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117th Congress · House

Removing the deadline for the ratification of the equal rights amendment.

Subjects: Constitution and constitutional amendments · Due process and equal protection · Sex, gender, sexual orientation discrimination · Women's rights · Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues

In plain language

  • House joint resolution in the 117th Congress.
  • Eliminates the deadline for the ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment, which prohibits discrimination based on sex.
  • House passed it on Mar 17, 2021 (substantive).
Official summary (Congressional Research Service)

This joint resolution eliminates the deadline for the ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment, which prohibits discrimination based on sex. The amendment was proposed to the states in House Joint Resolution 208 of the 92nd Congress, as agreed to in the Senate on March 22, 1972. The amendment shall be part of the Constitution whenever ratified by the legislatures of three-fourths of the states.

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