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HJRES 1 101th Congress House Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues Constitutional amendments Sex discrimination

Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relative to equal rights for men and women.

Introduced: January 3, 1989 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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In committee
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 27, 1989
Referred to the Subcommittee on Civil and Constitutional Rights.
Jan 3, 1989
Referred to the House Committee on Judiciary.
Jan 3, 1989
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Constitutional Amendment - Declares that equality of rights under the law shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or any State on account of sex.

What's happening now March 27, 1989

Referred to the Subcommittee on Civil and Constitutional Rights.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • SJRES 1 Identical bill A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relative to equal rights for women a…
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 6
All 6 Democratic 6
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Hoyer, Steny H.
Maryland · Jan 3, 1989
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Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Jan 3, 1989
 D
Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · Jan 3, 1989
 D
Mfume, Kweisi
Maryland · Jan 3, 1989
 D
Pelosi, Nancy
California · Jan 3, 1989
 D
Wyden, Ron
Oregon · Jan 3, 1989
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.J. Res. 1: Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relative to equal rights for men and women.. 101st Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/101-HJRES-1/
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"H.J. Res. 1: Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relative to equal rights for men and women.." 101st Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/101-HJRES-1/.
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H.J. Res. 1, 101st Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/101-HJRES-1/.
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