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HRES 155 109th Congress House

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

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Official title: Requiring the House of Representatives to take any legislative action necessary to verify the ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment as part of the Constitution when the legislatures of an additional three States ratify the Equal Rights Amendment.

Introduced: March 15, 2005 See on congress.gov
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues CongressConstitutional amendmentsEquality before the lawHouse of Representatives
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This resolution expired with the 109th Congress
It was not agreed to before the 109th Congress (2005–2006) adjourned, so it is no longer active. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Agreed to (House)
Apr 4, 2005
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.
Mar 15, 2005
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Mar 15, 2005
Introduced in House
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 Latest action April 4, 2005

Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.

 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 the Constitution, to take any legislative action necessary to verify the ratification of such Amendment.
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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Democratic 2 Independent 1
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Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · May 11, 2005
BAIRD, BRIAN
· Mar 16, 2005
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Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Mar 15, 2005
 D
Van Hollen, Chris
Maryland · Mar 15, 2005
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Res. 155: Requiring the House of Representatives to take any legislative action necessary to verify the ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment as part of the Constitution when the legislatures of an additional three States ratify the Equal Rights Amendment.. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HRES-155/
MLA
"H. Res. 155: Requiring the House of Representatives to take any legislative action necessary to verify the ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment as part of the Constitution when the legislatures of an additional three States ratify the Equal Rights Amendment.." 109th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HRES-155/.
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H. Res. 155, 109th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HRES-155/.
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[H. Res. 155: Requiring the House of Representatives to take any legislative action necessary to verify the ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment as part of the Constitution when the legislatures of an additional three States ratify the Equal Rights Amendment.](https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HRES-155/)
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