IA 
116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. J. RES. 79 
Removing the deadline for the ratification of the equal rights amendment. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
NOVEMBER 8, 2019 
Ms. SPEIER (for herself, Mr. NADLER, Mrs. CAROLYN B. MALONEY of New 
York, Mr. FITZPATRICK, Mr. REED, Mrs. LURIA, Ms. SPANBERGER, Ms. 
WEXTON, Mr. BEYER, Mr. CONNOLLY, Mr. MCEACHIN, Ms. FRANKEL, 
Mrs. LAWRENCE, Ms. HAALAND, Ms. ESCOBAR, Ms. WASSERMAN 
SCHULTZ, Mr. GRIJALVA, Ms. JUDY CHU of California, Ms. PLASKETT, 
Mr. CARBAJAL, Ms. SCHAKOWSKY, Mr. PETERS, Mr. TAKANO, Mr. 
COHEN, Ms. NORTON, Mr. RUIZ, Miss RICE of New York, Mr. MCNER-
NEY, Ms. DELBENE, Mr. FOSTER, Mr. ENGEL, Mr. AGUILAR, Ms. LEE 
of California, Ms. DELAURO, Mr. KHANNA, Ms. KAPTUR, Mr. POCAN, 
Ms. MATSUI, Mr. ESPAILLAT, Ms. DEGETTE, Mr. RICHMOND, Ms. 
BROWNLEY of California, Mr. RUPPERSBERGER, Mr. MOULTON, Mr. 
COOPER, Mr. DEFAZIO, Mr. THOMPSON of Mississippi, Mr. SERRANO, 
Mr. HASTINGS, Mr. LOWENTHAL, Mr. SARBANES, Mrs. TORRES of Cali-
fornia, Mr. CARTWRIGHT, Mr. VARGAS, Mr. SCHRADER, Mr. WELCH, Mr. 
PRICE of North Carolina, Mr. CRIST, Mr. MICHAEL F. DOYLE of Penn-
sylvania, Ms. ROYBAL-ALLARD, Mr. YARMUTH, Mr. TONKO, Ms. CLARKE 
of New York, Ms. PINGREE, Mr. HORSFORD, Mrs. DAVIS of California, 
Ms. CASTOR of Florida, Mr. LANGEVIN, Mr. THOMPSON of California, 
Mr. SCHIFF, Ms. MCCOLLUM, Mr. SEAN PATRICK MALONEY of New 
York, Mr. CICILLINE, Mr. LOEBSACK, Ms. GABBARD, Mr. SWALWELL of 
California, Mr. HUFFMAN, Mr. GARAMENDI, Mr. SOTO, Mr. SIRES, Mr. 
KEATING, Ms. BLUNT ROCHESTER, Ms. KUSTER of New Hampshire, Mr. 
RUSH, Ms. JAYAPAL, Ms. WILSON of Florida, Mr. KILMER, Mr. MEEKS, 
Mr. CLAY, Ms. BONAMICI, Ms. WATERS, Mrs. KIRKPATRICK, Mr. LYNCH, 
Mrs. DINGELL, Mr. SCHNEIDER, Ms. PRESSLEY, Ms. JACKSON LEE, Ms. 
BARRAGA´N, Mrs. NAPOLITANO, Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia, Mrs. WATSON 
COLEMAN, Mr. LEVIN of Michigan, Ms. OCASIO-CORTEZ, Mr. CARSON of 
Indiana, Mr. KIND, Ms. ESHOO, Mr. KILDEE, Mr. COX of California, Mr. 
GALLEGO, Ms. CLARK of Massachusetts, Ms. FUDGE, Ms. GARCIA of 
Texas, 
Mr. 
SHERMAN, 
Mr. 
BLUMENAUER, 
Mr. 
QUIGLEY, 
Mr. 
KRISHNAMOORTHI, Mr. NORCROSS, Mr. COURTNEY, Mr. LAWSON of 
Florida, Mr. PASCRELL, Mr. PALLONE, Mr. CA´RDENAS, Mr. MCGOVERN, 
Mr. RASKIN, Ms. OMAR, Ms. SA´NCHEZ, Mr. PERLMUTTER, Ms. TITUS, 
Mrs. TRAHAN, Mr. LEVIN of California, Mr. HIMES, Ms. SCHRIER, Mrs. 
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LOWEY, Mr. LARSEN of Washington, Mr. BRENDAN F. BOYLE of Penn-
sylvania, Ms. ADAMS, Mr. CASE, Mr. TED LIEU of California, Ms. POR-
TER, Mrs. BUSTOS, Ms. SLOTKIN, Mr. GARCI´A of Illinois, Mr. GONZALEZ 
of Texas, Ms. HOULAHAN, Mr. KENNEDY, Mr. SMITH of Washington, 
Mr. DESAULNIER, Mr. GOMEZ, Mr. MORELLE, Ms. JOHNSON of Texas, 
Mr. CLEAVER, Mrs. DEMINGS, Ms. MOORE, Mr. CISNEROS, Mr. DANNY 
K. DAVIS of Illinois, Mr. GOLDEN, Ms. MUCARSEL-POWELL, Mrs. LEE 
of Nevada, Mr. SUOZZI, Mr. CUELLAR, Ms. VELA´ZQUEZ, Ms. SEWELL of 
Alabama, Mr. SAN NICOLAS, Mr. LUJA´N, Mr. VELA, Mr. TRONE, Mr. 
DEUTCH, Ms. CRAIG, Mr. CROW, Mr. ROUDA, Ms. DEAN, Mr. RYAN, Mr. 
CASTEN of Illinois, Ms. TLAIB, Mr. MALINOWSKI, Ms. SHALALA, Ms. 
SCANLON, Mr. O’HALLERAN, Mr. CASTRO of Texas, Ms. MENG, Ms. STE-
VENS, Mr. PHILLIPS, Mr. PETERSON, Ms. BASS, Ms. UNDERWOOD, Mrs. 
MCBATH, Mr. STANTON, Ms. KELLY of Illinois, Mr. BROWN of Maryland, 
Mr. JEFFRIES, Mr. CUNNINGHAM, Ms. SHERRILL, Mr. GOTTHEIMER, Mr. 
BUTTERFIELD, Mr. KIM, Ms. WILD, Mr. PAYNE, Mrs. BEATTY, Ms. 
TORRES SMALL of New Mexico, Mr. HIGGINS of New York, Mrs. HAYES, 
Mr. GREEN of Texas, Mr. VAN DREW, Mr. EVANS, Mr. LARSON of Con-
necticut, Mr. BERA, Mrs. FLETCHER, Mr. BISHOP of Georgia, Mrs. MUR-
PHY of Florida, Mr. LEWIS, Mr. ROSE of New York, Mr. DOGGETT, Mr. 
HECK, Mr. DAVID SCOTT of Georgia, and Mr. HARDER of California) 
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, 92nd 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 Constitution 
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whenever ratified by the legislatures of three-fourths of 
the several States. 
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