A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relative to equal rights for women and men.

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Introduced

26 January 1983

Last action

19 September 1984 · Committee

Status

Subcommittee on Constitution. Hearings concluded. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 98-1259 Pt. 2.

Sponsors

Sen. Tsongas, Paul E. [D-MA], Sen. Packwood, Bob [R-OR], Sen. Kennedy, Edward M. [D-MA], Sen. Mathias, Charles McC., Jr. [R-MD], Sen. Byrd, Robert C. [D-WV], Sen. Biden, Joseph R., Jr. [D-DE], Sen. Leahy, Patrick J. [D-VT], Sen. DeConcini, Dennis [D-AZ], Sen. Metzenbaum, Howard M. [D-OH], Sen. Baucus, Max [D-MT], Sen. Sarbanes, Paul S. [D-MD], Sen. Specter, Arlen [R-PA], Sen. Dodd, Christopher J. [D-CT], Sen. Weicker, Lowell P., Jr. [R-CT], Sen. Kassebaum, Nancy Landon [R-KS], Sen. Randolph, Jennings [D-WV], Sen. Percy, Charles H. [R-IL], Sen. Durenberger, Dave [R-MN], Sen. Hatfield, Mark O. [R-OR], Sen. Proxmire, William [D-WI], Sen. Moynihan, Daniel Patrick [D-NY], Sen. Cohen, William S. [R-ME], Sen. Pell, Claiborne [D-RI], Sen. Bradley, Bill [D-NJ], Sen. Cranston, Alan [D-CA], Sen. Danforth, John C. [R-MO], Sen. Stevens, Ted [R-AK], Sen. Heinz, John [R-PA], Sen. Eagleton, Thomas F. [D-MO], Sen. Glenn, John H., Jr. [D-OH], Sen. Gorton, Slade [R-WA], Sen. Hart, Gary W. [D-CO], Sen. Hollings, Ernest F. [D-SC], Sen. Inouye, Daniel K. [D-HI], Sen. Jackson, Henry M. [D-WA], Sen. Levin, Carl [D-MI], Sen. Melcher, John [D-MT], Sen. Riegle, Donald W., Jr. [D-MI], Sen. Bentsen, Lloyd M. [D-TX], Sen. Roth Jr., William V. [R-DE], Sen. Huddleston, Walter (Dee) [D-KY], Sen. Boren, David L. [D-OK], Sen. Dixon, Alan J. [D-IL], Sen. Bumpers, Dale [D-AR], Sen. Matsunaga, Spark M. [D-HI], Sen. Mitchell, George J. [D-ME], Sen. Murkowski, Frank H. [R-AK], Sen. Andrews, Mark [R-ND]

Subjects

Rule of law

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10 August 2026

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Summary

Constitutional Amendment - Declares that equality of rights under the law shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or any State on account of sex.

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Timeline

26 January 1983
Introduced
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
Source: IntroReferral
26 January 1983
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
Source: IntroReferral
22 February 1983
Referred
Referred to Subcommittee on Constitution.
Source: Committee
26 May 1983
Committee
Subcommittee on Constitution. Hearings held.
Source: Committee
13 September 1983
Committee
Subcommittee on Constitution. Hearings held.
Source: Committee
1 November 1983
Committee
Subcommittee on Constitution. Hearings held.
Source: Committee
21 February 1984
Committee
Subcommittee on Constitution. Hearings held.
Source: Committee
20 March 1984
Committee
Subcommittee on Constitution. Hearings held.
Source: Committee
23 April 1984
Committee
Subcommittee on Constitution. Hearings held.
Source: Committee
23 May 1984
Committee
Subcommittee on Constitution. Hearings concluded. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 98-1259 Pt. 1.
Source: Committee
22 June 1984
Committee
Subcommittee on Constitution. Hearings held.
Source: Committee
7 August 1984
Committee
Subcommittee on Constitution. Hearings held.
Source: Committee
19 September 1984
Committee
Subcommittee on Constitution. Hearings concluded. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 98-1259 Pt. 2.
Source: Committee

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Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/98th-congress/senate-joint-resolution/10
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