Establishing the ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment.
Congress Proposes Resolution to Recognize Equal Rights Amendment as Part of the Constitution
Stalled
No legislative action in over 90 days.
Legislative Progress
Key Points
- This resolution aims to officially add the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) to the U.S. Constitution. The ERA states that legal rights cannot be denied or limited by the government based on a person's sex.
- Although a deadline was originally set in 1972, this bill declares that the deadline is no longer valid. It argues the amendment should be part of the Constitution because 38 states—the three-fourths required—have now voted to approve it.
- If this becomes law, it would provide a permanent constitutional guarantee of equality. This would help protect people from sex-based discrimination in areas like employment, wages, and government services.
- This change would make it much harder for future laws or court rulings to roll back protections for women's rights, as the principle of equality would be written directly into the nation's founding document.
Impact Analysis
Personal Impact
The ERA could affect policies around women in the military, including potentially requiring women to register for selective service on the same basis as men. It would also strengthen protections against sex discrimination within the armed forces, but could eliminate some gender-specific accommodations.
Milestones
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Introduced in House
The bill was officially filed and given a number. It now enters the legislative queue.
Votes
No votes have been recorded for this legislation yet.
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Biden's False claim that the Equal Rights Amendment is in the Constitution ignores the legal debate
PolitiFact rates Biden's claim that the ERA is part of the Constitution as 'False,' noting that the National Archives has not certified it due to the expired 1982 deadline. The report highlights the ongoing legal and legislative battle to remove the deadline via congressional resolution.
Source Information
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Congressional Bill
Official Title
Establishing the ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment.
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