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117TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. J. RES. 28
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relative
to equal rights for men and women.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
FEBRUARY 26, 2021
Mrs. CAROLYN B. MALONEY of New York (for herself, Mr. REED, Ms.
SPEIER, Ms. ADAMS, Mrs. AXNE, Mr. BERA, Mr. BLUMENAUER, Ms.
BOURDEAUX, Ms. BROWNLEY, Mr. BUTTERFIELD, Mr. CARBAJAL, Mr.
CA´RDENAS, Mr. CARSON, Mr. CASE, Ms. CHU, Mr. CICILLINE, Ms.
CLARK of Massachusetts, Ms. CLARKE of New York, Mr. CLEAVER, Mr.
COOPER, Mr. COSTA, Mr. CROW, Ms. DEAN, Mr. DEFAZIO, Ms.
DEGETTE, Ms. DELAURO, Ms. DELBENE, Mr. ESPAILLAT, Mr. EVANS,
Mrs. FLETCHER, Mr. FOSTER, Mr. GARAMENDI, Ms. GARCIA of Texas,
Mr. GARCI´A of Illinois, Ms. HAALAND, Mr. HASTINGS, Mr. HORSFORD,
Ms. HOULAHAN, Mr. HUFFMAN, Ms. JOHNSON of Texas, Mr. JOHNSON
of Georgia, Mr. JONES, Mr. KEATING, Mr. KHANNA, Mr. KILDEE, Mr.
KILMER, Mr. KRISHNAMOORTHI, Mr. LARSON of Connecticut, Mr.
LAWSON of Florida, Ms. LEE of California, Mr. LEVIN of California, Ms.
LOFGREN, Mr. LYNCH, Ms. MANNING, Ms. MATSUI, Mr. MCNERNEY,
Mr. MEEKS, Ms. MENG, Mr. MORELLE, Mr. MOULTON, Mrs. NAPOLI-
TANO, Mr. NEGUSE, Ms. NEWMAN, Ms. NORTON, Mr. O’HALLERAN, Mr.
PALLONE, Mr. PASCRELL, Mr. PAYNE, Mr. PRICE of North Carolina, Mr.
QUIGLEY, Miss RICE of New York, Ms. ROSS, Ms. ROYBAL-ALLARD, Mr.
SARBANES, Ms. SCHAKOWSKY, Mr. SCHIFF, Mr. SCHNEIDER, Mr.
SCHRADER, Ms. SCHRIER, Mr. DAVID SCOTT of Georgia, Ms. SEWELL,
Mr. SHERMAN, Ms. SHERRILL, Mr. SMITH
of Washington, Ms.
SPANBERGER, Ms. STEVENS, Mr. SWALWELL, Mr. TAKANO, Ms. TLAIB,
Mrs. TORRES of California, Mr. TORRES of New York, Mrs. TRAHAN,
Ms. VELA´ZQUEZ, Mrs. WATSON COLEMAN, Ms. WEXTON, and Ms. WIL-
LIAMS of Georgia) submitted the following joint resolution; which was re-
ferred to the Committee on the Judiciary
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•HJ 28 IH
JOINT RESOLUTION
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United
States relative to equal rights for men and women.
Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives
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of the United States of America in Congress assembled
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(two-thirds of each House concurring therein), That the fol-
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lowing article is proposed as an amendment to the Con-
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stitution of the United States, which shall be valid to all
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intents and purposes as part of the Constitution when
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ratified by the legislatures of three-fourths of the several
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States:
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‘‘ARTICLE —
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‘‘SECTION 1. Women shall have equal rights in the
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United States and every place subject to its jurisdiction.
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Equality of rights under the law shall not be denied or
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abridged by the United States or by any State on account
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of sex.
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‘‘SECTION 2. Congress and the several States shall
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have the power to enforce, by appropriate legislation, the
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provisions of this article.
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‘‘SECTION 3. This amendment shall take effect two
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years after the date of ratification.’’.
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