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HRES 794 112th 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: September 20, 2012 See on congress.gov
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues Constitution and constitutional amendmentsSex, gender, sexual orientation discriminationWomen's rights
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Agreed to (House)
Oct 2, 2012
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.
Sep 20, 2012
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Sep 20, 2012
Introduced in House
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 Latest action October 2, 2012

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 (prohibits discrimination on account of sex) to the Constitution, to take any legislative action necessary to verify the ratification of such Amendment.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • HJRES 47 Related bill Removing the deadline for the ratification of the equal rights amendment.
  • SJRES 39 Related bill A joint resolution removing the deadline for the ratification of the equal rights amendment.
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Res. 794: 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.. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HRES-794/
MLA
"H. Res. 794: 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.." 112th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HRES-794/.
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H. Res. 794, 112th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HRES-794/.
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[H. Res. 794: 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/112-HRES-794/)
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