S.J.Res. 38 has not moved since its introduction on Mar 25, 2025, with cosponsors from both parties
A joint resolution establishing the ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment.
Written by the Congressional Research Service [2]. 111 words.
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38 states have ratified the amendment, three of these states did so after the deadlines, and five states subsequently rescinded their ratifications.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.
- Committees
- Senate Judiciary Committee
- Policy area
- Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues: 15 of 546 bills became law, 113th–118th (2.7%)
- Sponsor
- 9 of 355 bills enacted since 2013
- Text versions
- 1: introduced in senate · 59 words
- Latest action
- Mar 25, 2025: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
- Records
- Congress.gov · Bill text
Each bill appears once, under its strongest link. 1 in all.
Related, per CRS or House · 1
- 119th H.J.Res. 80 Establishing the ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment. D · Introduced