Politiparty
Politiparty
LeaderboardCongressBills

119th Congress Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues

H.J.Res. 80: Establishing the ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment.

Introduced

  1. Introduced (completed)Mar 24, 2025
  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, Mar 24, 2025

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38 states have ratified the amendment, three of these states did so after the deadlines, and five states subsequently rescinded their ratifications.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.

Roll calls

0 votes on this bill

No roll call votes have been held on this bill.

Amendments

0 offered

No amendments were offered to this bill.

Cosponsors

220

Bipartisan support.

Who scored on this bill

24 points earned
  1. 1Ayanna Pressley D-MA SponsorDrew cross-party cosponsors, reached a cosponsor milestone, introduced5 events+24
See all scorers and every scoring event

Introductions and cosponsorships count toward weekly caps and show no points.

Other bills by Ayanna Pressley

History

  1. Mar 24, 2025Introduced in the House by Ayanna Pressley.
Show the full action history (2 actions)
  1. Mar 24, 2025Introduced in House
  2. Mar 24, 2025Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.