Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relative to equal rights for men and women.

Bill: 117-hjres-31
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Smith, Christopher H. [R-NJ-4]
Introduced: 2021-03-16
Policy area: Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
Subjects: Abortion

Constitution and constitutional amendments

Due process and equal protection

Sex, gender, sexual orientation discrimination

Women's rights
Latest action: action_date: 2021-05-18
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.

Summaries:
action_date: 2021-03-16
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>This joint resolution proposes a constitutional amendment declaring that equality of rights under the law shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or any state on account of sex. </p> <p>The resolution specifies that nothing in this constitutional amendment shall be construed to grant or secure any right relating to abortion or its funding.</p>

tv_txt: IA 117th CONGRESS 1st Session H. J. RES. 31 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 16, 2021 Mr. Smith of New Jersey submitted the following joint resolution; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary JOINT RESOLUTION Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relative to equal rights for men and women.

That the following article is proposed as an amendment to the Constitution of the United States, which shall be valid to all intents and purposes as part of the Constitution when ratified by the legislatures of three-fourths of the several States within seven years after the date of its submission for ratification: — 1. Equality of rights under the law shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of sex. 2. The Congress shall have the power to enforce, by appropriate legislation, the provisions of this article. 3. Nothing in this article shall be construed to grant or secure any right relating to abortion or the funding thereof. 4. This amendment shall take effect two years after the date of ratification. .