H.Res. 891: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the article of amendment (commonly known as the "Equal Rights Amendment") to the Constitution is valid.

117th Congress · introduced 2022-01-28 · Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.

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Where it came from: introduced 2022-01-28 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. Speier, Jackie [D-CA-14] · what a sponsor is
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Official title

Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the article of amendment (commonly known as the "Equal Rights Amendment") to the Constitution is valid.

Plain summary

This resolution expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that the proposed constitutional amendment known as the Equal Rights Amendment has been duly proposed by Congress and ratified by the states and is therefore valid as the Twenty-Eighth Amendment to the Constitution. (The proposed amendment prohibits the United States or any state from denying or abridging equal rights under the law on account of sex.)

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Official text

Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the article of amendment (commonly known as the "Equal Rights Amendment") to the Constitution is valid.

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Sponsor: Rep. Speier, Jackie [D-CA-14] · 188 cosponsors

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Nancy Pelosi (D-CA), Marcy Kaptur (D-OH), Janice D. Schakowsky (D-IL), Adriano Espaillat (D-NY), Mark Takano (D-CA), Nydia M. Velázquez (D-NY), Thomas R. Suozzi (D-NY), Veronica Escobar (D-TX), Betty McCollum (D-MN), John Garamendi (D-CA), Gwen Moore (D-WI), Ted Lieu (D-CA), Sara Jacobs (D-CA), J. Luis Correa (D-CA), Lois Frankel (D-FL), Scott H. Peters (D-CA), Jim Costa (D-CA), Dina Titus (D-NV), Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR), Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-NJ), Susie Lee (D-NV), Dwight Evans (D-PA), Danny K. Davis (D-IL), Yvette D. Clarke (D-NY), Jimmy Gomez (D-CA), Madeleine Dean (D-PA), Melanie A. Stansbury (D-NM), André Carson (D-IN), Jahana Hayes (D-CT), Deborah K. Ross (D-NC), Nanette Diaz Barragán (D-CA), Ruben Gallego (D-AZ), Grace Meng (D-NY), Lori Trahan (D-MA), Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL), Mark DeSaulnier (D-CA), Greg Stanton (D-AZ), Ritchie Torres (D-NY), Judy Chu (D-CA), Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. (D-GA) and 128 more.

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Words on this page, explained (3)

Constitutional amendment: A change to a constitution. In Texas the Legislature proposes an amendment with a joint resolution passed by two-thirds of the members of each chamber. It takes effect only if a majority of the people voting on it approve it. In Florida, an amendment needs at least 60% of the votes cast on it to pass.
Resolution: A formal statement or decision by a legislative body. Simple resolutions often only express an opinion or set rules for one chamber; they do not become law.
Roll-call vote: A vote where each member's position is recorded by name, so the public can see how every member voted. "Yea" means yes, "Nay" means no, "Present" means the member was there but did not take a side.

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Sources

Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
Congress.gov
Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-117hres891.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/117/hres>

Record fed-us-cong117-hres891 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong117 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong117