US HJR51 | 2015-2016 | 114th Congress

Status

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 163-1-1)
Status: Introduced on May 13 2015 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2015-06-01 - Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.
Pending: House Subcommittee on the Constitution And Civil Justice Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Summary

Removing the deadline for the ratification of the equal rights amendment. 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. Declares that such amendment shall be part of the Constitution whenever ratified by the legislatures of three-fourths of the several states.

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Title

Removing the deadline for the ratification of the equal rights amendment.

Sponsors

Rep. Jackie Speier [D-CA]Rep. Alma Adams [D-NC]Rep. Karen Bass [D-CA]Rep. Joyce Beatty [D-OH]
Rep. Don Beyer [D-VA]Rep. Earl Blumenauer [D-OR]Rep. Suzanne Bonamici [D-OR]Rep. Brendan Boyle [D-PA]
Rep. Corrine Brown [D-FL]Rep. Julia Brownley [D-CA]Rep. Cheri Bustos [D-IL]Rep. Andre Carson [D-IN]
Rep. Lois Capps [D-CA]Rep. Michael Capuano [D-MA]Rep. Tony Cardenas [D-CA]Rep. Matthew Cartwright [D-PA]
Rep. Kathy Castor [D-FL]Rep. Judy Chu [D-CA]Rep. Katherine Clark [D-MA]Rep. Yvette Clarke [D-NY]
Rep. Lacy Clay [D-MO]Rep. Steve Cohen [D-TN]Rep. Gerald Connolly [D-VA]Rep. John Conyers [D-MI]
Rep. Joe Courtney [D-CT]Rep. Elijah Cummings [D-MD]Rep. Susan Davis [D-CA]Rep. Peter DeFazio [D-OR]
Rep. Diana DeGette [D-CO]Rep. John Delaney [D-MD]Rep. Rosa DeLauro [D-CT]Rep. Suzan DelBene [D-WA]
Rep. Mark DeSaulnier [D-CA]Rep. Theodore Deutch [D-FL]Rep. Lloyd Doggett [D-TX]Rep. Michael Doyle [D-PA]
Rep. Donna Edwards [D-MD]Rep. Keith Ellison [D-MN]Rep. Eliot Engel [D-NY]Rep. Anna Eshoo [D-CA]
Rep. Elizabeth Esty [D-CT]Rep. Sam Farr [D-CA]Rep. Bill Foster [D-IL]Rep. Lois Frankel [D-FL]
Rep. Marcia Fudge [D-OH]Rep. John Garamendi [D-CA]Rep. Alan Grayson [D-FL]Rep. Raul Grijalva [D-AZ]
Rep. Luis Gutierrez [D-IL]Rep. Janice Hahn [D-CA]Rep. Alcee Hastings [D-FL]Rep. Denny Heck [D-WA]
Rep. Brian Higgins [D-NY]Rep. Michael Honda [D-CA]Rep. Jared Huffman [D-CA]Rep. Steve Israel [D-NY]
Rep. Eddie Johnson [D-TX]Rep. Henry Johnson [D-GA]Rep. Marcy Kaptur [D-OH]Rep. William Keating [D-MA]
Rep. Robin Kelly [D-IL]Rep. Joseph Kennedy [D-MA]Rep. Derek Kilmer [D-WA]Rep. Ron Kind [D-WI]
Rep. Ann Kirkpatrick [D-AZ]Rep. Ann Kuster [D-NH]Rep. James Langevin [D-RI]Rep. Rick Larsen [D-WA]
Rep. John Larson [D-CT]Rep. Brenda Lawrence [D-MI]Rep. Barbara Lee [D-CA]Rep. Sander Levin [D-MI]
Rep. David Loebsack [D-IA]Rep. Alan Lowenthal [D-CA]Rep. Nita Lowey [D-NY]Rep. Michelle Lujan Grisham [D-NM]
Rep. Stephen Lynch [D-MA]Rep. Carolyn Maloney [D-NY]Rep. Sean Maloney [D-NY]Rep. Doris Matsui [D-CA]
Rep. Betty McCollum [D-MN]Rep. Jim McDermott [D-WA]Rep. James McGovern [D-MA]Rep. Jerry McNerney [D-CA]
Rep. Gregory Meeks [D-NY]Rep. Gwen Moore [D-WI]Rep. Jerrold Nadler [D-NY]Rep. Grace Napolitano [D-CA]
Rep. Richard Nolan [D-MN]Rep. Donald Norcross [D-NJ]Rep. Eleanor Norton [D-DC]Rep. Frank Pallone [D-NJ]
Rep. Bill Pascrell [D-NJ]Rep. Donald Payne [D-NJ]Rep. Ed Perlmutter [D-CO]Rep. Scott Peters [D-CA]
Rep. Collin Peterson [D-MN]Rep. Chellie Pingree [D-ME]Rep. Stacey Plaskett [D-VI]Rep. Mark Pocan [D-WI]
Rep. David Price [D-NC]Rep. Mike Quigley [D-IL]Rep. Charles Rangel [D-NY]Rep. Cedric Richmond [D-LA]
Rep. Lucille Roybal-Allard [D-CA]Rep. Raul Ruiz [D-CA]Rep. C.A. Ruppersberger [D-MD]Rep. Bobby Rush [D-IL]
Rep. Tim Ryan [D-OH]Rep. Linda Sanchez [D-CA]Rep. John Sarbanes [D-MD]Rep. Janice Schakowsky [D-IL]
Sen. Adam Schiff [D-CA]Rep. Kurt Schrader [D-OR]Rep. Robert Scott [D-VA]Rep. Brad Sherman [D-CA]
Sen. Kyrsten Sinema [I-AZ]Rep. Albio Sires [D-NJ]Rep. Louise Slaughter [D-NY]Rep. Adam Smith [D-WA]
Rep. Eric Swalwell [D-CA]Rep. Mark Takai [D-HI]Rep. Mark Takano [D-CA]Rep. Bennie Thompson [D-MS]
Rep. Mike Thompson [D-CA]Rep. Dina Titus [D-NV]Rep. Paul Tonko [D-NY]Rep. Norma Torres [D-CA]
Rep. Niki Tsongas [D-MA]Sen. Chris Van Hollen [D-MD]Rep. Juan Vargas [D-CA]Rep. Marc Veasey [D-TX]
Rep. Timothy Walz [D-MN]Rep. Bonnie Coleman [D-NJ]Sen. Peter Welch [D-VT]Rep. Frederica Wilson [D-FL]
Rep. John Yarmuth [D-KY]Rep. Al Green [D-TX]Rep. Jose Serrano [D-NY]Rep. Joaquin Castro [D-TX]
Rep. David Cicilline [D-RI]Rep. James Himes [D-CT]Rep. John Carney [D-DE]Rep. Ruben Hinojosa [D-TX]
Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz [D-FL]Rep. Daniel Kildee [D-MI]Rep. Robert Brady [D-PA]Rep. David Scott [D-GA]
Rep. Patrick Murphy [D-FL]Rep. Chaka Fattah [D-PA]Rep. John Lewis [D-GA]Rep. Hakeem Jeffries [D-NY]
Rep. Debbie Dingell [D-MI]Rep. Seth Moulton [D-MA]Rep. Madeleine Bordallo [D-GU]Rep. G. Butterfield [D-NC]
Rep. Kathleen Rice [D-NY]Sen. Ruben Gallego [D-AZ]Rep. Sheila Jackson-Lee [D-TX]Rep. Gwen Graham [D-FL]
Sen. Tammy Duckworth [D-IL]Rep. Danny Davis [D-IL]Sen. Ben Lujan [D-NM]Sen. Cynthia Lummis [R-WY]
Rep. Ted Lieu [D-CA]

History

DateChamberAction
2015-06-01HouseReferred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.
2015-05-13HouseReferred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
2015-05-13HouseIntroduced in House

Same As/Similar To

SJR15 (Same As) 2015-05-07 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

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