HRES 891 · 117th Congress 2021–2023, ended

Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the article of amendment (commonly known as the "Equal Rights Amendment") to the Constitution is valid.

Latest action · Nov 1, 2022 Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.

Progress

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  1. IntroducedJan 28, 2022
  2. Agreed to in HouseNot reached

Summary

This resolution expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that the proposed constitutional amendment known as the Equal Rights Amendment has been duly proposed by Congress and ratified by the states and is therefore valid as the Twenty-Eighth Amendment to the Constitution. (The proposed amendment prohibits the United States or any state from denying or abridging equal rights under the law on account of sex.)

Cosponsors 188

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jan 28, 2022 to Sep 20, 2022; 154 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-VAA. Donald McEachinOriginalJan 28, 2022
D-VAAbigail Davis SpanbergerOriginalJan 28, 2022
D-CAAdam B. SchiffOriginalJan 28, 2022
D-WAAdam SmithOriginalJan 28, 2022
D-NYAdriano EspaillatOriginalJan 28, 2022
D-FLAl Lawson, Jr.OriginalJan 28, 2022
D-CAAlan S. LowenthalOriginalJan 28, 2022
D-NCAlma S. AdamsOriginalJan 28, 2022
D-INAndré CarsonOriginalJan 28, 2022
D-MIAndy LevinOriginalJan 28, 2022
D-AZAnn KirkpatrickOriginalJan 28, 2022
D-NHAnn M. KusterOriginalJan 28, 2022
D-CAAnna G. EshooOriginalJan 28, 2022
D-MDAnthony G. BrownOriginalJan 28, 2022
D-MAAyanna PressleyOriginalJan 28, 2022
D-CABarbara LeeOriginalJan 28, 2022
D-MNBetty McCollumOriginalJan 28, 2022
D-ILBill FosterOriginalJan 28, 2022
D-ILBobby L. RushOriginalJan 28, 2022
D-NJBonnie Watson ColemanOriginalJan 28, 2022
D-ILBradley Scott SchneiderOriginalJan 28, 2022
D-MIBrenda L. LawrenceOriginalJan 28, 2022
D-MDC. A. Dutch RuppersbergerOriginalJan 28, 2022
D-NYCarolyn B. MaloneyOriginalJan 28, 2022
D-GACarolyn BourdeauxOriginalJan 28, 2022
D-FLCharlie CristOriginalJan 28, 2022
D-MEChellie PingreeOriginalJan 28, 2022
D-ILCheri BustosOriginalJan 28, 2022
D-NHChris PappasOriginalJan 28, 2022
D-PAChrissy HoulahanOriginalJan 28, 2022
D-PAConor LambOriginalJan 28, 2022
D-MIDaniel T. KildeeOriginalJan 28, 2022
D-ILDanny K. DavisOriginalJan 28, 2022
D-FLDarren SotoOriginalJan 28, 2022
D-MDDavid J. TroneOriginalJan 28, 2022
D-MNDean PhillipsOriginalJan 28, 2022
D-MIDebbie DingellOriginalJan 28, 2022
D-FLDebbie Wasserman SchultzOriginalJan 28, 2022
D-NCDeborah K. RossOriginalJan 28, 2022
D-WADerek KilmerOriginalJan 28, 2022
D-NVDina TitusOriginalJan 28, 2022
D-NJDonald M. Payne, Jr.OriginalJan 28, 2022
D-CADoris O. MatsuiOriginalJan 28, 2022
D-PADwight EvansOriginalJan 28, 2022
D-OREarl BlumenauerOriginalJan 28, 2022
D-HIEd CaseOriginalJan 28, 2022
D-COEd PerlmutterOriginalJan 28, 2022
D-TXEddie Bernice JohnsonOriginalJan 28, 2022
D-DCEleanor Holmes NortonOriginalJan 28, 2022
D-MIElissa SlotkinOriginalJan 28, 2022
D-CAEric SwalwellOriginalJan 28, 2022
D-INFrank J. MrvanOriginalJan 28, 2022
D-NJFrank Pallone, Jr.OriginalJan 28, 2022
D-FLFrederica S. WilsonOriginalJan 28, 2022
D-NCG. K. ButterfieldOriginalJan 28, 2022
D-VAGerald E. ConnollyOriginalJan 28, 2022
D-NYGrace MengOriginalJan 28, 2022
D-AZGreg StantonOriginalJan 28, 2022
D-MPGregorio Kilili Camacho SablanOriginalJan 28, 2022
D-WIGwen MooreOriginalJan 28, 2022
D-MIHaley M. StevensOriginalJan 28, 2022
D-GAHenry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr.OriginalJan 28, 2022
D-CAJ. Luis CorreaOriginalJan 28, 2022
D-CTJahana HayesOriginalJan 28, 2022
D-MAJake AuchinclossOriginalJan 28, 2022
D-NYJamaal BowmanOriginalJan 28, 2022
D-MAJames P. McGovernOriginalJan 28, 2022
D-MDJamie RaskinOriginalJan 28, 2022
D-ILJanice D. SchakowskyOriginalJan 28, 2022
D-COJason CrowOriginalJan 28, 2022
D-VAJennifer WextonOriginalJan 28, 2022
D-CAJerry McNerneyOriginalJan 28, 2022
D-TNJim CooperOriginalJan 28, 2022
D-CAJim CostaOriginalJan 28, 2022
D-CAJimmy GomezOriginalJan 28, 2022
D-CAJimmy PanettaOriginalJan 28, 2022
D-TXJoaquin CastroOriginalJan 28, 2022
D-KYJohn A. YarmuthOriginalJan 28, 2022
D-CTJohn B. LarsonOriginalJan 28, 2022
D-CAJohn GaramendiOriginalJan 28, 2022
D-MDJohn P. SarbanesOriginalJan 28, 2022
D-OHJoyce BeattyOriginalJan 28, 2022
D-CAJuan VargasOriginalJan 28, 2022
D-CAJudy ChuOriginalJan 28, 2022
D-CAJulia BrownleyOriginalJan 28, 2022
D-HIKaiali'i KaheleOriginalJan 28, 2022
D-CAKaren BassOriginalJan 28, 2022
D-MAKatherine M. ClarkOriginalJan 28, 2022
D-NYKathleen M. RiceOriginalJan 28, 2022
D-NCKathy E. ManningOriginalJan 28, 2022
D-WAKim SchrierOriginalJan 28, 2022
D-ORKurt SchraderOriginalJan 28, 2022
D-ILLauren UnderwoodOriginalJan 28, 2022
D-CALinda T. SánchezOriginalJan 28, 2022
D-DELisa Blunt RochesterOriginalJan 28, 2022
D-TXLizzie FletcherOriginalJan 28, 2022
D-FLLois FrankelOriginalJan 28, 2022
D-MALori TrahanOriginalJan 28, 2022
D-CALucille Roybal-AllardOriginalJan 28, 2022
D-GALucy McBathOriginalJan 28, 2022
D-PAMadeleine DeanOriginalJan 28, 2022
D-OHMarcy KapturOriginalJan 28, 2022
D-ILMarie NewmanOriginalJan 28, 2022
D-CAMark DeSaulnierOriginalJan 28, 2022
D-CAMark TakanoOriginalJan 28, 2022
D-PAMary Gay ScanlonOriginalJan 28, 2022
D-NMMelanie A. StansburyOriginalJan 28, 2022
D-CAMike ThompsonOriginalJan 28, 2022
D-NYMondaire JonesOriginalJan 28, 2022
D-CANancy PelosiOriginalJan 28, 2022
D-CANanette Diaz BarragánOriginalJan 28, 2022
D-GANikema WilliamsOriginalJan 28, 2022
D-CANorma J. TorresOriginalJan 28, 2022
D-NYNydia M. VelázquezOriginalJan 28, 2022
D-NYPaul TonkoOriginalJan 28, 2022
D-CAPete AguilarOriginalJan 28, 2022
D-ORPeter A. DeFazioOriginalJan 28, 2022
D-VTPeter WelchOriginalJan 28, 2022
D-WAPramila JayapalOriginalJan 28, 2022
D-ILRaja KrishnamoorthiOriginalJan 28, 2022
D-AZRaúl M. GrijalvaOriginalJan 28, 2022
D-WARick LarsenOriginalJan 28, 2022
D-NYRitchie TorresOriginalJan 28, 2022
D-CARo KhannaOriginalJan 28, 2022
D-ILRobin L. KellyOriginalJan 28, 2022
D-WIRon KindOriginalJan 28, 2022
D-CTRosa L. DeLauroOriginalJan 28, 2022
D-AZRuben GallegoOriginalJan 28, 2022
D-CASalud O. CarbajalOriginalJan 28, 2022
D-CASara JacobsOriginalJan 28, 2022
D-CAScott H. PetersOriginalJan 28, 2022
D-ILSean CastenOriginalJan 28, 2022
D-NYSean Patrick MaloneyOriginalJan 28, 2022
D-TXSheila Jackson LeeOriginalJan 28, 2022
D-OHShontel M. BrownOriginalJan 28, 2022
D-VIStacey E. PlaskettOriginalJan 28, 2022
D-MAStephen F. LynchOriginalJan 28, 2022
D-TNSteve CohenOriginalJan 28, 2022
D-NVSteven HorsfordOriginalJan 28, 2022
D-NVSusie LeeOriginalJan 28, 2022
D-WASuzan K. DelBeneOriginalJan 28, 2022
D-ORSuzanne BonamiciOriginalJan 28, 2022
D-TXSylvia R. GarciaOriginalJan 28, 2022
D-CATed LieuOriginalJan 28, 2022
D-NMTeresa Leger FernandezOriginalJan 28, 2022
D-ALTerri A. SewellOriginalJan 28, 2022
D-NYThomas R. SuozziOriginalJan 28, 2022
D-NJTom MalinowskiOriginalJan 28, 2022
D-AZTom O'HalleranOriginalJan 28, 2022
D-CATony CárdenasOriginalJan 28, 2022
D-FLVal Butler DemingsOriginalJan 28, 2022
D-TXVeronica EscobarOriginalJan 28, 2022
D-NYYvette D. ClarkeOriginalJan 28, 2022
D-CAZoe LofgrenOriginalJan 28, 2022
D-VADonald S. Beyer, Jr.Feb 7, 2022
D-VAElaine G. LuriaFeb 18, 2022
D-COJoe NeguseMar 15, 2022
D-ILJesús G. "Chuy" GarcíaMar 17, 2022
D-ILMike QuigleyMar 24, 2022
D-NJMikie SherrillMar 28, 2022
D-VARobert C. "Bobby" ScottMar 29, 2022
D-CAMaxine WatersApr 1, 2022
D-NJBill Pascrell, Jr.Apr 4, 2022
D-NYJoseph D. MorelleApr 5, 2022
D-NJAlbio SiresApr 14, 2022
D-RIDavid N. CicillineApr 14, 2022
D-CAJared HuffmanApr 14, 2022
D-CTJoe CourtneyApr 14, 2022
D-TXAl GreenApr 25, 2022
D-TXMarc A. VeaseyApr 25, 2022
D-MIRashida TlaibApr 25, 2022
D-OHTim RyanApr 26, 2022
D-FLSheila Cherfilus-McCormickApr 27, 2022
D-GADavid ScottMay 3, 2022
D-CTJames A. HimesMay 10, 2022
D-PAMatt CartwrightMay 27, 2022
D-RIJames R. LangevinJun 8, 2022
D-PABrendan F. BoyleJun 23, 2022
D-NYBrian HigginsJun 23, 2022
D-CAGrace F. NapolitanoJul 27, 2022
D-NYJerrold NadlerAug 5, 2022
D-NJJosh GottheimerAug 5, 2022
D-MDKweisi MfumeAug 30, 2022
D-MNAngie CraigSep 13, 2022
D-NJDonald NorcrossSep 13, 2022
D-CODiana DeGetteSep 14, 2022
D-WAMarilyn StricklandSep 14, 2022
D-FLKathy CastorSep 20, 2022

Committees 1

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

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseJudiciary Committee
Referred Jan 28, 2022
Constitution and Limited Government Subcommittee
Referred Nov 1, 2022

Actions 3

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Nov 1, 2022Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
  2. Jan 28, 2022Introduced in House
  3. Jan 28, 2022Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Titles 1

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

Official Title as Introduced
Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the article of amendment (commonly known as the "Equal Rights Amendment") to the Constitution is valid.

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. Jan 28, 2022Introduced in House

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