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. AN-
DREWS, 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 Pennsyl-
vania, 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. CON-
YERS, 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. FRELING-
HUYSEN, 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. JEFFER-
SON, Ms. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON of Texas, Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia, 
Mrs. JONES of Ohio, Ms. KAPTUR, Mr. KENNEDY, Mr. KILDEE, Ms. KIL-
PATRICK, 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. SHEA- 
PORTER, 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 resolu-
tion; 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. 
Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the United States of America in Congress assembled
(two-thirds of each House concurring therein), That the fol-
lowing article is proposed as an amendment to the Con-
stitution of the United States, which shall be valid to all 
intents and purposes as part of the Constitution when 
ratified by the legislatures of three-fourths of the several 
States: 
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‘‘ARTICLE — 
‘‘SECTION 1. Equality of rights under the law shall 
not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any 
State on account of sex. 
‘‘SECTION 2. The Congress shall have the power to 
enforce, by appropriate legislation, the provisions of this 
article. 
‘‘SECTION 3. This amendment shall take effect two 
years after the date of ratification.’’. 
Æ 
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