Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to require the United States and the States to jointly ensure a high-quality education to all persons within the United States.
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- House Committee on the JudiciaryReferred To · 2026-08-03
Plain-English Summary
This proposed constitutional amendment would require the federal government and individual states to work together to guarantee that every person in the United States receives a high-quality education. The change would make education a constitutional right rather than leaving it primarily to state control, potentially giving the federal government more authority to set education standards and funding levels. Students, teachers, school districts, and state governments would all be affected by this shift in how education is guaranteed and funded across the country.
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[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.J. Res. 208 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. J. RES. 208 Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to require the United States and the States to jointly ensure a high- quality education to all persons within the United States. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES August 3, 2026 Mr. DeSaulnier submitted the following joint resolution; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary _______________________________________________________________________ JOINT RESOLUTION Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to require the United States and the States to jointly ensure a high- quality education to all persons within the United States. Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 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 1. The United States, the States, Indian Tribes, and territories shall jointly ensure a high-quality education to all persons within the United States. ``Section 2. The Congress shall have power to enforce and implement this article by appropriate legislation.''. <all>
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