did the Equal rights amendment ever get passed
The ERA in the States. The Equal Rights Amendment was passed by Congress on March 22, 1972 and sent to the states for ratification by both houses of their state legislatures. A proposed amendment becomes part of the Constitution when approved by three-fourths (38) of the 50 states. bill ratifying the Equal Rights Amendment was passed by the Virginia Senate in February 2011 and again in February 2012. In both years, the bill was then sent to the House of Delegates Privileges and Elections Committee, whose chair is opposed to the ERA. In 2011, it was tabled twice by a P&E subcommittee.
On March 22, 1972, the Senate passed the Equal Rights Amendment to the United States Constitution, which proposed banning discrimination based on sex.The E.R.A. was sent to the states for ratification, but it would fall short of the three-fourths approval needed.arch 22, 1972 | Equal Rights Amendment for Women Passed by Congress. Warren K. Leffler/ Library of Congress U.S. News & World Report Collection Representative Martha Griffiths outside the U.S. Capitol in 1970 after the House passed the Equal Rights Amendment for the first time.