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SJRES 40 103th Congress Senate

A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relative to equal rights for women and men.

Introduced: February 3, 1993 See on congress.gov
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues Constitutional amendmentsEquality before the lawSex discrimination
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 5, 1993
Referred to Subcommittee on Constitution.
Feb 3, 1993
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
Feb 3, 1993
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S1200)
Feb 3, 1993
Introduced in Senate
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 Latest action March 5, 1993

Referred to Subcommittee on Constitution.

 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.

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1
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Murray, Patty
Washington · Feb 3, 1993
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). S.J. Res. 40: A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relative to equal rights for women and men.. 103rd Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/103-SJRES-40/
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"S.J. Res. 40: A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relative to equal rights for women and men.." 103rd Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/103-SJRES-40/.
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S.J. Res. 40, 103rd Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/103-SJRES-40/.
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[S.J. Res. 40: A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relative to equal rights for women and men.](https://openamerica.io/bill/103-SJRES-40/)
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