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HJRES 29 109th Congress House Education Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues Constitutional amendments Educational equalization Elementary and secondary education Elementary education Higher education Law Secondary education

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.

Introduced: March 2, 2005 See on congress.gov
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Mar 2, 2005
Referred to the House Committee on Judiciary.
Mar 2, 2005
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Constitutional Amendment - Provides that all persons shall enjoy the right to a public education of equal high quality.

What's happening now March 2, 2005

Referred to the House Committee on Judiciary.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 8
All 8 Democratic 8
D
Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · Apr 13, 2005
 D
Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · Apr 13, 2005
 D
Cleaver, Emanuel
Missouri · Mar 2, 2005
 D
Clyburn, James E.
South Carolina · Mar 2, 2005
 D
Green, Al
Texas · Mar 2, 2005
 D
Thompson, Bennie G.
Mississippi · Mar 2, 2005
 D
Velázquez, Nydia M.
New York · Mar 2, 2005
 D
Waters, Maxine
California · Mar 2, 2005
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.J. Res. 29: 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.. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HJRES-29/
MLA
"H.J. Res. 29: 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.." 109th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HJRES-29/.
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H.J. Res. 29, 109th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HJRES-29/.
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[H.J. Res. 29: 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.](https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HJRES-29/)
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