Removing the deadline for the ratification of the equal rights amendment.

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HJRES 38

Introduced

Jan 30, 2019

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Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.

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Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues Constitution and constitutional amendments Due process and equal protection Sex, gender, sexual orientation discrimination Women's rights

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Summary

This joint resolution eliminates the deadline for the ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment, which prohibits discrimination based on sex. The amendment was 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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Jan 30, 2019

Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
Jan 30, 2019

Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Jan 30, 2019

Introduced in House

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