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HJRES 1 103th Congress House Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues Constitutional amendments Equality before the law Sex discrimination

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

Introduced: January 5, 1993 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Became law
Feb 10, 1993
Referred to the Subcommittee on Civil and Constitutional Rights.
Jan 5, 1993
Referred to the House Committee on Judiciary.
Jan 5, 1993
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 February 10, 1993

Referred to the Subcommittee on Civil and Constitutional Rights.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 5
All 5 Democratic 5
D
Schumer, Charles E.
New York · Feb 2, 1993
 D
Scott, Robert C. "Bobby"
Virginia · Feb 2, 1993
 D
Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · Jan 26, 1993
 D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Jan 5, 1993
 D
Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Jan 5, 1993
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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.. 103rd Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/103-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.." 103rd Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/103-HJRES-1/.
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