A joint resolution removing the deadline for the ratification of the equal rights amendment.

Bill: 115-sjres-5
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Cardin, Benjamin L. [D-MD]
Introduced: 2017-01-17
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: 2017-01-17
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Summaries:
action_date: 2017-01-17
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p>This joint resolution 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. The amendment shall be part of the Constitution whenever ratified by the legislatures of three-fourths of the states. </p>

tv_txt: IIA 115th CONGRESS 1st Session S. J. RES. 5 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES January 17, 2017 Mr. Cardin (for himself, Mrs. Feinstein , Mrs. Gillibrand , Ms. Baldwin , Mr. Brown , Mr. Whitehouse , Mr. Reed , Mr. Wyden , Mr. Franken , Ms. Stabenow , Mr. Markey , Mr. Udall , Ms. Klobuchar , Mr. Kaine , Mr. Merkley , Mr. Booker , Mr. Warner , Ms. Warren , Mr. Sanders , Mr. Van Hollen , and Mr. Menendez ) introduced the following joint resolution; which was read twice and 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.