Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States prohibiting Congress and the States from abridging the right of citizens to affordable, quality health care.

Bill: 115-hjres-116
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. McEachin, A. Donald [D-VA-4]
Introduced: 2017-07-28
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Constitution and constitutional amendments

Health care costs and insurance

Health care coverage and access

Health care quality
Latest action: action_date: 2017-08-17
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.

Summaries:
action_date: 2017-07-28
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Constitutional Amendment</b></p> This joint resolution proposes a constitutional amendment that grants U.S. citizens a right to affordable, quality health care.

tv_txt: IA 115th CONGRESS 1st Session H. J. RES. 116 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 28, 2017 Mr. McEachin (for himself, Mr. Thompson of Mississippi , Mrs. Watson Coleman , Mr. Evans , Mr. Hastings , Ms. Clarke of New York , Ms. Kelly of Illinois , Ms. Barragán , and Ms. Jayapal ) submitted the following joint resolution; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary JOINT RESOLUTION Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States prohibiting Congress and the States from abridging the right of citizens to affordable, quality health care.

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:  — 1. The right of citizens of the United States to affordable, quality health care shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State. 2. The Congress shall have power to enforce this article by appropriate legislation. .