Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States regarding health care.

Bill: 117-hjres-44
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. McCollum, Betty [D-MN-4]
Introduced: 2021-04-22
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Constitution and constitutional amendments

Health care coverage and access

Health promotion and preventive care
Latest action: action_date: 2021-10-19
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.

Summaries:
action_date: 2021-04-22
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Constitutional Amendment</b></p> This joint resolution proposes a constitutional amendment that establishes health care as a right for the people of the United States.

tv_txt: IA 117th CONGRESS 1st Session H. J. RES. 44 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES April 22, 2021 Ms. McCollum (for herself, Mr. Pocan , Ms. Jayapal , and Ms. Omar ) 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 regarding 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. Health care, including care to prevent and treat illness, is the right of the people and necessary to ensure the strength of the Nation. 2. The Congress shall have power to enforce and implement this article by appropriate legislation. .