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SJRES 38 119th Congress Senate Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues

A joint resolution establishing the ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment.

Introduced: March 25, 2025 Introduced by: Murkowski, Lisa Republican · Alaska See on congress.gov
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Mar 25, 2025
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 Votes taken on this bill 5
DateChamberWhat was voted onResultYes–No
Feb 29, 2024 Senate · vote #61 On Overriding the Veto S.J.Res. 38 Veto Sustained 50–47 See who voted →
Nov 8, 2023 Senate · vote #303 On the Joint Resolution S.J.Res. 38 Passed 50–48 See who voted →
Mar 3, 2022 Senate · vote #68 On the Joint Resolution S.J.Res. 38 Passed 48–47 See who voted →
Jul 29, 2019 Senate · vote #233 On Overriding the Veto S.J.Res. 38 Veto Sustained 46–41 See who voted →
Jun 20, 2019 Senate · vote #178 On the Joint Resolution S.J.Res. 38 Passed 53–45 See who voted →
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

This joint resolution provides that the Equal Rights Amendment, which prohibits discrimination on the basis of sex, was ratified by three-fourths of the states and is therefore a valid constitutional amendment, regardless of any time limit that was in the original proposal.

The Equal Rights Amendment was originally proposed to the states in 1972. The original proposal included a deadline for ratification of March 22, 1979; Congress subsequently extended the deadline to June 30, 1982. Although the requisite 38 states have ratified the amendment, three of these states did so after the deadlines, and five states subsequently rescinded their ratifications. The status of the amendment has been the subject of litigation.

What's happening now March 25, 2025

Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HJRES 80 Related bill Establishing the ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment.
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 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 2 Republican 1
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Van Hollen, Chris
Maryland · Sep 18, 2025
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Collins, Susan M.
Maine · Sep 16, 2025
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Hirono, Mazie K.
Hawaii · Mar 25, 2025
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). S.J. Res. 38: A joint resolution establishing the ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment.. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-SJRES-38/
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"S.J. Res. 38: A joint resolution establishing the ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment.." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-SJRES-38/.
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S.J. Res. 38, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-SJRES-38/.
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[S.J. Res. 38: A joint resolution establishing the ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment.](https://openamerica.io/bill/119-SJRES-38/)
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