Skip to content
PoliticalRepoPoliticalRepo

United States · Bill · HJRES

H.J.Res. 37 (108th)

Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relative to equal rights for men and women.

referredUnited States· United States Congress· EN

Introduced

12 March 2003

Last action

5 May 2003 · Referred

Status

Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.

Sponsors

Rep. Maloney, Carolyn B. [D-NY-12], Rep. Leach, James A. [R-IA-2], Rep. Dingell, John D. [D-MI-12], Rep. Kolbe, Jim [R-AZ-8], Rep. Pelosi, Nancy [D-CA-11], Rep. Shays, Christopher [R-CT-4], Rep. Hoyer, Steny H. [D-MD-5], Rep. Sweeney, John E. [R-NY-20], Sen. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ], Rep. Castle, Michael N. [R-DE-At Large], Rep. Clyburn, James E. [D-SC-6], Rep. Simmons, Rob [R-CT-2], Rep. Davis, Jim [D-FL-11], Rep. Biggert, Judy [R-IL-13], Rep. Kind, Ron [D-WI-3], Rep. Greenwood, James C. [R-PA-8], Rep. Conyers, John, Jr. [D-MI-13], Rep. Frelinghuysen, Rodney P. [R-NJ-11], Rep. Abercrombie, Neil [D-HI-1], Rep. Ose, Doug [R-CA-3], Rescom. Acevedo-Vila, Anibal [D-PR-At Large], Rep. Ackerman, Gary L. [D-NY-5], Rep. Allen, Thomas H. [D-ME-1], Rep. Andrews, Robert E. [D-NJ-1], Rep. Baca, Joe [D-CA-43], Rep. Baird, Brian [D-WA-3], Sen. Baldwin, Tammy [D-WI], Rep. Ballance, Frank W., Jr. [D-NC-1], Rep. Becerra, Xavier [D-CA-34], Rep. Bell, Chris [D-TX-25], Rep. Berkley, Shelley [D-NV-1], Rep. Berman, Howard L. [D-CA-28], Rep. Bishop, Timothy H. [D-NY-1], Rep. Bishop, Sanford D. [D-GA-2], Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3], Rep. Boehlert, Sherwood [R-NY-24], Rep. Boswell, Leonard L. [D-IA-3], Del. Bordallo, Madeleine Z. [D-GU-At Large], Rep. Boyd, Allen [D-FL-2], ROBERT BRADY, Rep. Brown, Corrine [D-FL-5], Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH], Rep. Boucher, Rick [D-VA-9], Rep. Capps, Lois [D-CA-24], Rep. Capuano, Michael E. [D-MA-8], Sen. Cardin, Benjamin L. [D-MD], Rep. Cardoza, Dennis A. [D-CA-18], Rep. Carson, Julia [D-IN-7]

Subjects

Rule of law

Source updated

2 January 2025

Rule of law

Official sourceDownload fileView documentsShare

Summary

Constitutional Amendment - States that: (1) equality of rights under the law shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of sex; (2) Congress shall have the power to enforce, by appropriate legislation, the provisions of this article; and (3) this amendment shall take effect two years after the date of ratification.

This text is taken from the official record. PoliticalRepo does not editorialize.

Timeline

  1. 12 March 2003

    Introduced

    Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 12 March 2003

    Introduced

    Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E443)

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 12 March 2003

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  4. 12 March 2003

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  5. 5 May 2003

    Referred

    Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.

    Source: Committee

Votes

No vote records are attached yet.

Versions

Documents

3 official files

Introduced in House (text)

View fileDownload file

This file cannot be previewed here. Use View or Download.

Leesvertaling

Vertaal dit document naar jouw taal. PoliticalRepo bewaart geen aparte kopie per EU-taal.

Documentvertaling op verzoek met downloadbare PDF (logo + link naar de officiële bron). Het bronbestand blijft leidend.

  • Introduced in House (text)

    Introduced in House · EN · 12 March 2003

    ViewDownloadOpen at official source

  • Introduced in House (PDF)

    Introduced in House · EN · 12 March 2003

    ViewDownloadOpen at official source

    Leesvertaling

    Vertaal dit document naar jouw taal. PoliticalRepo bewaart geen aparte kopie per EU-taal.

    Documentvertaling op verzoek met downloadbare PDF (logo + link naar de officiële bron). Het bronbestand blijft leidend.

  • Introduced in House

    summary · EN · 12 March 2003

    Open at official source

    Leesvertaling

    Vertaal dit document naar jouw taal. PoliticalRepo bewaart geen aparte kopie per EU-taal.

    Documentvertaling op verzoek met downloadbare PDF (logo + link naar de officiële bron). Het bronbestand blijft leidend.

Sponsors

Showing 48 of 205 sponsors and actors.

Related records

Sources

PoliticalRepo is an index and interpretation layer, not the authoritative legal source.