Skip to main content
HRES 891 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

Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the article of amendment (commonly known as the "Equal Rights Amendment") to the Constitution is valid.

Introduced: April 14, 2022 See on congress.gov
This resolution expired with the 117th Congress
It was not agreed to before the 117th Congress (2021–2022) adjourned, so it is no longer active.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)
Nov 1, 2022
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
Jan 28, 2022
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Jan 28, 2022
Introduced in House
 Ask about this bill AI · grounded in the bill text

Have a question about what this bill does? Ask in plain English; the answer is drawn from the bill's actual text and official record, and it'll tell you when something isn't in the text rather than guess.

AI answers can be imperfect; always confirm against the full bill text.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

This resolution expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that the proposed constitutional amendment known as the Equal Rights Amendment has been duly proposed by Congress and ratified by the states and is therefore valid as the Twenty-Eighth Amendment to the Constitution. (The proposed 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 November 1, 2022

Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 173
D
Castor, Kathy
Florida · Sep 20, 2022
D
DeGette, Diana
Colorado · Sep 14, 2022
D
Strickland, Marilyn
Washington · Sep 14, 2022
D
Craig, Angie
Minnesota · Sep 13, 2022
D
Norcross, Donald
New Jersey · Sep 13, 2022
D
Mfume, Kweisi
Maryland · Aug 30, 2022
D
Gottheimer, Josh
New Jersey · Aug 5, 2022
D
Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Aug 5, 2022
Napolitano, Grace
· Jul 27, 2022
D
Boyle, Brendan F.
Pennsylvania · Jun 23, 2022
Higgins, Brian
· Jun 23, 2022
LANGEVIN, JAMES
· Jun 8, 2022
Cartwright, Matt
· May 27, 2022
D
Himes, James A.
Connecticut · May 10, 2022
RYAN, TIM
· Apr 26, 2022
D
Green, Al
Texas · Apr 25, 2022
D
Tlaib, Rashida
Michigan · Apr 25, 2022
D
Veasey, Marc A.
Texas · Apr 25, 2022
Cicilline, David
· Apr 14, 2022
D
Courtney, Joe
Connecticut · Apr 14, 2022
D
Huffman, Jared
California · Apr 14, 2022
Sires, Albio
· Apr 14, 2022
D
Morelle, Joseph D.
New York · Apr 5, 2022
Pascrell, Bill
· Apr 4, 2022
D
Waters, Maxine
California · Apr 1, 2022
D
Scott, Robert C. "Bobby"
Virginia · Mar 29, 2022
D
Quigley, Mike
Illinois · Mar 24, 2022
D
García, Jesús G. "Chuy"
Illinois · Mar 17, 2022
D
Neguse, Joe
Colorado · Mar 15, 2022
Luria, Elaine
· Feb 18, 2022
D
Beyer, Donald S.
Virginia · Feb 7, 2022
D
Adams, Alma S.
North Carolina · Jan 28, 2022
D
Aguilar, Pete
California · Jan 28, 2022
D
Auchincloss, Jake
Massachusetts · Jan 28, 2022
D
Barragán, Nanette Diaz
California · Jan 28, 2022
Bass, Karen
· Jan 28, 2022
D
Beatty, Joyce
Ohio · Jan 28, 2022
D
Blunt Rochester, Lisa
Delaware · Jan 28, 2022
D
Bonamici, Suzanne
Oregon · Jan 28, 2022
Bourdeaux, Carolyn
· Jan 28, 2022
D
Brown, Shontel M.
Ohio · Jan 28, 2022
Brown, Anthony
· Jan 28, 2022
D
Brownley, Julia
California · Jan 28, 2022
Bustos, Cheri
· Jan 28, 2022
Butterfield, G. K.
· Jan 28, 2022
D
Carbajal, Salud O.
California · Jan 28, 2022
Cárdenas, Tony
· Jan 28, 2022
D
Carson, André
Indiana · Jan 28, 2022
D
Case, Ed
Hawaii · Jan 28, 2022
D
Casten, Sean
Illinois · Jan 28, 2022
Page 1 of 4 Next
Cite this page click to expand
APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Res. 891: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the article of amendment (commonly known as the "Equal Rights Amendment") to the Constitution is valid.. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HRES-891/
MLA
"H. Res. 891: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the article of amendment (commonly known as the "Equal Rights Amendment") to the Constitution is valid.." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HRES-891/.
Bluebook (legal)
H. Res. 891, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HRES-891/.
Markdown link
[H. Res. 891: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the article of amendment (commonly known as the "Equal Rights Amendment") to the Constitution is valid.](https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HRES-891/)
Report a problem