Removing the deadline for the ratification of the equal rights amendment.
H.J.Res. 25 would remove the 1979 deadline for states to ratify the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA), which was originally proposed in 1972. This bill directly affects states that ratified the ERA after the deadline (such as Nevada, Illinois, and Virginia in 2017-2018) by making their ratifications legally valid. The key provision states that the ERA is valid as part of the Constitution if ratified by three-fourths of states, regardless of the original deadline. The bill does not create new rights but aims to finalize the constitutional amendment process by eliminating the time limit.
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in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2023
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President
Introduced Jan 31, 2023
Last action Jul 18, 2023
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Jul 18, 2023
Lower · Passed
Motion to Discharge Committee filed by Ms. Pressley. Petition No: 118-6. (<a href="https://clerk.house.gov/DischargePetition/2023062106?CongressNum=118">Discharge petition</a> text with signatures.)
lower
Jan 31, 2023
Committee
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
lower
Jan 31, 2023
Introduced
Introduced in House
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1 primary · 215 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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Ayanna Pressley
DDemocratic
Co
Abigail Davis Spanberger
DDemocratic
Co
Adam B. Schiff
DDemocratic
Co
Adam Smith
DDemocratic
Co
Adriano Espaillat
DDemocratic
Co
Al Green
DDemocratic
Co
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
DDemocratic
Co
Alma S. Adams
DDemocratic
Co
Ami Bera
DDemocratic
Co
Andrea Salinas
DDemocratic
Co
André Carson
DDemocratic
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