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House joint resolution · 112th Congress · Did not become law

Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States respecting the right to decent, safe, sanitary, and affordable housing.

H.J.Res. 32Introduced Feb 14, 2011Policy area: Housing and Community Development
Sponsor: Rep. Jesse Jackson D-IL
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Where it went

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. 32.

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.

From the Congress.gov bill record for H.J.Res. 32, last updated January 3, 2025. PORKER’s copy was retrieved September 25, 2026 and is refreshed nightly. Open “Evidence” on any line for the record, field and file fingerprint.

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

28 cosponsors — 28 Democrats

0 of 28 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), 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.

Sponsor’s state and district

Illinois in Congress · IL-2 district

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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.