IA 

116TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. J. RES. 79 

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

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

NOVEMBER 8, 2019 

Ms. SPEIER (for herself, Mr. NADLER, Mrs. CAROLYN B. MALONEY of New 

York, Mr. FITZPATRICK, Mr. REED, Mrs. LURIA, Ms. SPANBERGER, Ms. 

WEXTON, Mr. BEYER, Mr. CONNOLLY, Mr. MCEACHIN, Ms. FRANKEL, 

Mrs. LAWRENCE, Ms. HAALAND, Ms. ESCOBAR, Ms. WASSERMAN

SCHULTZ, Mr. GRIJALVA, Ms. JUDY CHU of California, Ms. PLASKETT, 

Mr. CARBAJAL, Ms. SCHAKOWSKY, Mr. PETERS, Mr. TAKANO, Mr. 

COHEN, Ms. NORTON, Mr. RUIZ, Miss RICE of New York, Mr. MCNERNEY, Ms. DELBENE, Mr. FOSTER, Mr. ENGEL, Mr. AGUILAR, Ms. LEE

of California, Ms. DELAURO, Mr. KHANNA, Ms. KAPTUR, Mr. POCAN, 

Ms. MATSUI, Mr. ESPAILLAT, Ms. DEGETTE, Mr. RICHMOND, Ms. 

BROWNLEY of California, Mr. RUPPERSBERGER, Mr. MOULTON, Mr. 

COOPER, Mr. DEFAZIO, Mr. THOMPSON of Mississippi, Mr. SERRANO, 

Mr. HASTINGS, Mr. LOWENTHAL, Mr. SARBANES, Mrs. TORRES of California, Mr. CARTWRIGHT, Mr. VARGAS, Mr. SCHRADER, Mr. WELCH, Mr. 

PRICE of North Carolina, Mr. CRIST, Mr. MICHAEL F. DOYLE of Pennsylvania, Ms. ROYBAL-ALLARD, Mr. YARMUTH, Mr. TONKO, Ms. CLARKE

of New York, Ms. PINGREE, Mr. HORSFORD, Mrs. DAVIS of California, 

Ms. CASTOR of Florida, Mr. LANGEVIN, Mr. THOMPSON of California, 

Mr. SCHIFF, Ms. MCCOLLUM, Mr. SEAN PATRICK MALONEY of New 

York, Mr. CICILLINE, Mr. LOEBSACK, Ms. GABBARD, Mr. SWALWELL of 

California, Mr. HUFFMAN, Mr. GARAMENDI, Mr. SOTO, Mr. SIRES, Mr. 

KEATING, Ms. BLUNT ROCHESTER, Ms. KUSTER of New Hampshire, Mr. 

RUSH, Ms. JAYAPAL, Ms. WILSON of Florida, Mr. KILMER, Mr. MEEKS, 

Mr. CLAY, Ms. BONAMICI, Ms. WATERS, Mrs. KIRKPATRICK, Mr. LYNCH, 

Mrs. DINGELL, Mr. SCHNEIDER, Ms. PRESSLEY, Ms. JACKSON LEE, Ms. 

BARRAGA ́N, Mrs. NAPOLITANO, Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia, Mrs. WATSON

COLEMAN, Mr. LEVIN of Michigan, Ms. OCASIO-CORTEZ, Mr. CARSON of 

Indiana, Mr. KIND, Ms. ESHOO, Mr. KILDEE, Mr. COX of California, Mr. 

GALLEGO, Ms. CLARK of Massachusetts, Ms. FUDGE, Ms. GARCIA of 

Texas, Mr. SHERMAN, Mr. BLUMENAUER, Mr. QUIGLEY, Mr. 

KRISHNAMOORTHI, Mr. NORCROSS, Mr. COURTNEY, Mr. LAWSON of 

Florida, Mr. PASCRELL, Mr. PALLONE, Mr. CA ́RDENAS, Mr. MCGOVERN, 

Mr. RASKIN, Ms. OMAR, Ms. SA ́NCHEZ, Mr. PERLMUTTER, Ms. TITUS, 

Mrs. TRAHAN, Mr. LEVIN of California, Mr. HIMES, Ms. SCHRIER, Mrs. 


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LOWEY, Mr. LARSEN of Washington, Mr. BRENDAN F. BOYLE of Pennsylvania, Ms. ADAMS, Mr. CASE, Mr. TED LIEU of California, Ms. PORTER, Mrs. BUSTOS, Ms. SLOTKIN, Mr. GARCI ́A of Illinois, Mr. GONZALEZ

of Texas, Ms. HOULAHAN, Mr. KENNEDY, Mr. SMITH of Washington, 

Mr. DESAULNIER, Mr. GOMEZ, Mr. MORELLE, Ms. JOHNSON of Texas, 

Mr. CLEAVER, Mrs. DEMINGS, Ms. MOORE, Mr. CISNEROS, Mr. DANNY

K. DAVIS of Illinois, Mr. GOLDEN, Ms. MUCARSEL-POWELL, Mrs. LEE

of Nevada, Mr. SUOZZI, Mr. CUELLAR, Ms. VELA ́ZQUEZ, Ms. SEWELL of 

Alabama, Mr. SAN NICOLAS, Mr. LUJA ́N, Mr. VELA, Mr. TRONE, Mr. 

DEUTCH, Ms. CRAIG, Mr. CROW, Mr. ROUDA, Ms. DEAN, Mr. RYAN, Mr. 

CASTEN of Illinois, Ms. TLAIB, Mr. MALINOWSKI, Ms. SHALALA, Ms. 

SCANLON, Mr. O’HALLERAN, Mr. CASTRO of Texas, Ms. MENG, Ms. STEVENS, Mr. PHILLIPS, Mr. PETERSON, Ms. BASS, Ms. UNDERWOOD, Mrs. 

MCBATH, Mr. STANTON, Ms. KELLY of Illinois, Mr. BROWN of Maryland, 

Mr. JEFFRIES, Mr. CUNNINGHAM, Ms. SHERRILL, Mr. GOTTHEIMER, Mr. 

BUTTERFIELD, Mr. KIM, Ms. WILD, Mr. PAYNE, Mrs. BEATTY, Ms. 

TORRES SMALL of New Mexico, Mr. HIGGINS of New York, Mrs. HAYES, 

Mr. GREEN of Texas, Mr. VAN DREW, Mr. EVANS, Mr. LARSON of Connecticut, Mr. BERA, Mrs. FLETCHER, Mr. BISHOP of Georgia, Mrs. MURPHY of Florida, Mr. LEWIS, Mr. ROSE of New York, Mr. DOGGETT, Mr. 

HECK, Mr. DAVID SCOTT of Georgia, and Mr. HARDER of California) 

submitted the following joint resolution; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary 

JOINT RESOLUTION 

Removing the deadline for the ratification of the equal rights 

amendment. 

1 Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives

2 of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 That notwithstanding any time limit contained in House 

4 Joint Resolution 208, 92nd Congress, as agreed to in the 

5 Senate on March 22, 1972, the article of amendment pro6 posed to the States in that joint resolution shall be valid 

7 to all intents and purposes as part of the Constitution 


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1 whenever ratified by the legislatures of three-fourths of 

2 the several States. 

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