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SJRES 21 112th Congress Senate

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

Introduced: October 4, 2011 See on congress.gov
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues Constitution and constitutional amendmentsSex, gender, sexual orientation discriminationWomen's rights
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Jun 22, 2011
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Jun 22, 2011
Introduced in Senate
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 Latest action June 22, 2011

Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Constitutional Amendment - Prohibits denying or abridging equality of rights under the law by the United States or by any state on account of sex.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HJRES 69 Identical bill Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relative to equal rights for men and women.
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Democratic 4
D
Shaheen, Jeanne
New Hampshire · Apr 16, 2012
 D
Blumenthal, Richard
Connecticut · Oct 4, 2011
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Cantwell, Maria
Washington · Jun 27, 2011
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Whitehouse, Sheldon
Rhode Island · Jun 22, 2011
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). S.J. Res. 21: A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relative to equal rights for men and women.. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-SJRES-21/
MLA
"S.J. Res. 21: A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relative to equal rights for men and women.." 112th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/112-SJRES-21/.
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S.J. Res. 21, 112th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/112-SJRES-21/.
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[S.J. Res. 21: A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relative to equal rights for men and women.](https://openamerica.io/bill/112-SJRES-21/)
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