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. DIN-
GELL, 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. MIL-
LER of North Carolina, Mr. NADLER, Mrs. NAPOLITANO, Mr. PALLONE, 
Mr. PASCRELL, Mr. POLIS, Mr. REYES, Ms. RICHARDSON, Mr. RICH-
MOND, Mr. RUPPERSBERGER, Ms. LORETTA SANCHEZ of California, Ms. 
LINDA T. SA´NCHEZ of California, Mr. DAVID SCOTT of Georgia, Ms. SE-
WELL, 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. BER-
MAN, Mr. BISHOP of Georgia, Mr. BLUMENAUER, Mr. BOSWELL, Mr. 
BRADY of Pennsylvania, Mr. BRALEY of Iowa, Mrs. CAPPS, Mr. CAPU-
ANO, 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. HIG-
GINS, Mr. HIMES, Ms. HOCHUL, Mr. HOLDEN, Mr. ISRAEL, Mr. JACK-
SON of Illinois, Ms. KAPTUR, Mr. KEATING, Mr. KIND, Mr. KUCINICH, 
Mr. LARSEN of Washington, Mr. LARSON of Connecticut, Mr. LOEBSACK, 
Ms. ZOE LOFGREN of California, Mr. LYNCH, Ms. MATSUI, Mrs. MCCAR-
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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 Ari-
zona, Mr. PAYNE, Mr. PETERS, Mr. PETERSON, Ms. PINGREE of Maine, 
Mr. PRICE of North Carolina, Mr. QUIGLEY, Mr. ROTHMAN of New Jer-
sey, 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. WAX-
MAN, Mr. WU, and Mr. YARMUTH) 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: 
‘‘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. 
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‘‘SECTION 3. This amendment shall take effect two 
years after the date of ratification.’’. 
Æ 
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