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

Bill: 114-hjres-51
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Speier, Jackie [D-CA-14]
Introduced: 2015-05-13
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: 2015-06-01
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.

Summaries:
action_date: 2015-05-13
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 114th CONGRESS 1st Session H. J. RES. 51 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 13, 2015 Ms. Speier (for herself, Ms. Adams , Ms. Bass , Mrs. Beatty , Mr. Beyer , Mr. Blumenauer , Ms. Bonamici , Mr. Brendan F. Boyle of Pennsylvania , Ms. Brown of Florida , Ms. Brownley of California , Mrs. Bustos , Mr. Carson of Indiana , Mrs. Capps , Mr. Capuano , Mr. Cárdenas , Mr. Cartwright , Ms. Castor of Florida , Ms. Judy Chu of California , Ms. Clark of Massachusetts , Ms. Clarke of New York , Mr. Clay , Mr. Cohen , Mr. Connolly , Mr. Conyers , Mr. Courtney , Mr. Cummings , Mrs. Davis of California , Mr. DeFazio , Ms. DeGette , Mr. Delaney , Ms. DeLauro , Ms. DelBene , Mr. DeSaulnier , Mr. Deutch , Mr. Doggett , Mr. Michael F. Doyle of Pennsylvania , Ms. Edwards , Mr. Ellison , Mr. Engel , Ms. Eshoo , Ms. Esty , Mr. Farr , Mr. Foster , Ms. Frankel of Florida , Ms. Fudge , Mr. Garamendi , Mr. Grayson , Mr. Grijalva , Mr. Gutiérrez , Ms. Hahn , Mr. Hastings , Mr. Heck of Washington , Mr. Higgins , Mr. Honda , Mr. Huffman , Mr. Israel , Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas , Mr. Johnson of Georgia , Ms. Kaptur , Mr. Keating , Ms. Kelly of Illinois , Mr. Kennedy , Mr. Kilmer , Mr. Kind , Mrs. Kirkpatrick , Ms. Kuster , Mr. Langevin , Mr. Larsen of Washington , Mr. Larson of Connecticut , Mrs. Lawrence , Ms. Lee , Mr. Levin , Mr. Loebsack , Mr. Lowenthal , Mrs. Lowey , Ms. Michelle Lujan Grisham of New Mexico , Mr. Lynch , Mrs. Carolyn B. Maloney of New York , Mr. Sean Patrick Maloney of New York , Ms. Matsui , Ms. McCollum , Mr. McDermott , Mr. McGovern , Mr. McNerney , Mr. Meeks , Ms. Moore , Mr. Nadler , Mrs. Napolitano , Mr. Nolan , Mr. Norcross , Ms. Norton , Mr. Pallone , Mr. Pascrell , Mr. Payne , Mr. Perlmutter , Mr. Peters , Mr. Peterson , Ms. Pingree , Ms. Plaskett , Mr. Pocan , Mr. Price of North Carolina , Mr. Quigley , Mr. Rangel , Mr. Richmond , Ms. Roybal-Allard , Mr. Ruiz , Mr. Ruppersberger , Mr. Rush , Mr. Ryan of Ohio , Ms. Linda T. Sánchez of California , Mr. Sarbanes , Ms. Schakowsky , Mr. Schiff , Mr. Schrader , Mr. Scott of Virginia , Mr. Sherman , Ms. Sinema , Mr. Sires , Ms. Slaughter , Mr. Smith of Washington , Mr. Swalwell of California , Mr. Takai , Mr. Takano , Mr. Thompson of Mississippi , Mr. Thompson of California , Ms. Titus , Mr. Tonko , Mrs. Torres , Ms. Tsongas , Mr. Van Hollen , Mr. Vargas , Mr. Veasey , Mr. Walz , Mrs. Watson Coleman , Mr. Welch , Ms. Wilson of Florida , Mr. Yarmuth , Mr. Al Green of Texas , Mr. Serrano , Mr. Castro of Texas , Mr. Cicilline , Mr. Himes , Mr. Carney , and Mr. Hinojosa ) 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.