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118th Congress Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues

H.J.Res. 25: Removing the deadline for the ratification of the equal rights amendment.

Introduced

  1. Introduced (completed)Jan 31, 2023
  2. Passed House (not reached)
  3. Passed Senate (not reached)
  4. To the President (not reached)
  5. Became law (not reached)

Summary

Introduced in House, Jan 31, 2023

This joint resolution provides that the Equal Rights Amendment, which prohibits discrimination on the basis of sex, was ratified by three-fourths of the states and is therefore a valid constitutional amendment, regardless of any time limit that was in the original proposal.

The Equal Rights Amendment was originally proposed to the states in 1972. The original proposal included a deadline for ratification of March 22, 1979; Congress subsequently extended the deadline to June 30, 1982. Although the requisite 38 states have ratified the amendment, three of these states did so after the deadlines, and five states subsequently rescinded their ratifications. The status of the amendment has been the subject of litigation.

Written by the Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress.

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Amendments

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Cosponsors

215

Bipartisan support.

Who scored on this bill

24 points earned
  1. 1Ayanna Pressley D-MA SponsorReached a cosponsor milestone, introduced, drew cross-party cosponsors5 events+24
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History

  1. Jan 31, 2023Introduced in the House by Ayanna Pressley.
Show the full action history (3 actions)
  1. Jul 18, 2023Motion to Discharge Committee filed by Ms. Pressley. Petition No: 118-6. (<a href="https://clerk.house.gov/DischargePetition/2023062106?CongressNum=118">Discharge petition</a> text with signatures.)
  2. Jan 31, 2023Introduced in House
  3. Jan 31, 2023Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.