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H.J.Res. 79: Removing the deadline for the ratification of the equal rights amendment.

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H.J.Res. 79: Removing the deadline for the ratification of the equal rights amendment.

116th Congress · introduced 2019-11-08 · Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues · Latest: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2019-11-08 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Speier, Jackie [D-CA-14] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: 1 recorded vote in our records. Latest: House roll call 70 (2020): On Passage, HJRES79 (2020-02-13), Passed. See all
  4. Where it stands now: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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What does this mean?

Official title

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

Plain summary

This joint resolution eliminates the deadline for the ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment, which prohibits discrimination based on sex. The amendment was proposed to the states in House Joint Resolution 208 of the 92nd Congress, as agreed to in the Senate on March 22, 1972. The amendment shall be part of the Constitution whenever ratified by the legislatures of three-fourths of the states.

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What does this mean? (plain words)

Official text

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

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Passed House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Speier, Jackie [D-CA-14] · 224 cosponsors

Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: H.J. Res. 79, a joint resolution removing the deadline for the ratification of the equal rights amendment (2019-12-19); CBO cost estimate: H. J. Res. 79, a joint resolution removing the deadline for the ratification of the equal rights amendment (2019-12-19)

Cosponsors on this site

Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Brian K. Fitzpatrick (R-PA), Donald S. Beyer, Jr. (D-VA), Lois Frankel (D-FL), Veronica Escobar (D-TX), Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL), Judy Chu (D-CA), Stacey E. Plaskett (D-VI), Salud O. Carbajal (D-CA), Janice D. Schakowsky (D-IL), Scott H. Peters (D-CA), Mark Takano (D-CA), Steve Cohen (D-TN), Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Raul Ruiz (D-CA), Suzan K. DelBene (D-WA), Bill Foster (D-IL), Pete Aguilar (D-CA), Rosa L. DeLauro (D-CT), Ro Khanna (D-CA), Marcy Kaptur (D-OH), Mark Pocan (D-WI), Doris O. Matsui (D-CA), Adriano Espaillat (D-NY), Diana DeGette (D-CO), Julia Brownley (D-CA), Seth Moulton (D-MA), Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS), Norma J. Torres (D-CA), Juan Vargas (D-CA), Peter Welch (D-VT) and 164 more.

Recorded votes

Words on this page, explained (1)
Joint resolution
In Texas, the type of measure the Legislature uses to propose a constitutional amendment (marked HJR or SJR). The governor does not sign or veto it; the voters decide. In Congress a joint resolution can also be used like a bill. In Florida, a joint resolution passed by three-fifths of the members of each chamber puts a constitutional amendment on the ballot.

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong116-hjres79 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong116 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong116