IA 

112TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. J. RES. 69 

Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relative 

to equal rights for men and women. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JUNE 22, 2011 

Mrs. MALONEY (for herself, Mrs. BIGGERT, Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia, Mr. 

RANGEL, Mr. SARBANES, Mr. ANDREWS, Mr. BACA, Ms. BALDWIN, Ms. 

BASS of California, Mr. BISHOP of New York, Ms. BROWN of Florida, 

Mr. BUTTERFIELD, Ms. CASTOR of Florida, Mr. CLARKE of Michigan, 

Ms. CLARKE of New York, Mr. CLYBURN, Mr. COHEN, Mr. CONYERS, 

Mr. COOPER, Mr. CROWLEY, Mr. CUELLAR, Mr. DAVIS of Illinois, Mrs. 

DAVIS of California, Ms. DEGETTE, Ms. DELAURO, Mr. DICKS, Mr. DINGELL, Mr. DOGGETT, Ms. EDWARDS, Mr. ENGEL, Mr. FARR, Mr. 

FATTAH, Mr. GONZALEZ, Mr. GRIJALVA, Ms. HANABUSA, Mr. HINCHEY, 

Mr. HINOJOSA, Ms. HIRONO, Mr. HOLT, Mr. HONDA, Mr. INSLEE, Ms. 

JACKSON LEE of Texas, Ms. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON of Texas, Mr. 

KILDEE, Mr. LANGEVIN, Ms. LEE of California, Mr. LEVIN, Mr. LEWIS

of Georgia, Mrs. LOWEY, Mr. MARKEY, Ms. MCCOLLUM, Mr. 

MCDERMOTT, Mr. MCGOVERN, Mr. MCNERNEY, Mr. MEEKS, Mr. MILLER of North Carolina, Mr. NADLER, Mrs. NAPOLITANO, Mr. PALLONE, 

Mr. PASCRELL, Mr. POLIS, Mr. REYES, Ms. RICHARDSON, Mr. RICHMOND, Mr. RUPPERSBERGER, Ms. LORETTA SANCHEZ of California, Ms. 

LINDA T. SA ́NCHEZ of California, Mr. DAVID SCOTT of Georgia, Ms. SEWELL, Mr. STARK, Ms. SUTTON, Mr. THOMPSON of Mississippi, Mr. 

TONKO, Ms. TSONGAS, Mr. WATT, Mr. WELCH, Ms. WILSON of Florida, 

Ms. WOOLSEY, Mr. ACKERMAN, Mr. BECERRA, Ms. BERKLEY, Mr. BERMAN, Mr. BISHOP of Georgia, Mr. BLUMENAUER, Mr. BOSWELL, Mr. 

BRADY of Pennsylvania, Mr. BRALEY of Iowa, Mrs. CAPPS, Mr. CAPUANO, Mr. CARDOZA, Mr. CARSON of Indiana, Ms. CHU, Mr. CICILLINE, 

Mr. CLAY, Mr. CONNOLLY of Virginia, Mr. COSTA, Mr. COSTELLO, Mr. 

COURTNEY, Mr. CUMMINGS, Mr. DEFAZIO, Mr. DEUTCH, Mr. DOYLE, 

Mr. ELLISON, Ms. ESHOO, Mr. FILNER, Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts, 

Ms. FUDGE, Mr. GARAMENDI, Mr. AL GREEN of Texas, Mr. GENE

GREEN of Texas, Mr. GUTIERREZ, Mr. HASTINGS of Florida, Mr. HIGGINS, Mr. HIMES, Ms. HOCHUL, Mr. HOLDEN, Mr. ISRAEL, Mr. JACKSON of Illinois, Ms. KAPTUR, Mr. KEATING, Mr. KIND, Mr. KUCINICH, 

Mr. LARSEN of Washington, Mr. LARSON of Connecticut, Mr. LOEBSACK, 

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THY of New York, Mr. GEORGE MILLER of California, Ms. MOORE, Mr. 

MORAN, Mr. MURPHY of Connecticut, Mr. OLVER, Mr. PASTOR of Arizona, Mr. PAYNE, Mr. PETERS, Mr. PETERSON, Ms. PINGREE of Maine, 

Mr. PRICE of North Carolina, Mr. QUIGLEY, Mr. ROTHMAN of New Jersey, Ms. ROYBAL-ALLARD, Ms. SCHAKOWSKY, Mr. SCHIFF, Ms. 

SCHWARTZ, Mr. SHERMAN, Mr. SMITH of Washington, Ms. SPEIER, Mr. 

THOMPSON of California, Mr. TIERNEY, Mr. TOWNS, Mr. VAN HOLLEN, 

Ms. VELA ́ZQUEZ, Ms. WASSERMAN SCHULTZ, Ms. WATERS, Mr. WAXMAN, Mr. WU, and Mr. YARMUTH) introduced the following joint resolution; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary 

JOINT RESOLUTION 

Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United 

States relative to equal rights for men and women. 

1 Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives 

2 of the United States of America in Congress assembled

3 (two-thirds of each House concurring therein), That the fol4 lowing article is proposed as an amendment to the Con5 stitution of the United States, which shall be valid to all 

6 intents and purposes as part of the Constitution when 

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

8 States: 

9 ‘‘ARTICLE— 

10 ‘‘SECTION 1. Equality of rights under the law shall 

11 not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any 

12 State on account of sex. 

13 ‘‘SECTION 2. The Congress shall have the power to 

14 enforce, by appropriate legislation, the provisions of this 

15 article. 


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1 ‘‘SECTION 3. This amendment shall take effect two 

2 years after the date of ratification.’’. 

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