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S.J.Res. 39 (118th)

A joint resolution expressing the sense of Congress that the article of amendment commonly known as the "Equal Rights Amendment" has been validly ratified and is enforceable as the 28th Amendment to the Constitution of the United States, and the Archivist of the United States must certify and publish the Equal Rights Amendment as the 28th Amendment without delay.

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Introduced

27 July 2023

Last action

27 July 2023 · Introduced

Status

Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Sponsors

Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY], Sen. Cardin, Benjamin L. [D-MD], Sen. Padilla, Alex [D-CA], Sen. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT], Sen. Murray, Patty [D-WA], Sen. Baldwin, Tammy [D-WI], Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT], Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ], Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH], Sen. Duckworth, Tammy [D-IL], Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA], Sen. Heinrich, Martin [D-NM], Sen. Hirono, Mazie K. [D-HI], Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA], Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR], Sen. Van Hollen, Chris [D-MD], Sen. Welch, Peter [D-VT], Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR], Sen. Kaine, Tim [D-VA], Sen. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ], Sen. Warren, Elizabeth [D-MA], Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL], Sen. Butler, Laphonza R. [D-CA], Sen. Stabenow, Debbie [D-MI], Sen. Cortez Masto, Catherine [D-NV], Sen. Rosen, Jacky [D-NV], Sen. Ossoff, Jon [D-GA], Sen. Peters, Gary C. [D-MI], Sen. Warnock, Raphael G. [D-GA], Sen. Shaheen, Jeanne [D-NH], Sen. Luján, Ben Ray [D-NM]

Subjects

Rule of law

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10 August 2026

Rule of law

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Summary

This joint resolution expresses the sense of Congress that the Equal Rights Amendment, which prohibits discrimination on the basis of sex, was ratified by more than three-fourths of the states and is therefore a valid constitutional amendment, effective January 27, 2020 (the date of Virginia's ratification). 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38 states have ratified the amendment, three of these states did so after the deadlines, and five states subsequently rescinded their ratifications.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.

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Timeline

  1. 27 July 2023

    Introduced

    Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 27 July 2023

    Introduced

    Introduced in Senate

    Source: IntroReferral

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