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S.J.Res. 4 (118th)

A joint resolution removing the deadline for the ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment.

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Introduced

24 January 2023

Last action

27 April 2023 · Floor

Status

Motion by Senator Schumer to reconsider the vote by which cloture on the motion to proceed to S.J. Res. 4 was not invoked (Record Vote No. 99) entered in Senate.

Sponsors

Sen. Cardin, Benjamin L. [D-MD], Sen. Murkowski, Lisa [R-AK], Sen. Collins, Susan M. [R-ME], Sen. Schumer, Charles E. [D-NY], Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL], Sen. Hirono, Mazie K. [D-HI], Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT], Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN], Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA], Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ], Sen. Padilla, Alex [D-CA], Sen. Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI], Sen. Coons, Christopher A. [D-DE], Sen. Ossoff, Jon [D-GA], Sen. Welch, Peter [D-VT], Sen. Casey, Robert P., Jr. [D-PA], Sen. King, Angus S., Jr. [I-ME], Sen. Kaine, Tim [D-VA], Sen. Murphy, Christopher [D-CT], Sen. Cantwell, Maria [D-WA], Sen. Hickenlooper, John W. [D-CO], Sen. Cortez Masto, Catherine [D-NV], Sen. Hassan, Margaret Wood [D-NH], Sen. Reed, Jack [D-RI], Sen. Carper, Thomas R. [D-DE], Sen. Warnock, Raphael G. [D-GA], Sen. Sinema, Kyrsten [I-AZ], Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR], Sen. Heinrich, Martin [D-NM], Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR], Sen. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ], Sen. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT], Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA], Sen. Smith, Tina [D-MN], Sen. Murray, Patty [D-WA], Sen. Bennet, Michael F. [D-CO], Sen. Warner, Mark R. [D-VA], Sen. Schatz, Brian [D-HI], Sen. Van Hollen, Chris [D-MD], Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH], Sen. Baldwin, Tammy [D-WI], Sen. Peters, Gary C. [D-MI], Sen. Warren, Elizabeth [D-MA], Sen. Kelly, Mark [D-AZ], Sen. Manchin, Joe, III [D-WV], Sen. Luján, Ben Ray [D-NM], Sen. Stabenow, Debbie [D-MI], Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY]

Subjects

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Summary

This joint resolution provides that the Equal Rights Amendment, which prohibits discrimination on the basis of sex, was ratified by three-fourths of the states and is therefore a valid constitutional amendment, regardless of any time limit that was in the original proposal. 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. 24 January 2023

    Introduced

    Introduced in the Senate. Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time.

    Source: Calendars

  2. 24 January 2023

    Introduced

    Introduced in Senate

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 25 January 2023

    Calendars

    Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 3.

    Source: Calendars

  4. 25 April 2023

    Floor

    Motion to proceed to consideration of measure made in Senate. (CR S1322)

    Source: Floor

  5. 26 April 2023

    Floor

    Motion to proceed to measure considered in Senate. (CR S1365)

    Source: Floor

  6. 27 April 2023

    Floor

    Motion to proceed to measure considered in Senate. (CR S1403)

    Source: Floor

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  • Placed on Calendar Senate (text)

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