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HJRES 80 · in committee · major

Establishing the ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment.

What this bill does

  • This resolution declares the Equal Rights Amendment ratified and valid as a constitutional amendment.
  • It affects all Americans by potentially adding sex discrimination protections to the Constitution.
  • It resolves legal disputes over whether the amendment met ratification requirements despite past deadlines.

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    How would courts interpret and apply sex discrimination protections if the ERA were added to the Constitution?

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    What specific laws or policies would change if sex discrimination became a constitutionally protected right?

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    What are the arguments for and against treating the ERA as ratified despite the original deadline having passed?

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Ayanna Pressley

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Legislative timeline

  1. 2025-03-24 · house · IntroReferral

    Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

  2. 2025-03-24 · IntroReferral

    Introduced in House

  3. 2025-03-24 · IntroReferral

    Introduced in House

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