emanuel Cleaver · D · Cosponsor
- James Clyburn · D · Cosponsor
- ELIJAH CUMMINGS · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Fattah, Chaka [D-PA-2] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Filner, Bob [D-CA-51] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank" [D-GA-4] · D · Cosponsor
- Marcy Kaptur · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Kucinich, Dennis J. [D-OH-10] · D · Cosponsor
- JOHN LEWIS · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Payne, Donald M. [D-NJ-10] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Rangel, Charles B. [D-NY-19] · D · Cosponsor
- BOBBY RUSH · D · Cosponsor
- David Scott · D · Cosponsor
- Bennie Thompson · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Towns, Edolphus [D-NY-11] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Watt, Melvin L. [D-NC-12] · D · Cosponsor
- Karen Bass · D · Cosponsor
- Marcia Fudge · D · Cosponsor
- Sheila Jackson Lee · D · Cosponsor
- Barbara Lee · D · Cosponsor
- Keith Ellison · D · Cosponsor
- · hsju00 · Standing
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/112th-congress/house-joint-resolution/29
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hjres/29
- us · 112-hjres-29 · source updated 3 January 2025