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H.J.Res. 35 (112th)

Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States respecting the right to full employment and balanced growth.

referredUnited States· United States Congress· EN

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], Rep. Conyers, John, Jr. [D-MI-13], Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7], Rep. Brown, Corrine [D-FL-5], Rep. Davis, Danny K. [D-IL-7], Rep. Clay, Wm. Lacy [D-MO-1], Rep. Butterfield, G. K. [D-NC-1], Rep. Carson, André [D-IN-7], Rep. Cleaver, Emanuel [D-MO-5], Rep. Clyburn, James E. [D-SC-6], Rep. Cummings, Elijah E. [D-MD-7], Rep. Fattah, Chaka [D-PA-2], Rep. Filner, Bob [D-CA-51], Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank" [D-GA-4], Rep. Kaptur, Marcy [D-OH-9], Rep. Kucinich, Dennis J. [D-OH-10], Rep. Lewis, John [D-GA-5], Rep. Payne, Donald M. [D-NJ-10], Rep. Rangel, Charles B. [D-NY-15], Rep. Rush, Bobby L. [D-IL-1], David Scott, Rep. Thompson, Bennie G. [D-MS-2], Rep. Towns, Edolphus [D-NY-10], Rep. Watt, Melvin L. [D-NC-12], Rep. Bass, Karen [D-CA-37], Rep. Fudge, Marcia L. [D-OH-11], Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18], Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-12], Rep. Ellison, Keith [D-MN-5]

Subjects

Rule of law

Source updated

3 January 2025

Rule of law

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Summary

Constitutional Amendment - Provides that every person has the right to: (1) work; (2) free choice of employment; (3) just and favorable conditions of work; (4) protection against unemployment; and (5) equal pay for equal work, without any discrimination. Provides that all persons who work have the right to: (1) just and favorable remuneration ensuring for themselves and their family an existence worthy of human dignity, and supplemented, if necessary, by other means of social protection; and (2) form and join trade unions for the protection of their interests.

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Timeline

  1. 14 February 2011

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 14 February 2011

    Introduced

    Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 14 February 2011

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  4. 28 February 2011

    Referred

    Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.

    Source: Committee

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