IA 
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. J. RES. 53 
Removing the deadline for the ratification of the equal rights amendment. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 31, 2017 
Ms. SPEIER (for herself, Ms. ADAMS, Ms. BARRAGA´N, Mrs. BEATTY, Mr. 
BEYER, Mr. BLUMENAUER, Ms. BONAMICI, Ms. BORDALLO, Mr. 
BRENDAN F. BOYLE of Pennsylvania, Mr. BRADY of Pennsylvania, Ms. 
BROWNLEY
of California, Mrs. BUSTOS, Mr. BUTTERFIELD, Mr. 
CA´RDENAS, Mr. CARTWRIGHT, Ms. JUDY
CHU
of California, Mr. 
CICILLINE, Ms. CLARK of Massachusetts, Ms. CLARKE of New York, Mr. 
CLAY, Mr. COHEN, Mr. CONNOLLY, Mr. CONYERS, Mr. CUMMINGS, Mr. 
DEFAZIO, Ms. DEGETTE, Mr. DELANEY, Ms. DELAURO, Ms. DELBENE, 
Mr. DESAULNIER, Mr. DEUTCH, Mrs. DINGELL, Mr. MICHAEL F. 
DOYLE of Pennsylvania, Mr. ELLISON, Mr. ENGEL, Ms. ESHOO, Mr. 
FOSTER, Mr. GARAMENDI, Mr. GRIJALVA, Mr. GUTIE´RREZ, Mr. HIGGINS 
of New York, Mr. HUFFMAN, Mr. JEFFRIES, Ms. EDDIE BERNICE JOHN-
SON of Texas, Ms. KAPTUR, Mr. KEATING, Ms. KELLY of Illinois, Mr. 
KENNEDY, Mr. KILDEE, Mr. KILMER, Mr. KIND, Mr. LANGEVIN, Mr. 
LARSEN of Washington, Mr. LARSON of Connecticut, Ms. LEE, Mr. TED 
LIEU of California, Mr. LOEBSACK, Mr. LOWENTHAL, Ms. MICHELLE 
LUJAN GRISHAM of New Mexico, Mr. LYNCH, Mr. SEAN PATRICK MALO-
NEY of New York, Ms. MATSUI, Ms. MCCOLLUM, Mr. MEEKS, Ms. 
MOORE, Mr. MOULTON, Mr. NADLER, Mrs. NAPOLITANO, Mr. NOR-
CROSS, Ms. NORTON, Mr. PASCRELL, Ms. PINGREE, Mr. POCAN, Mr. 
PRICE of North Carolina, Mr. QUIGLEY, Miss RICE of New York, Mr. 
RICHMOND, Ms. ROYBAL-ALLARD, Mr. RUSH, Mr. RYAN of Ohio, Ms. 
SA´NCHEZ, Mr. SARBANES, Ms. SCHAKOWSKY, Mr. SCHIFF, Mr. SCHRA-
DER, Mr. SERRANO, Ms. SINEMA, Ms. SLAUGHTER, Mr. SMITH of Wash-
ington, Mr. SWALWELL of California, Mr. TAKANO, Ms. TITUS, Mr. 
TONKO, Mrs. TORRES, Ms. TSONGAS, Mr. VARGAS, Mr. VEASEY, Mr. 
WALZ, Ms. WASSERMAN SCHULTZ, Mr. WELCH, Mr. YARMUTH, Ms. 
FUDGE, Mr. COURTNEY, Mrs. DAVIS of California, Mr. EVANS, Mr. CAR-
SON of Indiana, Mr. DANNY K. DAVIS of Illinois, Mr. LEVIN, Ms. WIL-
SON of Florida, Mr. AL GREEN of Texas, Mr. PETERS, Mr. HECK, Mr. 
CAPUANO, Mr. HIMES, Ms. CASTOR of Florida, Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia, 
Mr. PERLMUTTER, Ms. KUSTER of New Hampshire, Mr. GALLEGO, Ms. 
JACKSON LEE, Mrs. LAWRENCE, Mr. HASTINGS, Mrs. LOWEY, Mr. 
THOMPSON of California, Mr. RUIZ, Mr. SHERMAN, Mr. PAYNE, Mr. 
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PALLONE, Mr. NOLAN, Mr. SIRES, Mr. MCGOVERN, Mr. KIHUEN, and 
Mrs. WATSON COLEMAN) submitted the following joint resolution; which 
was referred to the Committee 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 Constitution 
whenever ratified by the legislatures of three-fourths of 
the several States. 
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