H.J.Res. 113

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

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113th CONGRESS

2d Session

H. J. RES. 113

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

March 27, 2014

Ms. Speier (for herself, Mr. Barber, Ms. Bass, Mrs. Beatty, Mr. Bishop of New York, Mr. Heck of Washington, Ms. Clark of Massachusetts, Mr. Blumenauer, Ms. Bonamici, Mr. Braley of Iowa, Ms. Brownley of California, Mr. Cárdenas, Mr. Carney, Mr. Cartwright, Ms. Castor of Florida, Ms. Chu, Mr. Cicilline, Mr. Clay, Mr. Cohen, Mr. Connolly, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Cummings, Mrs. Davis of California, Mr. DeFazio, Ms. DeGette, Mr. Delaney, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Deutch, Mr. Dingell, Mr. Doggett, Ms. Edwards, Mr. Ellison, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Farr, Ms. Frankel of Florida, Mr. Garamendi, Mr. Grayson, Mr. Grijalva, Ms. Hahn, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. Higgins, Mr. Himes, Mr. Holt, Mr. Honda, Mr. Hoyer, Mr. Huffman, Mr. Israel, Mr. Johnson of Georgia, Mr. Kennedy, Mr. Kildee, Mr. Kind, Mr. Langevin, Ms. Lee of California, Mr. Levin, Mr. Lowenthal, Ms. Michelle Lujan Grisham of New Mexico, Mrs. Carolyn B. Maloney of New York, Ms. McCollum, Mr. McDermott, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Michaud, Mr. George Miller of California, Ms. Moore, Mr. Moran, Mr. Murphy of Florida, Mrs. Napolitano, Mr. Nolan, Ms. Norton, Mr. Peters of California, Ms. Pingree of Maine, Mr. Pocan, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Mr. Ruppersberger, Ms. Linda T. Sánchez of California, Mr. Sarbanes, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Schiff, Mr. Scott of Virginia, Ms. Shea-Porter, Mr. Sherman, Mr. Sires, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Smith of Washington, Mr. Swalwell of California, Mr. Takano, Mr. Thompson of California, Mr. Tierney, Ms. Titus, Ms. Tsongas, Mr. Van Hollen, Mr. Veasey, Ms. Wasserman Schultz, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Welch, Mr. Yarmuth, Mr. Peterson, Mr. Pascrell, Ms. Hanabusa, Mr. Sean Patrick Maloney of New York, Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania, Mr. Richmond, Ms. Wilson of Florida, Mr. Gutiérrez, Mr. Peters of Michigan, Mrs. Negrete McLeod, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Ryan of Ohio, Mr. Pallone, Mrs. McCarthy of New York, and Ms. Matsui) introduced the following joint resolution; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

JOINT RESOLUTION

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

That notwithstanding any time limit contained in House Joint Resolution 208, 92d Congress, as agreed to in the Senate on March 22, 1972, the article of amendment proposed to the States in that joint resolution shall be valid to all intents and purposes as part of the Constitution whenever ratified by the legislatures of three-fourths of the several States.