Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States respecting the right to full employment and balanced growth.
Latest action · Feb 28, 2011 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.
- IntroducedFeb 14, 2011
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Constitutional Amendment - Provides that every person 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 persons 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 28
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jul 21, 2011 to Nov 17, 2011.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-MI | John Conyers, Jr. | Jul 21, 2011 | |
| D-AZ | Raúl M. Grijalva | Jul 21, 2011 | |
| D-IN | André Carson | Jul 29, 2011 | |
| D-CA | Barbara Lee | Jul 29, 2011 | |
| D-MS | Bennie G. Thompson | Jul 29, 2011 | |
| D-CA | Bob Filner | Jul 29, 2011 | |
| D-IL | Bobby L. Rush | Jul 29, 2011 | |
| D-PA | Chaka Fattah | Jul 29, 2011 | |
| D-NY | Charles B. Rangel | Jul 29, 2011 | |
| D-FL | Corrine Brown | Jul 29, 2011 | |
| D-IL | Danny K. Davis | Jul 29, 2011 | |
| D-GA | David Scott | Jul 29, 2011 | |
| D-OH | Dennis J. Kucinich | Jul 29, 2011 | |
| D-NJ | Donald M. Payne | Jul 29, 2011 | |
| D-NY | Edolphus Towns | Jul 29, 2011 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Feb 28, 2011Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.
- Feb 14, 2011Introduced in House
- Feb 14, 2011Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Labor and Employment.
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- Feb 14, 2011Introduced in House
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