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Establishing the ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment.
Establishing the ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment.
Summary
This joint resolution declares that the Equal Rights Amendment, originally proposed to the states in 1972, is valid and ratified as part of the U.S. Constitution. The resolution overrides any time limit that was initially placed on the ratification process, stating that because three-fourths of the states have ratified the amendment, it is now part of the Constitution regardless of when those ratifications occurred. The amendment prohibits denial of equal rights based on sex.
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220 cosponsors
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC)
- Del. Plaskett, Stacey E. [D-VI-At Large] (D-VI)
- Rep. Adams, Alma S. [D-NC-12] (D-NC)
- Rep. Aguilar, Pete [D-CA-33] (D-CA)
- Rep. Amo, Gabe [D-RI-1] (D-RI)
- Rep. Ansari, Yassamin [D-AZ-3] (D-AZ)
- Rep. Auchincloss, Jake [D-MA-4] (D-MA)
- Rep. Balint, Becca [D-VT-At Large] (D-VT)
- Rep. Barragán, Nanette Diaz [D-CA-44] (D-CA)
- Rep. Beatty, Joyce [D-OH-3] (D-OH)
- Rep. Bell, Wesley [D-MO-1] (D-MO)
- Rep. Bera, Ami [D-CA-6] (D-CA)
- Rep. Beyer, Donald S. [D-VA-8] (D-VA)
- Rep. Bishop, Sanford D. [D-GA-2] (D-GA)
- Rep. Bonamici, Suzanne [D-OR-1] (D-OR)
- Rep. Boyle, Brendan F. [D-PA-2] (D-PA)
- Rep. Brownley, Julia [D-CA-26] (D-CA)
- Rep. Brown, Shontel M. [D-OH-11] (D-OH)
- Rep. Budzinski, Nikki [D-IL-13] (D-IL)
- Rep. Bynum, Janelle [D-OR-5] (D-OR)
- Rep. Carbajal, Salud O. [D-CA-24] (D-CA)
- Rep. Carson, André [D-IN-7] (D-IN)
- Rep. Carter, Troy A. [D-LA-2] (D-LA)
- Rep. Casar, Greg [D-TX-35] (D-TX)
- Rep. Case, Ed [D-HI-1] (D-HI)
- Rep. Casten, Sean [D-IL-6] (D-IL)
- Rep. Castor, Kathy [D-FL-14] (D-FL)
- Rep. Castro, Joaquin [D-TX-20] (D-TX)
- Rep. Cherfilus-McCormick, Sheila [D-FL-20] (D-FL)
- Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-28] (D-CA)
- Rep. Cisneros, Gilbert Ray, Jr. [D-CA-31] (D-CA)
- Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-9] (D-NY)
- Rep. Clark, Katherine M. [D-MA-5] (D-MA)
- Rep. Cleaver, Emanuel [D-MO-5] (D-MO)
- Rep. Clyburn, James E. [D-SC-6] (D-SC)
- Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] (D-TN)
- Rep. Conaway, Herbert [D-NJ-3] (D-NJ)
- Rep. Connolly, Gerald E. [D-VA-11] (D-VA)
- Rep. Correa, J. Luis [D-CA-46] (D-CA)
- Rep. Costa, Jim [D-CA-21] (D-CA)
- Rep. Courtney, Joe [D-CT-2] (D-CT)
- Rep. Craig, Angie [D-MN-2] (D-MN)
- Rep. Crockett, Jasmine [D-TX-30] (D-TX)
- Rep. Crow, Jason [D-CO-6] (D-CO)
- Rep. Cuellar, Henry [D-TX-28] (D-TX)
- Rep. Davids, Sharice [D-KS-3] (D-KS)
- Rep. Davis, Danny K. [D-IL-7] (D-IL)
- Rep. Davis, Donald G. [D-NC-1] (D-NC)
- Rep. Dean, Madeleine [D-PA-4] (D-PA)
- Rep. DeGette, Diana [D-CO-1] (D-CO)
- Rep. DeLauro, Rosa L. [D-CT-3] (D-CT)
- Rep. DelBene, Suzan K. [D-WA-1] (D-WA)
- Rep. Deluzio, Christopher R. [D-PA-17] (D-PA)
- Rep. DeSaulnier, Mark [D-CA-10] (D-CA)
- Rep. Dexter, Maxine [D-OR-3] (D-OR)
- Rep. Dingell, Debbie [D-MI-6] (D-MI)
- Rep. Doggett, Lloyd [D-TX-37] (D-TX)
- Rep. Elfreth, Sarah [D-MD-3] (D-MD)
- Rep. Escobar, Veronica [D-TX-16] (D-TX)
- Rep. Espaillat, Adriano [D-NY-13] (D-NY)
- Rep. Evans, Dwight [D-PA-3] (D-PA)
- Rep. Fields, Cleo [D-LA-6] (D-LA)
- Rep. Figures, Shomari [D-AL-2] (D-AL)
- Rep. Fletcher, Lizzie [D-TX-7] (D-TX)
- Rep. Foster, Bill [D-IL-11] (D-IL)
- Rep. Foushee, Valerie P. [D-NC-4] (D-NC)
- Rep. Frankel, Lois [D-FL-22] (D-FL)
- Rep. Friedman, Laura [D-CA-30] (D-CA)
- Rep. Frost, Maxwell [D-FL-10] (D-FL)
- Rep. Garamendi, John [D-CA-8] (D-CA)
- Rep. García, Jesús G. "Chuy" [D-IL-4] (D-IL)
- Rep. Garcia, Robert [D-CA-42] (D-CA)
- Rep. Garcia, Sylvia R. [D-TX-29] (D-TX)
- Rep. Gillen, Laura [D-NY-4] (D-NY)
- Rep. Golden, Jared F. [D-ME-2] (D-ME)
- Rep. Goldman, Daniel S. [D-NY-10] (D-NY)
- Rep. Gomez, Jimmy [D-CA-34] (D-CA)
- Rep. Gonzalez, Vicente [D-TX-34] (D-TX)
- Rep. Goodlander, Maggie [D-NH-2] (D-NH)
- Rep. Gottheimer, Josh [D-NJ-5] (D-NJ)
- Rep. Gray, Adam [D-CA-13] (D-CA)
- Rep. Green, Al [D-TX-9] (D-TX)
- Rep. Grijalva, Adelita S. [D-AZ-7] (D-AZ)
- Rep. Harder, Josh [D-CA-9] (D-CA)
- Rep. Hayes, Jahana [D-CT-5] (D-CT)
- Rep. Himes, James A. [D-CT-4] (D-CT)
- Rep. Horsford, Steven [D-NV-4] (D-NV)
- Rep. Houlahan, Chrissy [D-PA-6] (D-PA)
- Rep. Hoyer, Steny H. [D-MD-5] (D-MD)
- Rep. Hoyle, Val T. [D-OR-4] (D-OR)
- Rep. Huffman, Jared [D-CA-2] (D-CA)
- Rep. Ivey, Glenn [D-MD-4] (D-MD)
- Rep. Jackson, Jonathan L. [D-IL-1] (D-IL)
- Rep. Jacobs, Sara [D-CA-51] (D-CA)
- Rep. Jayapal, Pramila [D-WA-7] (D-WA)
- Rep. Jeffries, Hakeem S. [D-NY-8] (D-NY)
- Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank" [D-GA-4] (D-GA)
- Rep. Johnson, Julie [D-TX-32] (D-TX)
- Rep. Kamlager-Dove, Sydney [D-CA-37] (D-CA)
- Rep. Kaptur, Marcy [D-OH-9] (D-OH)
- Rep. Keating, William R. [D-MA-9] (D-MA)
- Rep. Kelly, Robin L. [D-IL-2] (D-IL)
- Rep. Kennedy, Timothy M. [D-NY-26] (D-NY)
- Rep. Khanna, Ro [D-CA-17] (D-CA)
- Rep. Krishnamoorthi, Raja [D-IL-8] (D-IL)
- Rep. Landsman, Greg [D-OH-1] (D-OH)
- Rep. Larsen, Rick [D-WA-2] (D-WA)
- Rep. Larson, John B. [D-CT-1] (D-CT)
- Rep. Latimer, George [D-NY-16] (D-NY)
- Rep. Lawler, Michael [R-NY-17] (R-NY)
- Rep. Lee, Summer L. [D-PA-12] (D-PA)
- Rep. Lee, Susie [D-NV-3] (D-NV)
- Rep. Leger Fernandez, Teresa [D-NM-3] (D-NM)
- Rep. Levin, Mike [D-CA-49] (D-CA)
- Rep. Liccardo, Sam T. [D-CA-16] (D-CA)
- Rep. Lieu, Ted [D-CA-36] (D-CA)
- Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-18] (D-CA)
- Rep. Lynch, Stephen F. [D-MA-8] (D-MA)
- Rep. Magaziner, Seth [D-RI-2] (D-RI)
- Rep. Mannion, John [D-NY-22] (D-NY)
- Rep. Matsui, Doris O. [D-CA-7] (D-CA)
- Rep. McBath, Lucy [D-GA-6] (D-GA)
- Rep. McBride, Sarah [D-DE-At Large] (D-DE)
- Rep. McClain Delaney, April [D-MD-6] (D-MD)
- Rep. McClellan, Jennifer L. [D-VA-4] (D-VA)
- Rep. McCollum, Betty [D-MN-4] (D-MN)
- Rep. McDonald Rivet, Kristen [D-MI-8] (D-MI)
- Rep. McGarvey, Morgan [D-KY-3] (D-KY)
- Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2] (D-MA)
- Rep. McIver, LaMonica [D-NJ-10] (D-NJ)
- Rep. Meeks, Gregory W. [D-NY-5] (D-NY)
- Rep. Mejia, Analilia [D-NJ-11] (D-NJ)
- Rep. Menefee, Christian D. [D-TX-18] (D-TX)
- Rep. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ-8] (D-NJ)
- Rep. Meng, Grace [D-NY-6] (D-NY)
- Rep. Mfume, Kweisi [D-MD-7] (D-MD)
- Rep. Min, Dave [D-CA-47] (D-CA)
- Rep. Moore, Gwen [D-WI-4] (D-WI)
- Rep. Morelle, Joseph D. [D-NY-25] (D-NY)
- Rep. Morrison, Kelly [D-MN-3] (D-MN)
- Rep. Moskowitz, Jared [D-FL-23] (D-FL)
- Rep. Moulton, Seth [D-MA-6] (D-MA)
- Rep. Mrvan, Frank J. [D-IN-1] (D-IN)
- Rep. Mullin, Kevin [D-CA-15] (D-CA)
- Rep. Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY-12] (D-NY)
- Rep. Neal, Richard E. [D-MA-1] (D-MA)
- Rep. Neguse, Joe [D-CO-2] (D-CO)
- Rep. Norcross, Donald [D-NJ-1] (D-NJ)
- Rep. Ocasio-Cortez, Alexandria [D-NY-14] (D-NY)
- Rep. Olszewski, Johnny [D-MD-2] (D-MD)
- Rep. Omar, Ilhan [D-MN-5] (D-MN)
- Rep. Pallone, Frank [D-NJ-6] (D-NJ)
- Rep. Panetta, Jimmy [D-CA-19] (D-CA)
- Rep. Pappas, Chris [D-NH-1] (D-NH)
- Rep. Pelosi, Nancy [D-CA-11] (D-CA)
- Rep. Perez, Marie Gluesenkamp [D-WA-3] (D-WA)
- Rep. Peters, Scott H. [D-CA-50] (D-CA)
- Rep. Pettersen, Brittany [D-CO-7] (D-CO)
- Rep. Pingree, Chellie [D-ME-1] (D-ME)
- Rep. Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2] (D-WI)
- Rep. Pou, Nellie [D-NJ-9] (D-NJ)
- Rep. Quigley, Mike [D-IL-5] (D-IL)
- Rep. Ramirez, Delia C. [D-IL-3] (D-IL)
- Rep. Randall, Emily [D-WA-6] (D-WA)
- Rep. Raskin, Jamie [D-MD-8] (D-MD)
- Rep. Riley, Josh [D-NY-19] (D-NY)
- Rep. Rivas, Luz [D-CA-29] (D-CA)
- Rep. Ross, Deborah K. [D-NC-2] (D-NC)
- Rep. Ruiz, Raul [D-CA-25] (D-CA)
- Rep. Ryan, Patrick [D-NY-18] (D-NY)
- Rep. Salinas, Andrea [D-OR-6] (D-OR)
- Rep. Sánchez, Linda T. [D-CA-38] (D-CA)
- Rep. Scanlon, Mary Gay [D-PA-5] (D-PA)
- Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9] (D-IL)
- Rep. Schneider, Bradley Scott [D-IL-10] (D-IL)
- Rep. Scholten, Hillary J. [D-MI-3] (D-MI)
- Rep. Schrier, Kim [D-WA-8] (D-WA)
- Rep. Scott, David [D-GA-13] (D-GA)
- Rep. Scott, Robert C. "Bobby" [D-VA-3] (D-VA)
- Rep. Sewell, Terri A. [D-AL-7] (D-AL)
- Rep. Sherman, Brad [D-CA-32] (D-CA)
- Rep. Sherrill, Mikie [D-NJ-11] (D-NJ)
- Rep. Simon, Lateefah [D-CA-12] (D-CA)
- Rep. Smith, Adam [D-WA-9] (D-WA)
- Rep. Sorensen, Eric [D-IL-17] (D-IL)
- Rep. Soto, Darren [D-FL-9] (D-FL)
- Rep. Stansbury, Melanie A. [D-NM-1] (D-NM)
- Rep. Stanton, Greg [D-AZ-4] (D-AZ)
- Rep. Stevens, Haley M. [D-MI-11] (D-MI)
- Rep. Strickland, Marilyn [D-WA-10] (D-WA)
- Rep. Subramanyam, Suhas [D-VA-10] (D-VA)
- Rep. Suozzi, Thomas R. [D-NY-3] (D-NY)
- Rep. Swalwell, Eric [D-CA-14] (D-CA)
- Rep. Sykes, Emilia Strong [D-OH-13] (D-OH)
- Rep. Takano, Mark [D-CA-39] (D-CA)
- Rep. Thanedar, Shri [D-MI-13] (D-MI)
- Rep. Thompson, Bennie G. [D-MS-2] (D-MS)
- Rep. Thompson, Mike [D-CA-4] (D-CA)
- Rep. Titus, Dina [D-NV-1] (D-NV)
- Rep. Tlaib, Rashida [D-MI-12] (D-MI)
- Rep. Tokuda, Jill N. [D-HI-2] (D-HI)
- Rep. Tonko, Paul [D-NY-20] (D-NY)
- Rep. Torres, Norma J. [D-CA-35] (D-CA)
- Rep. Torres, Ritchie [D-NY-15] (D-NY)
- Rep. Trahan, Lori [D-MA-3] (D-MA)
- Rep. Tran, Derek [D-CA-45] (D-CA)
- Rep. Underwood, Lauren [D-IL-14] (D-IL)
- Rep. Vargas, Juan [D-CA-52] (D-CA)
- Rep. Vasquez, Gabe [D-NM-2] (D-NM)
- Rep. Veasey, Marc A. [D-TX-33] (D-TX)
- Rep. Velázquez, Nydia M. [D-NY-7] (D-NY)
- Rep. Vindman, Eugene [D-VA-7] (D-VA)
- Rep. Walkinshaw, James R. [D-VA-11] (D-VA)
- Rep. Wasserman Schultz, Debbie [D-FL-25] (D-FL)
- Rep. Waters, Maxine [D-CA-43] (D-CA)
- Rep. Watson Coleman, Bonnie [D-NJ-12] (D-NJ)
- Rep. Whitesides, George [D-CA-27] (D-CA)
- Rep. Williams, Nikema [D-GA-5] (D-GA)
- Rep. Wilson, Frederica S. [D-FL-24] (D-FL)
- Rescom. Hernández, Pablo Jose [D-PR-At Large] (D-PR)
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- Mar 24, 2025 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. · house
- Mar 24, 2025 Introduced in House
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
March 24, 2025
Ms. Pressley (for herself, Ms. Garcia of Texas, Ms. Dean of Pennsylvania, Ms. Kamlager-Dove, Ms. McClellan, Ms. Tlaib, Mr. Deluzio, Ms. Strickland, Mrs. McIver, Mr. Keating, Mr. Foster, Ms. Titus, Mr. Doggett, Mr. Peters, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. Garcia of California, Mrs. Ramirez, Ms. Pingree, Mr. Connolly, Ms. Velazquez, Ms. Chu, Ms. Jayapal, Mrs. Beatty, Mr. Quigley, Mrs. Cherfilus-McCormick, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Moulton, Ms. Wilson of Florida, Ms. Omar, Ms. Clarke of New York, Mr. Mrvan, Mr. Frost, Mr. Schneider, Mr. Costa, Ms. Wasserman Schultz, Ms. Moore of Wisconsin, Mr. Norcross, Ms. Castor of Florida, Mr. Neguse, Mrs. Sykes, Ms. Bonamici, Mr. Evans of Pennsylvania, Ms. Sherrill, Mr. David Scott of Georgia, Ms. Stansbury, Mr. Amo, Mr. Pocan, Mr. Davis of North Carolina, Ms. Matsui, Mr. Morelle, Mr. Hoyer, Mr. Mannion, Ms. Davids of Kansas, Mr. Pappas, Ms. Balint, Ms. Ross, Ms. Perez, Mr. Beyer, Ms. Lee of Nevada, Mr. Fields, Mr. Jackson of Illinois, Ms. Jacobs, Ms. Sanchez, Mr. McGovern, Ms. Brown, Mrs. Foushee, Ms. Bynum, Ms. Norton, Ms. Williams of Georgia, Mr. Krishnamoorthi, Ms. Elfreth, Ms. DeGette, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Carbajal, Mr. Vindman, Mr. Smith of Washington, Mr. Lawler, Mr. Kennedy of New York, Mrs. McClain Delaney, Mr. Castro of Texas, Ms. Crockett, Mr. Carson, Ms. McCollum, Mrs. Trahan, Mr. Carter of Louisiana, Ms. Budzinski, Mr. Sherman, Ms. Stevens, Mr. Cleaver, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Panetta, Mr. Bera, Mr. Ruiz, Ms. Ocasio-Cortez, Mr. Vargas, Mr. Torres of New York, Mr. Swalwell, Mr. Mullin, Ms. Leger Fernandez, Mr. Casten, Mr. Courtney, Ms. Lois Frankel of Florida, Ms. Rivas, Mr. Thanedar, Mr. Landsman, Mrs. Torres of California, Mr. Case, Mr. Subramanyam, Ms. Simon, Ms. Scanlon, Mr. Cisneros, Mr. Meeks, Ms. Goodlander, Ms. Waters, Mr. Riley of New York, Ms. DelBene, Ms. Escobar, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Golden of Maine, Mr. Sorensen, Mr. Latimer, Mr. Raskin, Ms. Sewell, Ms. Dexter, and Mr. Gottheimer) submitted the following joint resolution; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary
JOINT RESOLUTION
Establishing the ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment.
Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That notwithstanding any time limit contained in House Joint Resolution 208, 92d Congress, as agreed to in the Senate on March 22, 1972, the article of amendment proposed to the States in that joint resolution is valid to all intents and purposes as part of the United States Constitution having been ratified by the legislatures of three-fourths of the several States. <all>
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