A joint resolution removing the deadline for the ratification of the equal rights amendment.

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Introduced

17 January 2017

Last action

17 January 2017 · Introduced

Status

Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Sponsors

Sen. Cardin, Benjamin L. [D-MD], Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA], Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY], Sen. Baldwin, Tammy [D-WI], Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH], Sen. Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI], Sen. Reed, Jack [D-RI], Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR], Sen. Franken, Al [D-MN], Sen. Stabenow, Debbie [D-MI], Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA], Sen. Udall, Tom [D-NM], Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN], Sen. Kaine, Tim [D-VA], Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR], Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ], Sen. Warner, Mark R. [D-VA], Sen. Warren, Elizabeth [D-MA], Sen. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT], Sen. Van Hollen, Chris [D-MD], Sen. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ], Sen. Harris, Kamala D. [D-CA], Sen. Hassan, Margaret Wood [D-NH], Sen. Heinrich, Martin [D-NM], Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL], Sen. Shaheen, Jeanne [D-NH], Sen. Hirono, Mazie K. [D-HI], Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT], Sen. Murphy, Christopher [D-CT], Sen. Cortez Masto, Catherine [D-NV], Sen. Duckworth, Tammy [D-IL], Sen. Peters, Gary C. [D-MI], Sen. Schatz, Brian [D-HI], Sen. Cantwell, Maria [D-WA], Sen. Murray, Patty [D-WA], Sen. Smith, Tina [D-MN], Sen. Nelson, Bill [D-FL]

Subjects

Rule of law

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Summary

This joint resolution eliminates the time limit for ratification of the equal rights amendment (prohibits discrimination on account of sex) proposed to the states in House Joint Resolution 208 of the 92nd Congress, as agreed to in the Senate on March 22, 1972. The amendment shall be part of the Constitution whenever ratified by the legislatures of three-fourths of the states.

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Timeline

17 January 2017
Introduced
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
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17 January 2017
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
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Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/senate-joint-resolution/5
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