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117TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. J. RES. 17 

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

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JANUARY 21, 2021 

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

York, Ms. ADAMS, Mr. AGUILAR, Mr. AUCHINCLOSS, Mrs. AXNE, Ms. 

BARRAGA ́N, Ms. BASS, Mrs. BEATTY, Mr. BERA, Mr. BEYER, Mr. 

BISHOP of Georgia, Mr. BLUMENAUER, Ms. BLUNT ROCHESTER, Ms. 

BONAMICI, Mr. BRENDAN F. BOYLE of Pennsylvania, Mr. BROWN, Ms. 

BROWNLEY, Mrs. BUSTOS, Mr. CARBAJAL, Mr. CA ́RDENAS, Mr. CARSON, 

Mr. CASE, Mr. CASTEN, Ms. CASTOR of Florida, Ms. CHU, Mr. 

CICILLINE, Ms. CLARK of Massachusetts, Ms. CLARKE of New York, Mr. 

CONNOLLY, Mr. COOPER, Mr. COSTA, Mr. CRIST, Mr. CROW, Mr. DANNY

K. DAVIS of Illinois, Ms. DEAN, Mr. DEFAZIO, Ms. DEGETTE, Ms. 

DELAURO, Ms. DELBENE, Mr. DELGADO, Mrs. DEMINGS, Mr. 

DESAULNIER, Mr. DEUTCH, Mrs. DINGELL, Mr. MICHAEL F. DOYLE of 

Pennsylvania, Ms. ESCOBAR, Ms. ESHOO, Mr. ESPAILLAT, Mr. EVANS, 

Mr. FOSTER, Ms. LOIS FRANKEL of Florida, Mr. GALLEGO, Mr. 

GARAMENDI, Ms. GARCIA of Texas, Mr. GARCI ́A of Illinois, Mr. GOMEZ, 

Mr. GOTTHEIMER, Mr. GREEN of Texas, Mr. GRIJALVA, Mr. HASTINGS, 

Mrs. HAYES, Mr. HIMES, Mr. HORSFORD, Ms. HOULAHAN, Mr. 

HUFFMAN, Ms. OMAR, Ms. JAYAPAL, Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia, Mr. 

JONES, Ms. KAPTUR, Mr. KEATING, Ms. KELLY of Illinois, Mr. KHANNA, 

Mr. KILDEE, Mr. KILMER, Mr. KIM of New Jersey, Mr. KIND, Mrs. 

KIRKPATRICK, Mr. KRISHNAMOORTHI, Ms. KUSTER, Mr. LANGEVIN, Mr. 

LARSEN of Washington, Mr. LARSON of Connecticut, Mrs. LAWRENCE, 

Mr. LAWSON of Florida, Ms. LEE of California, Mrs. LEE of Nevada, Ms. 

LEGER FERNANDEZ, Mr. LEVIN of Michigan, Mr. LEVIN of California, 

Mr. LIEU, Mr. LOWENTHAL, Mr. LYNCH, Mr. MALINOWSKI, Mr. SEAN

PATRICK MALONEY of New York, Mrs. LURIA, Ms. MANNING, Ms. MATSUI, Mrs. MCBATH, Ms. MCCOLLUM, Mr. MCEACHIN, Mr. MCGOVERN, 

Mr. MCNERNEY, Mr. MEEKS, Ms. MENG, Ms. MOORE of Wisconsin, Mr. 

MORELLE, Mr. MOULTON, Mrs. NAPOLITANO, Mr. NEGUSE, Ms. NEWMAN, Mr. NORCROSS, Ms. NORTON, Mr. O’HALLERAN, Ms. OCASIO-CORTEZ, Mr. PALLONE, Mr. PANETTA, Mr. PAPPAS, Mr. PAYNE, Mr. PERLMUTTER, Mr. PETERS, Ms. PINGREE, Ms. PLASKETT, Mr. POCAN, Mr. 

PRICE of North Carolina, Mr. QUIGLEY, Mr. RASKIN, Miss RICE of New 

York, Ms. ROYBAL-ALLARD, Mr. RUIZ, Mr. RUPPERSBERGER, Mr. RUSH, 


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Ms. SA ́NCHEZ, Mr. SARBANES, Ms. SCANLON, Ms. SCHAKOWSKY, Mr. 

SCHIFF, Mr. SCHRADER, Ms. SCHRIER, Mr. DAVID SCOTT of Georgia, 

Ms. SEWELL, Mr. SHERMAN, Mr. SIRES, Ms. SLOTKIN, Mr. SMITH of 

Washington, Mr. SOTO, Mr. STANTON, Ms. STEVENS, Ms. STRICKLAND, 

Mr. SUOZZI, Mr. SWALWELL, Mr. TAKANO, Mr. THOMPSON of California, 

Mr. THOMPSON of Mississippi, Ms. TITUS, Ms. TLAIB, Mr. TONKO, Mrs. 

TORRES of California, Mr. TORRES of New York, Mrs. TRAHAN, Mr. 

TRONE, Ms. UNDERWOOD, Mr. VELA, Ms. VELA ́ZQUEZ, Ms. WASSERMAN

SCHULTZ, Mrs. WATSON COLEMAN, Mr. WELCH, Ms. WEXTON, Ms. 

WILD, Ms. WILLIAMS of Georgia, Mr. YARMUTH, Ms. JACOBS of California, Ms. PRESSLEY, Mr. CLEAVER, Mr. RYAN, Mr. PASCRELL, Ms. 

CRAIG, Mr. CUELLAR, Mr. CORREA, Ms. BOURDEAUX, Mr. SCHNEIDER, 

Ms. ROSS, Mr. CARTWRIGHT, Ms. SPANBERGER, Ms. BUSH, Mr. CASTRO

of Texas, Ms. SHERRILL, Mr. PHILLIPS, Ms. PORTER, Mr. JEFFRIES, 

Mr. ALLRED, Mr. BOWMAN, Mrs. MURPHY of Florida, and Ms. WATERS) 

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, 92d 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 United States 

8 Constitution whenever ratified by the legislatures of three9 fourths of the several States. 

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