Removing the deadline for the ratification of the equal rights amendment.

Bill: 113-hjres-113
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Speier, Jackie [D-CA-14]
Introduced: 2014-03-27
Policy area: Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
Subjects: Constitution and constitutional amendments

Due process and equal protection

Sex, gender, sexual orientation discrimination

Women's rights
Latest action: action_date: 2014-04-16
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.

Summaries:
action_date: 2014-03-27
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>Eliminates the time limit for ratification of the equal rights amendment (prohibits discrimination on account of sex) proposed to the states in House Joint Resolution 208 of the 92nd Congress, as agreed to in the Senate on March 22, 1972. Declares that such amendment shall be part of the Constitution whenever ratified by the legislatures of three-fourths of the several states. </p>

tv_txt: IA 113th CONGRESS 2d Session H. J. RES. 113 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 27, 2014 Ms. Speier (for herself, Mr. Barber , Ms. Bass , Mrs. Beatty , Mr. Bishop of New York , Mr. Heck of Washington , Ms. Clark of Massachusetts , Mr. Blumenauer , Ms. Bonamici , Mr. Braley of Iowa , Ms. Brownley of California , Mr. Cárdenas , Mr. Carney , Mr. Cartwright , Ms. Castor of Florida , Ms. Chu , Mr. Cicilline , Mr. Clay , Mr. Cohen , Mr. Connolly , Mr. Conyers , Mr. Cummings , Mrs. Davis of California , Mr. DeFazio , Ms. DeGette , Mr. Delaney , Ms. DeLauro , Mr. Deutch , Mr. Dingell , Mr. Doggett , Ms. Edwards , Mr. Ellison , Ms. Eshoo , Mr. Farr , Ms. Frankel of Florida , Mr. Garamendi , Mr. Grayson , Mr. Grijalva , Ms. Hahn , Mr. Hastings of Florida , Mr. Higgins , Mr. Himes , Mr. Holt , Mr. Honda , Mr. Hoyer , Mr. Huffman , Mr. Israel , Mr. Johnson of Georgia , Mr. Kennedy , Mr. Kildee , Mr. Kind , Mr. Langevin , Ms. Lee of California , Mr. Levin , Mr. Lowenthal , Ms. Michelle Lujan Grisham of New Mexico , Mrs. Carolyn B. Maloney of New York , Ms. McCollum , Mr. McDermott , Mr. McGovern , Mr. Michaud , Mr. George Miller of California , Ms. Moore , Mr. Moran , Mr. Murphy of Florida , Mrs. Napolitano , Mr. Nolan , Ms. Norton , Mr. Peters of California , Ms. Pingree of Maine , Mr. Pocan , Ms. Roybal-Allard , Mr. Ruppersberger , Ms. Linda T. Sánchez of California , Mr. Sarbanes , Ms. Schakowsky , Mr. Schiff , Mr. Scott of Virginia , Ms. Shea-Porter , Mr. Sherman , Mr. Sires , Ms. Slaughter , Mr. Smith of Washington , Mr. Swalwell of California , Mr. Takano , Mr. Thompson of California , Mr. Tierney , Ms. Titus , Ms. Tsongas , Mr. Van Hollen , Mr. Veasey , Ms. Wasserman Schultz , Mr. Waxman , Mr. Welch , Mr. Yarmuth , Mr. Peterson , Mr. Pascrell , Ms. Hanabusa , Mr. Sean Patrick Maloney of New York , Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania , Mr. Richmond , Ms. Wilson of Florida , Mr. Gutiérrez , Mr. Peters of Michigan , Mrs. Negrete McLeod , Ms. Kaptur , Mr. Ryan of Ohio , Mr. Pallone , Mrs. McCarthy of New York , and Ms. Matsui ) introduced 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.

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 proposed 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.