HJRES 56 · 113th Congress 2013–2015, ended

Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relative to equal rights for men and women.

Introduced Aug 1, 2013 Originated House Sponsor Carolyn B. Maloney D-NY

Fact sheet Spreadsheet

Latest action · Sep 13, 2013 Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.

Progress

Where this resolution reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.

  1. IntroducedAug 1, 2013
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Constitutional Amendment - Declares that women shall have equal rights in the United States and every place subject to its jurisdiction.

Prohibits the United States or any state from denying or abridging equal rights under the law on account of sex.

Cosponsors 176

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Aug 1, 2013 to Sep 18, 2014; 93 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-TXAl GreenOriginalAug 1, 2013
D-FLAlan GraysonOriginalAug 1, 2013
D-CABarbara LeeOriginalAug 1, 2013
D-MSBennie G. ThompsonOriginalAug 1, 2013
D-MNBetty McCollumOriginalAug 1, 2013
D-ILBill FosterOriginalAug 1, 2013
D-NJBill Pascrell, Jr.OriginalAug 1, 2013
D-CABrad ShermanOriginalAug 1, 2013
D-NYBrian HigginsOriginalAug 1, 2013
D-NHCarol Shea-PorterOriginalAug 1, 2013
D-PAChaka FattahOriginalAug 1, 2013
D-NYCharles B. RangelOriginalAug 1, 2013
R-PACharles W. DentOriginalAug 1, 2013
D-MEChellie PingreeOriginalAug 1, 2013
D-MDChris Van HollenOriginalAug 1, 2013
D-FLCorrine BrownOriginalAug 1, 2013
R-WYCynthia M. LummisOriginalAug 1, 2013
D-MIDaniel T. KildeeOriginalAug 1, 2013
D-ILDanny K. DavisOriginalAug 1, 2013
D-IADavid LoebsackOriginalAug 1, 2013
D-RIDavid N. CicillineOriginalAug 1, 2013
D-GADavid ScottOriginalAug 1, 2013
D-CODiana DeGetteOriginalAug 1, 2013
D-NVDina TitusOriginalAug 1, 2013
D-OREarl BlumenauerOriginalAug 1, 2013
D-COEd PerlmutterOriginalAug 1, 2013
D-TXEddie Bernice JohnsonOriginalAug 1, 2013
D-MDElijah E. CummingsOriginalAug 1, 2013
D-FLFrederica S. WilsonOriginalAug 1, 2013
D-NCG. K. ButterfieldOriginalAug 1, 2013
D-CAGrace F. NapolitanoOriginalAug 1, 2013
D-NYGrace MengOriginalAug 1, 2013
D-WIGwen MooreOriginalAug 1, 2013
D-NYHakeem S. JeffriesOriginalAug 1, 2013
D-CAHenry A. WaxmanOriginalAug 1, 2013
D-GAHenry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr.OriginalAug 1, 2013
D-CTJames A. HimesOriginalAug 1, 2013
D-SCJames E. ClyburnOriginalAug 1, 2013
D-MAJames P. McGovernOriginalAug 1, 2013
D-NYJerrold NadlerOriginalAug 1, 2013
D-TNJim CooperOriginalAug 1, 2013
D-CAJim CostaOriginalAug 1, 2013
D-WAJim McDermottOriginalAug 1, 2013
D-CTJoe CourtneyOriginalAug 1, 2013
D-MIJohn D. DingellOriginalAug 1, 2013
D-CAJohn GaramendiOriginalAug 1, 2013
D-GAJohn LewisOriginalAug 1, 2013
D-NYJoseph CrowleyOriginalAug 1, 2013
D-MAJoseph P. Kennedy IIIOriginalAug 1, 2013
D-OHJoyce BeattyOriginalAug 1, 2013
D-CAKaren BassOriginalAug 1, 2013
D-FLKathy CastorOriginalAug 1, 2013
D-MNKeith EllisonOriginalAug 1, 2013
D-CALinda T. SánchezOriginalAug 1, 2013
D-CALois CappsOriginalAug 1, 2013
D-NYLouise McIntosh SlaughterOriginalAug 1, 2013
D-ILLuis V. GutierrezOriginalAug 1, 2013
D-OHMarcia L. FudgeOriginalAug 1, 2013
D-OHMarcy KapturOriginalAug 1, 2013
D-CAMaxine WatersOriginalAug 1, 2013
D-NCMelvin L. WattOriginalAug 1, 2013
D-MAMichael E. CapuanoOriginalAug 1, 2013
D-NMMichelle Lujan GrishamOriginalAug 1, 2013
D-ILMike QuigleyOriginalAug 1, 2013
D-MANiki TsongasOriginalAug 1, 2013
D-NYNydia M. VelázquezOriginalAug 1, 2013
D-NYPaul TonkoOriginalAug 1, 2013
D-ORPeter A. DeFazioOriginalAug 1, 2013
D-VTPeter WelchOriginalAug 1, 2013
D-AZRaúl M. GrijalvaOriginalAug 1, 2013
D-CARaul RuizOriginalAug 1, 2013
D-NJRobert E. AndrewsOriginalAug 1, 2013
R-NJRodney P. FrelinghuysenOriginalAug 1, 2013
D-TXRuben HinojosaOriginalAug 1, 2013
D-CASam FarrOriginalAug 1, 2013
D-MISander M. LevinOriginalAug 1, 2013
D-GASanford D. Bishop, Jr.OriginalAug 1, 2013
D-TXSheila Jackson LeeOriginalAug 1, 2013
D-MAStephen F. LynchOriginalAug 1, 2013
D-TNSteve CohenOriginalAug 1, 2013
D-NYSteve IsraelOriginalAug 1, 2013
D-CASusan A. DavisOriginalAug 1, 2013
D-ILTammy DuckworthOriginalAug 1, 2013
D-ALTerri A. SewellOriginalAug 1, 2013
D-OHTim RyanOriginalAug 1, 2013
D-NYTimothy H. BishopOriginalAug 1, 2013
D-CATony CárdenasOriginalAug 1, 2013
D-HITulsi GabbardOriginalAug 1, 2013
D-MAWilliam R. KeatingOriginalAug 1, 2013
D-MOWm. Lacy ClayOriginalAug 1, 2013
D-CAXavier BecerraOriginalAug 1, 2013
D-NYYvette D. ClarkeOriginalAug 1, 2013
D-CAZoe LofgrenOriginalAug 1, 2013
D-CAEric SwalwellAug 2, 2013
D-ILJanice D. SchakowskySep 11, 2013
D-WADenny HeckOct 4, 2013
D-ORKurt SchraderOct 4, 2013
D-ORSuzanne BonamiciOct 4, 2013
D-FLAlcee L. HastingsOct 11, 2013
D-INAndré CarsonOct 11, 2013
D-NHAnn M. KusterOct 11, 2013
D-MDC. A. Dutch RuppersbergerOct 11, 2013
D-NYCarolyn McCarthyOct 11, 2013
D-LACedric L. RichmondOct 11, 2013
D-HIColleen HanabusaOct 11, 2013
D-NYDaniel B. MaffeiOct 11, 2013
D-NCDavid E. PriceOct 11, 2013
D-NJDonald M. Payne, Jr.Oct 11, 2013
D-CADoris O. MatsuiOct 11, 2013
D-AZEd PastorOct 11, 2013
D-NYEliot L. EngelOct 11, 2013
D-CTElizabeth H. EstyOct 11, 2013
D-MOEmanuel CleaverOct 11, 2013
D-NJFrank Pallone, Jr.Oct 11, 2013
D-CAGeorge MillerOct 11, 2013
D-VAGerald E. ConnollyOct 11, 2013
D-CAGloria Negrete McLeodOct 11, 2013
D-NYGregory W. MeeksOct 11, 2013
D-CAJackie SpeierOct 11, 2013
D-VAJames P. MoranOct 11, 2013
D-RIJames R. LangevinOct 11, 2013
D-CAJanice HahnOct 11, 2013
D-CAJerry McNerneyOct 11, 2013
D-MIJohn Conyers, Jr.Oct 11, 2013
D-MAJohn F. TierneyOct 11, 2013
D-MDJohn K. DelaneyOct 11, 2013
D-NYJose E. SerranoOct 11, 2013
D-CAJudy ChuOct 11, 2013
D-CAJulia BrownleyOct 11, 2013
R-NJLeonard LanceOct 11, 2013
D-FLLois FrankelOct 11, 2013
D-CALucille Roybal-AllardOct 11, 2013
D-CAMichael M. HondaOct 11, 2013
D-NYNita M. LoweyOct 11, 2013
D-WARick LarsenOct 11, 2013
D-ILRobin L. KellyOct 11, 2013
D-AZRon BarberOct 11, 2013
D-NJRush HoltOct 11, 2013
D-WASuzan K. DelBeneOct 11, 2013
D-AZAnn KirkpatrickOct 15, 2013
D-TXJoaquin CastroOct 15, 2013
D-MEMichael H. MichaudOct 15, 2013
D-MDSteny H. HoyerOct 15, 2013
D-CAAlan S. LowenthalOct 23, 2013
D-MDDonna F. EdwardsOct 23, 2013
D-KYJohn A. YarmuthOct 23, 2013
D-CTJohn B. LarsonOct 23, 2013
D-GUMadeleine Z. BordalloOct 23, 2013
D-PAAllyson Y. SchwartzOct 30, 2013
D-ILBobby L. RushOct 30, 2013
D-ILCheri BustosOct 30, 2013
D-TXGene GreenOct 30, 2013
D-PARobert A. BradyOct 30, 2013
D-CTRosa L. DeLauroOct 30, 2013
D-WIMark PocanNov 14, 2013
D-NYSean Patrick MaloneyNov 14, 2013
D-CAScott H. PetersDec 12, 2013
D-MNCollin C. PetersonJan 8, 2014
D-PAMatt CartwrightJan 8, 2014
D-CAAdam B. SchiffJan 10, 2014
D-DCEleanor Holmes NortonJan 10, 2014
D-CALoretta SanchezJan 10, 2014
D-CAMark TakanoJan 10, 2014
D-FLTheodore E. DeutchJan 10, 2014
D-NYWilliam L. OwensJan 10, 2014
D-FLDebbie Wasserman SchultzJan 29, 2014
D-VIDonna M. ChristensenJan 29, 2014
D-CAJared HuffmanJan 29, 2014
D-MDJohn P. SarbanesJan 29, 2014
D-MAKatherine M. ClarkJan 29, 2014
D-CAMike ThompsonJan 29, 2014
D-MNRichard M. NolanJan 29, 2014
D-WADerek KilmerFeb 11, 2014
D-ILBradley Scott SchneiderMay 20, 2014
R-NJFrank A. LoBiondoJun 25, 2014
D-CAAmi BeraSep 18, 2014

Committees 1

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseJudiciary Committee
Referred Aug 1, 2013
Constitution and Limited Government Subcommittee
Referred Sep 13, 2013

Actions 4

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Sep 13, 2013Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.
  2. Aug 1, 2013Introduced in House
  3. Aug 1, 2013Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1202-1203)
  4. Aug 1, 2013Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

In the Congressional Record 2

Days the Record’s own index lists this resolution, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.

WhereIn the RecordMembersDate
HouseDebate and remarks H2658Robin L. Kelly D-ILMar 26, 2014
ExtensionsDebate and remarks E1202Carolyn B. Maloney D-NYAug 1, 2013

Research

What has been written about this resolution: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.

Constitutional authority

Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: ``Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: Article V--Amendment. The Congress, whenever two thirds of both Houses shall deem it necessary, shall propose Amendments to this Constitution, or, on the Application of the Legislatures of two thirds of the several States, shall call a Convention for proposing Amendments, which, in either Case, shall be valid to all Intents and Purposes, as Part of this Constitution, when ratified by the Legislatures of three fourths of the several States or by Conventions in three fourths thereof, as the one or the other Mode of Ratification may be proposed by the Congress; Provided that no Amendment which may be made prior to the Year One thousand eight hundred and eight shall in any Manner affect the first and fourth Clauses in the Ninth Section of the first Article; and that no State, without its Consent, shall be deprived of its equal Suffrage in the Senate.''

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the page H5347.

CRS reports 1

Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this resolution or the law it became, newest first.

Cite it 1

Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.

ProductTitleKindPublished
R42979The Proposed Equal Rights Amendment: Contemporary Ratification Issues ArchivedReportDec 23, 2019

Related bills 1

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
SJRES 10A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relative to equal rights for men and women.Related billMar 5, 2013

Titles 1

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relative to equal rights for men and women.

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues.

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Aug 1, 2013Introduced in House

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