Federal Legislation
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February 23, 2007
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H.J.R. 29—Right to Public Education Amendment
110th Congress
Action Requested:
None at this time. HSLDA’s National Center is tracking this legislation, and we will send out a nationwide elert if action is necessary to oppose this legislation.
Background:
Official purpose: 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. This bill was first introduced in the 109th Congress, but died without any action.
Introduced: 2/13/2007 by Representative Jesse Jackson (D-2-IL)
Status:
| 2/13/2007 |  | Introduced as a joint resolution. |
| 2/13/2007 | | Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. |
Bill Summary and Status: http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d110:h.j.res.00029:
HSLDA's Position:
HSLDA opposes this resolution because it would increase the federal government’s control over the education of all children.
 Other Resources
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H.J.R. 29 (109th Congress)
H.J.R. 29 text (110th Congress)
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