HJRES 28
117th Congress
House
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
Constitution and constitutional amendments
Due process and equal protection
Sex, gender, sexual orientation discrimination
Women's rights
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relative to equal rights for men and women.
Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Apr 28, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
Feb 26, 2021
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Feb 26, 2021
Introduced in House
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Plain-English summary
This joint resolution proposes a constitutional amendment declaring that women shall have equal rights in the United States and every place subject to its jurisdiction.
The amendment prohibits the United States or any state from denying or abridging equal rights under the law on account of sex.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
Related & companion bills
2
Bill text
1 version
- Introduced in House Formatted Text PDF Formatted XML
Committees of jurisdiction
2
Cosponsors
90
D
Norcross, Donald
Brown, Anthony
Yarmuth, John
D
Craig, Angie
D
Scanlon, Mary Gay
D
Casten, Sean
D
Courtney, Joe
D
Gottheimer, Josh
D
Pingree, Chellie
D
Adams, Alma S.
Axne, Cynthia
D
Bera, Ami
Bourdeaux, Carolyn
D
Brownley, Julia
Butterfield, G. K.
D
Carbajal, Salud O.
D
Carson, André
D
Case, Ed
D
Chu, Judy
D
Clark, Katherine M.
D
Clarke, Yvette D.
D
Cleaver, Emanuel
COOPER, JAMES
D
Costa, Jim
D
Crow, Jason
D
Dean, Madeleine
DEFAZIO, PETER
D
DeGette, Diana
D
DeLauro, Rosa L.
D
DelBene, Suzan K.
D
Espaillat, Adriano
D
Evans, Dwight
D
Fletcher, Lizzie
D
Foster, Bill
D
Garamendi, John
D
Garcia, Sylvia R.
D
García, Jesús G. "Chuy"
HASTINGS, ALCEE
D
Horsford, Steven
D
Houlahan, Chrissy
D
Huffman, Jared
D
Johnson, Henry C. "Hank"
JOHNSON, EDDIE
Jones, Mondaire
D
Keating, William R.
D
Khanna, Ro
D
Krishnamoorthi, Raja
D
Larson, John B.
Lawson, Al
D
Levin, Mike
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