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HJRES 35 112th Congress House

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

Introduced: July 29, 2011 See on congress.gov
Labor and Employment Constitution and constitutional amendmentsEmployment discrimination and employee rightsLabor-management relationsWages and earnings
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Feb 28, 2011
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.
Feb 14, 2011
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Feb 14, 2011
Introduced in House
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 Latest action February 28, 2011

Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 10
All 10 Democratic 7
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Carson, André
Indiana · Jul 29, 2011
 D
Cleaver, Emanuel
Missouri · Jul 29, 2011
 D
Clyburn, James E.
South Carolina · Jul 29, 2011
CUMMINGS, ELIJAH
· Jul 29, 2011
 D
Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · Jul 29, 2011
 D
Johnson, Henry C. "Hank"
Georgia · Jul 29, 2011
 D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Jul 29, 2011
PAYNE, DONALD
· Jul 29, 2011
 D
Thompson, Bennie G.
Mississippi · Jul 29, 2011
WATT, MELVIN
· Jul 29, 2011
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APA
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.. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HJRES-35/
MLA
"H.J. Res. 35: Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States respecting the right to full employment and balanced growth.." 112th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HJRES-35/.
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H.J. Res. 35, 112th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/112-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.](https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HJRES-35/)
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