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substantiveMar 17, 2021 · House roll call · passage · Result: Passed

On Passage — H J RES 17 — Removing the deadline for the ratification of the equal rights amendment

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

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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Roll-call breakdown

Yea222

Democrat: 218 · Republican: 4

Nay204

Republican: 204

Present0

Not Voting4

Democrat: 1 · Republican: 3

How each member voted (430)

Yea (222)

Nay (204)

Not Voting (4)

Party labels reflect each member’s most recent affiliation on record.