A joint resolution removing the deadline for the ratification of the equal rights amendment.
Latest action · May 9, 2013 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
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.
- IntroducedMay 9, 2013
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
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. Declares that such amendment shall be part of the Constitution whenever ratified by the legislatures of three-fourths of the several states.
Cosponsors 35
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from May 9, 2013 to Jun 12, 2014; 19 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-MD | Barbara A. Mikulski | Original | May 9, 2013 |
| D-CA | Barbara Boxer | Original | May 9, 2013 |
| I-VT | Bernard Sanders | Original | May 9, 2013 |
| D-MI | Carl Levin | Original | May 9, 2013 |
| D-CT | Christopher Murphy | Original | May 9, 2013 |
| D-MI | Debbie Stabenow | Original | May 9, 2013 |
| D-NJ | Frank R. Lautenberg | Original | May 9, 2013 |
| D-NY | Kirsten E. Gillibrand | Original | May 9, 2013 |
| R-AK | Lisa Murkowski | Original | May 9, 2013 |
| D-AK | Mark Begich | Original | May 9, 2013 |
| R-IL | Mark Kirk | Original | May 9, 2013 |
| D-NM | Martin Heinrich | Original | May 9, 2013 |
| D-LA | Mary L. Landrieu | Original | May 9, 2013 |
| D-HI | Mazie K. Hirono | Original | May 9, 2013 |
| D-IL | Richard J. Durbin | Original | May 9, 2013 |
| D-NJ | Robert Menendez | Original | May 9, 2013 |
| D-OH | Sherrod Brown | Original | May 9, 2013 |
| D-WI | Tammy Baldwin | Original | May 9, 2013 |
| D-IA | Tom Harkin | Original | May 9, 2013 |
| D-MN | Amy Klobuchar | May 20, 2013 | |
| D-VA | Tim Kaine | May 23, 2013 | |
| D-MA | William M. Cowan | May 23, 2013 | |
| D-OR | Jeff Merkley | Jun 4, 2013 | |
| D-VA | Mark R. Warner | Jun 6, 2013 | |
| D-RI | Sheldon Whitehouse | Jun 6, 2013 | |
| D-RI | Jack Reed | Jun 10, 2013 | |
| D-CT | Richard Blumenthal | Jun 20, 2013 | |
| D-NY | Charles E. Schumer | Jun 25, 2013 | |
| D-NC | Kay R. Hagan | Jun 25, 2013 | |
| D-MA | Edward J. Markey | Sep 10, 2013 | |
| D-NH | Jeanne Shaheen | Sep 10, 2013 | |
| D-OR | Ron Wyden | Oct 9, 2013 | |
| D-MA | Elizabeth Warren | Oct 30, 2013 | |
| D-NM | Tom Udall | Nov 13, 2013 | |
| D-MN | Al Franken | Jun 12, 2014 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Judiciary Committee | Referred May 9, 2013 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- May 9, 2013Introduced in Senate
- May 9, 2013Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S3342)
- May 9, 2013Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
In the Congressional Record 1
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.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate | Debate and remarks S3342 | Benjamin L. Cardin D-MD | May 9, 2013 |
Related bills 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HJRES 43 | Removing the deadline for the ratification of the equal rights amendment. | Identical bill | Mar 12, 2014 |
| HJRES 113 | Removing the deadline for the ratification of the equal rights amendment. | Identical bill | Apr 16, 2014 |
Titles 1
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A joint resolution removing the deadline for the ratification of the equal rights amendment.
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.
- May 9, 2013Introduced in Senate
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