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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. MAT-
SUI, 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. NEW-
MAN, Mr. NORCROSS, Ms. NORTON, Mr. O’HALLERAN, Ms. OCASIO-COR-
TEZ, Mr. PALLONE, Mr. PANETTA, Mr. PAPPAS, Mr. PAYNE, Mr. PERL-
MUTTER, 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 Cali-
fornia, 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 Com-
mittee on the Judiciary 
JOINT RESOLUTION 
Removing the deadline for the ratification of the equal rights 
amendment. 
Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives
of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
That notwithstanding any time limit contained in House 
Joint Resolution 208, 92d Congress, as agreed to in the 
Senate on March 22, 1972, the article of amendment pro-
posed to the States in that joint resolution shall be valid 
to all intents and purposes as part of the United States 
Constitution whenever ratified by the legislatures of three- 
fourths of the several States. 
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