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116TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. J. RES. 38 

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

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JANUARY 30, 2019 

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

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

Mrs. LAWRENCE, Mr. GRIJALVA, Ms. WASSERMAN SCHULTZ, Mr. HECK, 

Ms. JUDY CHU of California, Mr. CONNOLLY, Ms. PLASKETT, Mr. 

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

Ms. NORTON, Mr. RUIZ, Miss RICE of New York, Ms. FRANKEL, 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. CUMMINGS, 

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. BEYER, Mr. 

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

Mr. HUFFMAN, Mr. GARAMENDI, Mr. SEAN PATRICK MALONEY of New 

York, Mr. SOTO, Mr. SIRES, Mr. KEATING, Ms. BLUNT ROCHESTER, Ms. 

KUSTER of New Hampshire, Ms. JAYAPAL, Ms. WILSON of Florida, Mr. 

KILMER, Mr. MEEKS, Mr. CLAY, Ms. HILL of California, 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, 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. LOWEY, Mr. LARSEN of Washington, Mr. 


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BRENDAN F. BOYLE of Pennsylvania, Ms. ADAMS, Mr. CASE, Ms. 

ESCOBAR, Mr. TED LIEU of California, Ms. PORTER, Mrs. BUSTOS, Ms. 

SLOTKIN, Mr. GARCI ́A of Illinois, Ms. GARCIA of Texas, and Mr. RUSH) 

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 (two3 thirds of each House concurring therein), That notwith4 standing any time limit contained in House Joint Resolu5 tion 208, 92nd Congress, as agreed to in the Senate on 

6 March 22, 1972, the article of amendment proposed to 

7 the States in that joint resolution shall be valid to all in8 tents and purposes as part of the Constitution whenever 

9 ratified by the legislatures of three-fourths of the several 

10 States. 

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