House joint resolution · 112th Congress · Did not become law
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relating to equality of rights and reproductive rights.
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedFeb 14, 2011
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Feb 28, 2011 — Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.J.Res. 31.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. JACKSON of Illinois, as printed in the Congressional Record (Page H776):Article VSource: Congress.gov, record updated January 3, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 9 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.J.Res. 31, 112th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hjres/31
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- January 3, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 25, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
949953583563b53af454359eec56bc7b9bdfa18ec58d56cbce362c4dfd33e741
PORKER shows the statement exactly as printed, with the page markup removed. It is the sponsor’s claim; it is not a legal finding.
Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list a CBO cost estimate or a committee report (as of January 3, 2025). Not every bill gets one.
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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
29 cosponsors — 29 Democrats
0 of 29 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
Karen Bass (D-CA), Corrine Brown (D-FL), G. K. Butterfield (D-NC), André Carson (D-IN), Wm. Clay (D-MO), Emanuel Cleaver (D-MO), James Clyburn (D-SC), John Conyers (D-MI), Elijah Cummings (D-MD), Danny Davis (D-IL), Keith Ellison (D-MN), Chaka Fattah (D-PA), Bob Filner (D-CA), Marcia Fudge (D-OH), Raúl Grijalva (D-AZ), Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX), Henry Johnson (D-GA), Marcy Kaptur (D-OH), Dennis Kucinich (D-OH), Barbara Lee (D-CA), John Lewis (D-GA), Carolyn Maloney (D-NY), Donald Payne (D-NJ), Charles Rangel (D-NY), Bobby Rush (D-IL), David Scott (D-GA), Bennie Thompson (D-MS), Edolphus Towns (D-NY), Melvin Watt (D-NC).
More from the sponsor
Other 112th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Jesse Jackson.
- H.J.Res. 28 (112th) Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States regarding the right to vote.
- H.J.Res. 36 (112th) Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to abolish the Electoral College and provide for the direct election of…
- H.J.Res. 29 (112th) Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States regarding the right of all citizens of the United States to a public…
- H.J.Res. 30 (112th) Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States regarding the right of citizens of the United States to health care of…
- H.J.Res. 32 (112th) Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States respecting the right to decent, safe, sanitary, and affordable housing.
- H.J.Res. 33 (112th) Proposing an amendment the Constitution of the United States respecting the right to a clean, safe, and sustainable environment.
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 26, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.