H.J.Res.4 - Health Protection Amendment of 2009
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States regarding health care.
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111th CONGRESSCommentsClose CommentsPermalink
1st SessionCommentsClose CommentsPermalink
H. J. RES. 4CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States regarding health care.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESCommentsClose CommentsPermalink
January 6, 2009CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Ms. MCCOLLUM introduced the following joint resolution; which was referred to the Committee on the JudiciaryCommentsClose CommentsPermalink
JOINT RESOLUTIONCommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States regarding health care.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
This joint resolution may be cited as the ‘Health Protection Amendment of 2009’.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
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:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
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‘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.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘Section 2. The Congress shall have power to enforce and implement this article by appropriate legislation.’.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
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