HJRES 35 · 108th Congress 2003–2005, ended

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

Introduced Mar 4, 2003 Originated House Sponsor Jesse L. Jackson, Jr. D-IL

Fact sheet

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.

  1. IntroducedMar 4, 2003
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Constitutional Amendment - Provides that every citizen 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 citizens 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.

Cosponsors 5

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jul 18, 2003 to Apr 28, 2004.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-MSBennie G. ThompsonJul 18, 2003
D-MDElijah E. CummingsNov 21, 2003
D-FLKendrick B. MeekNov 21, 2003
D-MOWm. Lacy ClayNov 21, 2003
D-MIJohn Conyers, Jr.Apr 28, 2004

Actions 3

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. May 5, 2003Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.
  2. Mar 4, 2003Introduced in House
  3. Mar 4, 2003Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Labor and Employment.

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