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.
Latest action · May 5, 2003 Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.
Progress
Where this resolution reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedMar 4, 2003
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Cosponsors 37
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 4, 2003 to Nov 17, 2004; 21 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-PR | Anibal Acevedo-Vila | Original | Mar 4, 2003 |
| D-CA | Barbara Lee | Original | Mar 4, 2003 |
| D-MS | Bennie G. Thompson | Original | Mar 4, 2003 |
| D-IL | Bobby L. Rush | Original | Mar 4, 2003 |
| D-MI | Carolyn C. Kilpatrick | Original | Mar 4, 2003 |
| D-PA | Chaka Fattah | Original | Mar 4, 2003 |
| D-IL | Danny K. Davis | Original | Mar 4, 2003 |
| D-OH | Dennis J. Kucinich | Original | Mar 4, 2003 |
| D-CA | Diane E. Watson | Original | Mar 4, 2003 |
| D-NJ | Donald M. Payne | Original | Mar 4, 2003 |
| D-VI | Donna M. Christensen | Original | Mar 4, 2003 |
| D-NY | Edolphus Towns | Original | Mar 4, 2003 |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Original | Mar 4, 2003 |
| D-MI | John Conyers, Jr. | Original | Mar 4, 2003 |
| D-GA | John Lewis | Original | Mar 4, 2003 |
| D-CA | Juanita Millender-McDonald | Original | Mar 4, 2003 |
| D-NY | Major R. Owens | Original | Mar 4, 2003 |
| D-NY | Maurice D. Hinchey | Original | Mar 4, 2003 |
| D-TX | Sheila Jackson Lee | Original | Mar 4, 2003 |
| D-OH | Stephanie Tubbs Jones | Original | Mar 4, 2003 |
| D-MO | Wm. Lacy Clay | Original | Mar 4, 2003 |
| D-MD | Elijah E. Cummings | Mar 20, 2003 | |
| D-NC | Melvin L. Watt | Mar 20, 2003 | |
| D-FL | Alcee L. Hastings | Nov 21, 2003 | |
| D-CA | Bob Filner | Nov 21, 2003 | |
| D-TN | Harold E. Ford Jr. | Nov 21, 2003 | |
| D-FL | Kendrick B. Meek | Nov 21, 2003 | |
| D-SC | James E. Clyburn | Apr 28, 2004 | |
| D-IN | Julia Carson | Apr 28, 2004 | |
| D-LA | William J. Jefferson | Apr 28, 2004 | |
| D-CA | Maxine Waters | May 12, 2004 | |
| D-VA | Robert C. "Bobby" Scott | May 12, 2004 | |
| D-GA | Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. | May 12, 2004 | |
| D-IL | Luis V. Gutierrez | Jun 17, 2004 | |
| D-RI | Patrick J. Kennedy | Jun 17, 2004 | |
| D-NY | Gregory W. Meeks | Nov 17, 2004 | |
| D-OH | Tim Ryan | Nov 17, 2004 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Judiciary Committee | Referred Mar 4, 2003 |
| Constitution and Limited Government Subcommittee | Referred May 5, 2003 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- May 5, 2003Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.
- Mar 4, 2003Introduced in House
- Mar 4, 2003Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Titles 1
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- 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.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Education.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Mar 4, 2003Introduced in House
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