Requiring the House of Representatives to take any legislative action necessary to verify the ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment as part of the Constitution when the legislatures of an additional three States ratify the Equal Rights Amendment.
Latest action · Nov 2, 2007 Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
Progress
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- IntroducedOct 18, 2007
- Agreed to in HouseNot reached
Summary
Requires the House of Representatives, when the legislatures of an additional three states ratify the Equal Rights Amendment to the Constitution, to take any legislative action necessary to verify the ratification of such Amendment.
Cosponsors 16
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Oct 18, 2007 to Sep 17, 2008, with 4 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-NY | Carolyn B. Maloney | Original | Oct 18, 2007 |
| D-VA | Rick Boucher | Original | Oct 18, 2007 |
| D-TX | Sheila Jackson Lee | Original | Oct 18, 2007 |
| D-TN | Steve Cohen | Original | Oct 18, 2007 |
| D-CA | Linda T. Sánchez | Dec 11, 2007 | |
| D-OH | Betty Sutton | May 5, 2008 | |
| D-IL | Danny K. Davis | May 13, 2008 | |
| D-CA | George Miller | May 13, 2008 | |
| D-AZ | Raúl M. Grijalva | May 13, 2008 | |
| D-MA | Niki Tsongas | May 19, 2008 | |
| D-NC | Melvin L. Watt | Jun 24, 2008 | |
| D-FL | Robert Wexler | Jul 8, 2008 | |
| D-MN | Keith Ellison | Jul 15, 2008 | |
| D-CA | Bob Filner | Jul 22, 2008 | |
| D-NJ | Rush Holt | Sep 10, 2008 | |
| D-WI | Tammy Baldwin | Sep 17, 2008 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Nov 2, 2007Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
- Oct 18, 2007Introduced in House
- Oct 18, 2007Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues.
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- Oct 18, 2007Introduced in House
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