IA 

110TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. J. RES. 40 

Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relative 

to equal rights for men and women. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

MARCH 27, 2007 

Mrs. MALONEY of New York (for herself, Mr. NADLER, Mr. DINGELL, Ms. 

VELA ́ZQUEZ, Ms. CLARKE, Ms. WOOLSEY, Ms. JACKSON-LEE of Texas, 

Ms. SOLIS, Mr. ABERCROMBIE, Mr. ACKERMAN, Mr. ALLEN, Mr. ANDREWS, Mr. ARCURI, Mr. BACA, Mr. BAIRD, Ms. BALDWIN, Ms. BEAN, 

Mr. BECERRA, Ms. BERKLEY, Mr. BERMAN, Mr. BERRY, Mrs. BIGGERT, 

Mr. BISHOP of Georgia, Mr. BISHOP of New York, Mr. BLUMENAUER, 

Ms. BORDALLO, Mr. BOSWELL, Mr. BOUCHER, Mr. BRADY of Pennsylvania, Mr. BRALEY of Iowa, Ms. CORRINE BROWN of Florida, Mr. 

BUTTERFIELD, Mrs. CAPPS, Mr. CAPUANO, Mr. CARDOZA, Mr. 

CARNAHAN, Ms. CARSON, Mr. CASTLE, Ms. CASTOR, Mr. CHANDLER, 

Mrs. CHRISTENSEN, Mr. CLAY, Mr. CLEAVER, Mr. CLYBURN, Mr. CONYERS, Mr. COOPER, Mr. COSTA, Mr. COSTELLO, Mr. CROWLEY, Mr. 

CUELLAR, Mr. CUMMINGS, Mr. DAVIS of Alabama, Mr. DAVIS of Illinois, 

Mrs. DAVIS of California, Mr. DEFAZIO, Ms. DEGETTE, Mr. DELAHUNT, 

Ms. DELAURO, Mr. DICKS, Mr. DOGGETT, Mr. DOYLE, Mr. EDWARDS, 

Mr. ELLISON, Mr. EMANUEL, Mr. ENGEL, Ms. ESHOO, Mr. FARR, Mr. 

FATTAH, Mr. FILNER, Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts, Mr. FRELINGHUYSEN, Mrs. GILLIBRAND, Mr. GONZALEZ, Mr. AL GREEN of Texas, 

Mr. GENE GREEN of Texas, Mr. GRIJALVA, Mr. GUTIERREZ, Mr. HALL

of New York, Mr. HALL of Texas, Mr. HARE, Ms. HARMAN, Mr. 

HASTINGS of Florida, Ms. HERSETH, Mr. HIGGINS, Mr. HINCHEY, Mr. 

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

HOYER, Mr. INSLEE, Mr. ISRAEL, Mr. JACKSON of Illinois, Mr. JEFFERSON, Ms. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON of Texas, Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia, 

Mrs. JONES of Ohio, Ms. KAPTUR, Mr. KENNEDY, Mr. KILDEE, Ms. KILPATRICK, Mr. KIND, Mr. KIRK, Mr. KLEIN of Florida, Mr. KUCINICH, 

Mr. LANGEVIN, Mr. LANTOS, Mr. LATHAM, Ms. LEE, Mr. LEVIN, Mr. 

LEWIS of Georgia, Mr. LOBIONDO, Mr. LOEBSACK, Ms. ZOE LOFGREN

of California, Mrs. LOWEY, Mr. LYNCH, Mr. MARKEY, Ms. MATSUI, Mrs. 

MCCARTHY of New York, Ms. MCCOLLUM of Minnesota, Mr. 

MCDERMOTT, Mr. MCGOVERN, Mr. MCINTYRE, Mr. MCNERNEY, Mr. 

MCNULTY, Mr. MEEHAN, Mr. MEEK of Florida, Mr. MEEKS of New 

York, Mr. MELANCON, Mr. MICHAUD, Ms. MILLENDER-MCDONALD, Mr. 


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MILLER of North Carolina, Mr. GEORGE MILLER of California, Mr. 

MOORE of Kansas, Ms. MOORE of Wisconsin, Mr. MORAN of Virginia, 

Mrs. NAPOLITANO, Mr. NEAL of Massachusetts, Ms. NORTON, Mr. 

OLVER, Mr. ORTIZ, Mr. PALLONE, Mr. PASCRELL, Mr. PASTOR, Mr. 

PAYNE, Mr. PERLMUTTER, Mr. PETERSON of Minnesota, Mr. PRICE of 

North Carolina, Ms. PRYCE of Ohio, Mr. RAHALL, Mr. RAMSTAD, Mr. 

RANGEL, Mr. REYES, Mr. ROTHMAN, Ms. ROYBAL-ALLARD, Mr. 

RUPPERSBERGER, Mr. RUSH, Ms. LINDA T. SA ́NCHEZ of California, Ms. 

LORETTA SANCHEZ of California, Ms. SCHAKOWSKY, Mr. SCHIFF, Ms. 

SCHWARTZ, Mr. SCOTT of Georgia, Mr. SERRANO, Mr. SHAYS, Ms. SHEAPORTER, Mr. SHERMAN, Mr. SIRES, Ms. SLAUGHTER, Mr. SMITH of 

Washington, Mr. SNYDER, Mr. SPRATT, Mr. STARK, Ms. SUTTON, Mrs. 

TAUSCHER, Mr. TAYLOR, Mr. THOMPSON of Mississippi, Mr. THOMPSON

of California, Mr. TIERNEY, Mr. TOWNS, Mr. UDALL of Colorado, Mr. 

VAN HOLLEN, Mr. WALZ of Minnesota, Ms. WASSERMAN SCHULTZ, Ms. 

WATERS, Ms. WATSON, Mr. WATT, Mr. WAXMAN, Mr. WEINER, Mr. 

WEXLER, Mr. WU, and Mr. WYNN) 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: 


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1 ‘‘ARTICLE— 

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

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

4 State on account of sex. 

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

6 enforce, by appropriate legislation, the provisions of this 

7 article. 

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

9 years after the date of ratification.’’. 

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