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

Bill: 116-hjres-38
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Speier, Jackie [D-CA-14]
Introduced: 2019-01-30
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: 2019-01-30
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.

Summaries:
action_date: 2019-01-30
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>This joint resolution eliminates the deadline for the ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment, which prohibits discrimination based on sex. The amendment was 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 116th CONGRESS 1st Session H. J. RES. 38 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 30, 2019 Ms. Speier (for herself, Mrs. Carolyn B. Maloney of New York , Mr. Fitzpatrick , Mr. Reed , Mrs. Luria , Ms. Spanberger , Ms. Wexton , Mrs. Lawrence , Mr. Grijalva , Ms. Wasserman Schultz , Mr. Heck , Ms. Judy Chu of California , Mr. Connolly , Ms. Plaskett , Mr. Carbajal , Ms. Schakowsky , Mr. Peters , Mr. Takano , Mr. Cohen , Ms. Norton , Mr. Ruiz , Miss Rice of New York , Ms. Frankel , Mr. McNerney , Ms. DelBene , Mr. Foster , Mr. Engel , Mr. Aguilar , Ms. Lee of California , Ms. DeLauro , Mr. Khanna , Ms. Kaptur , Mr. Pocan , Ms. Matsui , Mr. Espaillat , Ms. DeGette , Mr. Richmond , Ms. Brownley of California , Mr. Ruppersberger , Mr. Moulton , Mr. Cooper , Mr. DeFazio , Mr. Thompson of Mississippi , Mr. Serrano , Mr. Hastings , Mr. Lowenthal , Mr. Sarbanes , Mrs. Torres of California , Mr. Cartwright , Mr. Vargas , Mr. Schrader , Mr. Cummings , Mr. Welch , Mr. Price of North Carolina , Mr. Crist , Mr. Michael F. Doyle of Pennsylvania , Ms. Roybal-Allard , Mr. Yarmuth , Mr. Tonko , Ms. Clarke of New York , Ms. Pingree , Mr. Horsford , Mrs. Davis of California , Ms. Castor of Florida , Mr. Langevin , Mr. Thompson of California , Mr. Schiff , Ms. McCollum , Mr. Beyer , Mr. Cicilline , Mr. Loebsack , Ms. Gabbard , Mr. Swalwell of California , Mr. Huffman , Mr. Garamendi , Mr. Sean Patrick Maloney of New York , Mr. Soto , Mr. Sires , Mr. Keating , Ms. Blunt Rochester , Ms. Kuster of New Hampshire , Ms. Jayapal , Ms. Wilson of Florida , Mr. Kilmer , Mr. Meeks , Mr. Clay , Ms. Hill of California , Ms. Bonamici , Ms. Waters , Mrs. Kirkpatrick , Mr. Lynch , Mrs. Dingell , Mr. Schneider , Ms. Pressley , Ms. Jackson Lee , Ms. Barragán , Mrs. Napolitano , Mr. Johnson of Georgia , Mrs. Watson Coleman , Mr. Levin of Michigan , Ms. Ocasio-Cortez , Mr. Carson of Indiana , Mr. Kind , Ms. Eshoo , Mr. Kildee , Mr. Cox of California , Mr. Gallego , Ms. Clark of Massachusetts , Ms. Fudge , Mr. Sherman , Mr. Blumenauer , Mr. Quigley , Mr. Krishnamoorthi , Mr. Norcross , Mr. Courtney , Mr. Lawson of Florida , Mr. Pascrell , Mr. Pallone , Mr. Cárdenas , Mr. McGovern , Mr. Raskin , Ms. Omar , Ms. Sánchez , Mr. Perlmutter , Ms. Titus , Mrs. Trahan , Mr. Levin of California , Mr. Himes , Ms. Schrier , Mrs. Lowey , Mr. Larsen of Washington , Mr. Brendan F. Boyle of Pennsylvania , Ms. Adams , Mr. Case , Ms. Escobar , Mr. Ted Lieu of California , Ms. Porter , Mrs. Bustos , Ms. Slotkin , Mr. García of Illinois , Ms. Garcia of Texas , and Mr. Rush ) 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, 92nd 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.