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S.J.Res. 6Senate115th Congress (2017-2019)In Committee

A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relative to equal rights for men and women.

Sponsored by Robert MenendezSen. Robert Menendez (D-NJ)
Introduced January 20, 2017

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S.J. Res. 6 proposes a new amendment to the U.S. Constitution that would guarantee equal legal rights for men and women. The amendment would forbid the federal government and any state from denying or limiting rights based on sex, and it would give Congress authority to pass laws enforcing this guarantee. The amendment would become effective two years after it is ratified by three‑quarters of the states.

Key Provisions

  • Adds a constitutional guarantee that no person may be denied or have rights abridged because of sex.
  • Gives Congress the power to enact legislation to enforce the equal‑rights guarantee.
  • Specifies that the amendment would take effect two years after ratification.

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Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

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January 20, 2017

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Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

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January 20, 2017

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Introduced in SenateIssued January 20, 2017

IIA

115th CONGRESS

1st Session

S. J. RES. 6

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

January 20, 2017

Mr. Menendez (for himself, Mr. Booker, Mr. Brown, Mr. Cardin, Mr. Coons, Mrs. Feinstein, Mrs. Gillibrand, Mr. Markey, and Ms. Warren) introduced the following joint resolution; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

JOINT RESOLUTION

Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relative to equal rights for men and women.

That the following article is proposed as an amendment to the Constitution of the United States, which shall be valid to all intents and purposes as part of the Constitution when ratified by the legislatures of three-fourths of the several States:

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Equality of rights under the law shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of sex.

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The Congress shall have the power to enforce, by appropriate legislation, the provisions of this article.

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This article shall take effect 2 years after the date of ratification.

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