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

Bill: 115-hjres-53
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Speier, Jackie [D-CA-14]
Introduced: 2017-01-31
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: 2017-02-08
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.

Summaries:
action_date: 2017-01-31
action_desc: Introduced in House
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: IA 115th CONGRESS 1st Session H. J. RES. 53 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 31, 2017 Ms. Speier (for herself, Ms. Adams , Ms. Barragán , 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. Cárdenas , 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. Gutiérrez , Mr. Higgins of New York , Mr. Huffman , Mr. Jeffries , Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson 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 Maloney of New York , Ms. Matsui , Ms. McCollum , Mr. Meeks , Ms. Moore , Mr. Moulton , Mr. Nadler , Mrs. Napolitano , Mr. Norcross , 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. Sánchez , Mr. Sarbanes , Ms. Schakowsky , Mr. Schiff , Mr. Schrader , Mr. Serrano , Ms. Sinema , Ms. Slaughter , Mr. Smith of Washington , 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. Carson of Indiana , Mr. Danny K. Davis of Illinois , Mr. Levin , Ms. Wilson 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. 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.

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.