119th Congress
S.J.Res. 38
A joint resolution establishing the ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment.
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- To President
- Became law
- Sponsor
- Lisa Murkowski(R-AK)
- Introduced
- Mar 25, 2025
- Policy area
- Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
- Committees
- Senate Committee on the Judiciary
- Official text
- Introduced in Senate · Congress.gov page
Cosponsors (3)
Original cosponsors (1)
- Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI)
Added later (2)
- Susan M. Collins (R-ME) · Sep 16, 2025
- Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) · Sep 18, 2025
Summary
Summary by the Congressional Research Service· describes the “Introduced in Senate” version
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38 states have ratified the amendment, three of these states did so after the deadlines, and five states subsequently rescinded their ratifications.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.
Roll-call votes
No recorded votes on this bill.
Actions
- Mar 25, 2025 · Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. - Mar 25, 2025
Introduced in Senate