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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 citizens of the United States to health care of equal high quality.

H.J.Res. 30Introduced Mar 2, 2005Policy area: Health
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 — 34 Democrats, 1 independent

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

Julia Carson (D-IN), Donna Christensen (D-VI), Emanuel Cleaver (D-MO), James Clyburn (D-SC), John Conyers (D-MI), Elijah Cummings (D-MD), Danny Davis (D-IL), Chaka Fattah (D-PA), Al Green (D-TX), Raúl Grijalva (D-AZ), Luis Gutierrez (D-IL), Maurice Hinchey (D-NY), William Jefferson (D-LA), Eddie Johnson (D-TX), Stephanie Jones (D-OH), Patrick Kennedy (D-RI), 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), Charles Rangel (D-NY), Bobby Rush (D-IL), Tim Ryan (D-OH), Bernie Sanders (I-VT), Janice Schakowsky (D-IL), Jose Serrano (D-NY), Pete Stark (D-CA), Bennie Thompson (D-MS) 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.