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title: "Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States regarding health care."
identifier: "117-HJRES-44"
congress: 117
bill_number: 44
bill_type: "HJRES"
version_code: "ih"
version_type: "Introduced in House"
bill_url: "https://chamberzero.com/congresses/117/bills/hjres/44"
source: "https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-joint-resolution/44"
site: "Chamber Zero"
site_url: "https://chamberzero.com"
rendered_at: "2026-06-04T03:00:23.323Z"
---
That the following article is proposed as an amendment to the Constitution of the United States, which shall be valid to all intents and purposes as part of the Constitution when ratified by the legislatures of three-fourths of the several States within seven years after the date of its submission for ratification:
> "ARTICLE —SECTION. 1Health care, including care to prevent and treat illness, is the right of the people and necessary to ensure the strength of the Nation.SECTION. 2The Congress shall have power to enforce and implement this article by appropriate legislation."