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House joint resolution · 109th Congress · Did not become law

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.

H.J.Res. 29Introduced Mar 2, 2005Policy area: Education
Sponsor: Rep. Jesse Jackson D-IL
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Where it went

Latest action: Mar 2, 2005 — Referred to the House Committee on Judiciary.

Vote results

No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).

Cosponsors

35 cosponsors — 35 Democrats

0 of 35 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.

Sanford Bishop (D-GA), Julia Carson (D-IN), Donna Christensen (D-VI), Wm. Clay (D-MO), Emanuel Cleaver (D-MO), James Clyburn (D-SC), John Conyers (D-MI), Elijah Cummings (D-MD), Danny Davis (D-IL), Chaka Fattah (D-PA), Harold Ford (D-TN), Al Green (D-TX), Raúl Grijalva (D-AZ), Luis Gutierrez (D-IL), William Jefferson (D-LA), Eddie Johnson (D-TX), Stephanie Jones (D-OH), Patrick Kennedy (D-RI), Carolyn Kilpatrick (D-MI), Dennis Kucinich (D-OH), John Lewis (D-GA), Cynthia McKinney (D-GA), Kendrick Meek (D-FL), Juanita Millender-McDonald (D-CA), Major Owens (D-NY), Donald Payne (D-NJ), Bobby Rush (D-IL), Tim Ryan (D-OH), David Scott (D-GA), Jose Serrano (D-NY) and 5 more.

More from the sponsor

Other 109th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Jesse Jackson.

Sponsor’s state and district

Illinois in Congress · IL-2 district

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Data as of Sep 27, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.