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HJRES 42 110th Congress House

Health Protection Amendment of 2007

Official title: Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States regarding health care.

Introduced: April 26, 2007 Introduced by: McCollum, Betty Democratic · Minnesota See on congress.gov
Health Access to health careCivil Rights and Liberties, Minority IssuesConstitutional amendmentsLawPreventive medicine
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Passed House
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Became law
May 4, 2007
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
Apr 26, 2007
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Apr 26, 2007
Introduced in House
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 Latest action May 4, 2007

Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Constitutional Amendment - Health Protection Amendment of 2007 - Declares that health care, including care to prevent and treat illness, is the right of all U.S. citizens and necessary to ensure the strength of the nation.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.J. Res. 42: Health Protection Amendment of 2007. 110th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HJRES-42/
MLA
"H.J. Res. 42: Health Protection Amendment of 2007." 110th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HJRES-42/.
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H.J. Res. 42, 110th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HJRES-42/.
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