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

Introduced

14 July 1982

Last action

14 July 1982 · Introduced

Status

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

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. Biden, Joseph R., Jr. [D-DE], Sen. Byrd, Robert C. [D-WV], Sen. Specter, Arlen [R-PA], Sen. Metzenbaum, Howard M. [D-OH], Sen. DeConcini, Dennis [D-AZ], Sen. Leahy, Patrick J. [D-VT], Sen. Baucus, Max [D-MT], Sen. Cranston, Alan [D-CA], Sen. Randolph, Jennings [D-WV], Sen. Weicker, Lowell P., Jr. [R-CT], Sen. Dodd, Christopher J. [D-CT], Sen. Durenberger, Dave [R-MN], Sen. Bradley, Bill [D-NJ], Sen. Kassebaum, Nancy Landon [R-KS], Sen. Glenn, John H., Jr. [D-OH], Sen. Hatfield, Mark O. [R-OR], Sen. Moynihan, Daniel Patrick [D-NY], Sen. Proxmire, William [D-WI], Sen. Sarbanes, Paul S. [D-MD], Sen. Cohen, William S. [R-ME], Sen. Hart, Gary W. [D-CO], Sen. Heinz, John [R-PA], Sen. Inouye, Daniel K. [D-HI], Sen. Stafford, Robert T. [R-VT], Sen. Riegle, Donald W., Jr. [D-MI], Sen. Jackson, Henry M. [D-WA], Sen. Percy, Charles H. [R-IL], Sen. Hollings, Ernest F. [D-SC], Sen. Chafee, John H. [R-RI], Sen. Eagleton, Thomas F. [D-MO], Sen. Stevens, Ted [R-AK], Sen. Dixon, Alan J. [D-IL], Sen. Gorton, Slade [R-WA], Sen. Bumpers, Dale [D-AR], Sen. Andrews, Mark [R-ND], Sen. Burdick, Quentin N. [D-ND], Sen. Levin, Carl [D-MI], Sen. Schmitt, Harrison H. [R-NM], Sen. Danforth, John C. [R-MO], Sen. Mitchell, George J. [D-ME], Sen. Boschwitz, Rudy [R-MN], Sen. Pell, Claiborne [D-RI], Sen. Matsunaga, Spark M. [D-HI], Sen. Melcher, John [D-MT]

Subjects

Rule of law

Source updated

10 August 2026