Removing the deadline for the ratification of the equal rights amendment.
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Just introduced
What it doesSummary introduced in house (May 9, 2013)
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. Declares that such amendment shall be part of the Constitution whenever ratified by the legislatures of three-fourths of the several states.
What just happenedMar 12, 2014
Ms. Speier asked unanimous consent that she be considered the first sponsor of H.J. Res. 43, removing the deadline for the ratification of the equal rights amendment, a bill originally introduced by Representative Robert Andrews of New Jersey, for the purposes of adding cosponsors and requesting re-printings pursuant to clause 7 of rule 12.
Who’s behind it
- Introduced in HouseMay 9, 2013
- Mar 12, 2014FloorH8D000
Ms. Speier asked unanimous consent that she be considered the first sponsor of H.J. Res. 43, removing the deadline for the ratification of the equal rights amendment, a bill originally introduced by Representative Robert Andrews of New Jersey, for the purposes of adding cosponsors and requesting re-printings pursuant to clause 7 of rule 12.
- Jun 14, 2013Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.
- May 9, 2013IntroReferralH11100
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
- May 9, 2013IntroReferralIntro-H
Introduced in House
- May 9, 2013IntroReferral1000
Introduced in House