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

Introduced: March 4, 2003 See on congress.gov
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May 5, 2003
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.
Mar 4, 2003
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Mar 4, 2003
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
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.

What's happening now May 5, 2003

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 · Jul 18, 2003
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.J. Res. 35: Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States respecting the right to full employment and balanced growth.. 108th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HJRES-35/
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"H.J. Res. 35: Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States respecting the right to full employment and balanced growth.." 108th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HJRES-35/.
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H.J. Res. 35, 108th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HJRES-35/.
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