SJRES 5
115th Congress
Senate
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
Constitution and constitutional amendments
Due process and equal protection
Sex, gender, sexual orientation discrimination
Women's rights
A joint resolution removing the deadline for the ratification of the equal rights amendment.
Introduced: January 17, 2017
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Everywhere this bill has been
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Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jan 17, 2017
Introduced in Senate
Jan 17, 2017
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Plain-English summary
This joint resolution eliminates the time limit for ratification of the equal rights amendment (prohibits discrimination on account of sex) proposed to the states in House Joint Resolution 208 of the 92nd Congress, as agreed to in the Senate on March 22, 1972. The amendment shall be part of the Constitution whenever ratified by the legislatures of three-fourths of the states.
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Committees of jurisdiction
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