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HJRES 39 106th Congress House Housing and Community Development Affordable housing Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues Constitutional amendments Law

Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States respecting the right to a home.

Introduced: March 16, 1999 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Mar 31, 1999
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.
Mar 16, 1999
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Mar 16, 1999
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Constitutional Amendment - States that all U.S. citizens shall have a right to a home, which right shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or any State.

What's happening now March 31, 1999

Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1
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Thompson, Bennie G.
Mississippi · Oct 21, 1999
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.J. Res. 39: Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States respecting the right to a home.. 106th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HJRES-39/
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"H.J. Res. 39: Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States respecting the right to a home.." 106th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HJRES-39/.
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H.J. Res. 39, 106th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HJRES-39/.
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