A joint resolution removing the deadline for the ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment.
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What This Bill Does
This bill removes the time limit for ratifying the Equal Rights Amendment (a proposed change to the Constitution that guarantees equal rights regardless of sex). The bill declares that the Equal Rights Amendment is valid and part of the Constitution since enough states have ratified it.
Who It Affects
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Key Provisions
• The time limit in House Joint Resolution 208 from 1972 no longer applies to the Equal Rights Amendment (Main section)
• The Equal Rights Amendment is valid as part of the Constitution because it has been ratified by three-fourths (75 percent) of the states (Main section)
What Changes
If this becomes law, the Equal Rights Amendment would become part of the Constitution without any remaining deadline for state ratification.
Important Definitions
Ratified means approved by state legislatures. Three-fourths of the several states means at least 75 percent of all U.S. states.
Effective Date
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