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HRES 37 106th 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 Women's rights

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: February 3, 1999 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Agreed to (House)
Mar 2, 1999
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.
Feb 3, 1999
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Feb 3, 1999
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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

What's happening now March 2, 1999

Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 3
D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Jun 21, 2000
 D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Nov 18, 1999
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Oct 12, 1999
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Res. 37: 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.. 106th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HRES-37/
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"H. Res. 37: 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.." 106th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HRES-37/.
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H. Res. 37, 106th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HRES-37/.
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[H. Res. 37: 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/106-HRES-37/)
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