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HRES 26 105th Congress House Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues Congress Equality before the law House of Representatives Law Legislation Ratification of constitutional amendments Sex discrimination Women

Requiring the House of Representatives to take any legislative action necessary to verify the ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment as a part of the Constitution, when the legislatures of an…

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Requiring the House of Representatives to take any legislative action necessary to verify the ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment as a part of the Constitution, when the legislatures of an additional 3 States ratify the Equal Rights Amendment.

Introduced: January 9, 1997 See on congress.gov
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Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Agreed to (House)
Jan 28, 1997
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.
Jan 9, 1997
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Jan 9, 1997
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Requires the House of Representatives, when the legislatures of an additional three States ratify the Equal Rights Amendment, to take any legislative action necessary to verify the ratification of the Amendment as a part of the Constitution.

What's happening now January 28, 1997

Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 10
All 10 Democratic 9 Independent 1
D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Oct 28, 1997
 D
Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · Jul 17, 1997
 D
Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Jul 17, 1997
 I
Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · Jul 17, 1997
 D
Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · Jul 8, 1997
 D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Jun 18, 1997
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Apr 8, 1997
 D
Clyburn, James E.
South Carolina · Mar 18, 1997
 D
Schumer, Charles E.
New York · Mar 18, 1997
 D
Waters, Maxine
California · Mar 18, 1997
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Res. 26: Requiring the House of Representatives to take any legislative action necessary to verify the ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment as a part of the Constitution, when the legislatures of an additional 3 States ratify the Equal Rights Amendment.. 105th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HRES-26/
MLA
"H. Res. 26: Requiring the House of Representatives to take any legislative action necessary to verify the ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment as a part of the Constitution, when the legislatures of an additional 3 States ratify the Equal Rights Amendment.." 105th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HRES-26/.
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H. Res. 26, 105th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HRES-26/.
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[H. Res. 26: Requiring the House of Representatives to take any legislative action necessary to verify the ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment as a part of the Constitution, when the legislatures of an additional 3 States ratify the Equal Rights Amendment.](https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HRES-26/)
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