IA 
109TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. J. RES. 37
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relative 
to equal rights for men and women. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 15, 2005
Mrs. MALONEY (for herself, Mr. LEACH, Mr. GUTIERREZ, Mr. TOWNS, Ms. 
SOLIS, Mr. NADLER, Mr. VAN HOLLEN, Mr. HASTINGS of Florida, Mr. 
LEWIS of Georgia, Mr. CUMMINGS, Mr. SANDERS, Mr. GRIJALVA, Mr. 
CROWLEY, Mr. DEFAZIO, Mr. CASE, Mr. LANTOS, Mr. PRICE of North 
Carolina, Mr. GEORGE
MILLER
of California, Mr. DINGELL, Mr. 
HOLDEN, Ms. WOOLSEY, Mr. MENENDEZ, Mr. GENE GREEN of Texas, 
Mr. JACKSON of Illinois, Mr. ABERCROMBIE, Mrs. JONES of Ohio, Mr. 
HOLT, Mr. MCDERMOTT, Mr. CLAY, Mr. KOLBE, Mr. UDALL of New 
Mexico, Mr. BOSWELL, Ms. SLAUGHTER, Mrs. DAVIS of California, Ms. 
MCCOLLUM of Minnesota, Ms. LEE, Mr. BROWN of Ohio, Mr. COSTELLO, 
Mr. SABO, Mr. ROTHMAN, Ms. BALDWIN, Mrs. CAPPS, Ms. JACKSON-
LEE of Texas, Mr. OWENS, Mr. WU, Mr. DICKS, Ms. NORTON, Mr. WAX-
MAN, Ms. SCHAKOWSKY, Ms. LINDA T. SA´NCHEZ of California, Mr. 
SCHIFF, Mr. EVANS, Mr. SMITH of Washington, Mr. SHERMAN, Mr. 
PALLONE, Mr. MORAN of Virginia, Mr. KUCINICH, Mr. RANGEL, Mr. 
HINCHEY, Mr. MOORE of Kansas, Ms. KAPTUR, Mr. PAYNE, Mr. 
WEINER, Mr. PASCRELL, Mr. CARDOZA, Ms. HARMAN, Mrs. MCCARTHY, 
Mr. FARR, Ms. ROYBAL-ALLARD, Mr. BISHOP of Georgia, Mr. BRADY of 
Pennsylvania, Mr. BOYD, Ms. KILPATRICK of Michigan, Mr. DAVIS of Il-
linois, Mr. HALL, Mr. ANDREWS, Mr. STRICKLAND, Mr. JEFFERSON, Mr. 
OLVER, Ms. HERSETH, Mr. FRELINGHUYSEN, Ms. WATERS, Mrs. 
TAUSCHER, Mr. CAPUANO, Mr. COSTA, Mr. FILNER, Mr. DAVIS of Ala-
bama, Mr. UDALL of Colorado, Mr. STARK, Ms. MILLENDER-MCDONALD, 
Mr. PASTOR, Ms. ESHOO, Ms. CORRINE BROWN of Florida, Mr. DOYLE, 
Mrs. NAPOLITANO, Mr. KIRK, Mr. KIND, Mr. LEVIN, Mr. DELAHUNT, 
Mr. KILDEE, Mr. TIERNEY, Mr. MEEHAN, Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts, 
Mr. MCGOVERN, Mr. THOMPSON of California, Mr. CONYERS, Ms. 
VELA´ZQUEZ, Mr. WEXLER, Ms. WATSON, Mr. RUPPERSBERGER, Mr. 
BACA, Mr. SHAYS, Mr. SERRANO, Mrs. CHRISTENSEN, Mr. FATTAH, Mr. 
LARSEN of Washington, Mr. MEEKS of New York, Mr. RUSH, Mr. BOEH-
LERT, Mr. AL GREEN of Texas, Ms. WASSERMAN SCHULTZ, Mr. 
HINOJOSA, Mr. KENNEDY of Rhode Island, Mr. BASS, Ms. MOORE of 
Wisconsin, Mr. MICHAUD, Mr. CASTLE, Mr. MCNULTY, Mr. CARNAHAN,
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Ms. ZOE LOFGREN of California, Mr. INSLEE, Ms. PELOSI, Mr. BAIRD, 
Mr. EMANUEL, Mr. GONZALEZ, Mr. HOYER, Mr. NEAL of Massachusetts, 
Mr. THOMPSON
of Mississippi, Mr. MARKEY, Mr. CARDIN, Mr. 
BLUMENAUER, Mr. LANGEVIN, Mr. ISRAEL, Ms. BORDALLO, Mr. WYNN, 
Mr. EDWARDS, Mr. ALLEN, Mr. BOUCHER, Mr. MILLER of North Caro-
lina, Mr. BECERRA, Mr. HONDA, Mr. WATT, Mr. ACKERMAN, Mr. 
LARSON of Connecticut, Ms. BERKLEY, Mr. DAVIS of Florida, Mrs. 
LOWEY, Mr. ORTIZ, Ms. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON of Texas, Ms. LO-
RETTA SANCHEZ of California, Ms. DEGETTE, Ms. MCKINNEY, Mr. 
ENGEL, Mr. SCOTT of Georgia, Mr. MEEK of Florida, and Mr. TAYLOR 
of Mississippi) introduced the following joint resolution; which was re-
ferred 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 within seven years after the date of its submission 
for ratification: 
‘‘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.
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‘‘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.’’.
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