US SJR39 | 2011-2012 | 112th Congress
Status
Sponsorship: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 15-2-1)
Status: Introduced on March 22 2012 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2012-03-22 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Pending: Senate Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on March 22 2012 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2012-03-22 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Pending: Senate Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Eliminates the time limit for ratification of the equal rights amendment (prohibits discrimination on account of sex) proposed to the states in House Joint Resolution 208 of the 92nd Congress, as agreed to in the Senate on March 22, 1972. Declares that such amendment shall be part of the Constitution whenever ratified by the legislatures of three-fourths of the several states.
Title
A joint resolution removing the deadline for the ratification of the equal rights amendment.
Sponsors
| Sen. Benjamin Cardin [D-MD] | Sen. Daniel Akaka [D-HI] | Sen. Jeff Bingaman [D-NM] | Sen. Barbara Boxer [D-CA] |
| Sen. Sherrod Brown [D-OH] | Sen. Richard Durbin [D-IL] | Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand [D-NY] | Sen. Tom Harkin [D-IA] |
| Sen. John Kerry [D-MA] | Sen. Mark Kirk [R-IL] | Sen. Mary Landrieu [D-LA] | Sen. Frank Lautenberg [D-NJ] |
| Sen. Carl Levin [D-MI] | Sen. Robert Menendez [D-NJ] | Sen. Barbara Mikulski [D-MD] | Sen. Lisa Murkowski [R-AK] |
| Sen. Bernard Sanders [I-VT] | Sen. Debbie Stabenow [D-MI] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2012-03-22 | Senate | Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. |
| 2012-03-22 | Senate | Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S2003-2004) |
Same As/Similar To
HJR47 (Related) 2011-03-21 - Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.
HR794 (Related) 2012-10-02 - Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.
HR794 (Related) 2012-10-02 - Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.
Subjects
Civil rights and liberties, minority issues
Constitution and constitutional amendments
Sex, gender, sexual orientation discrimination
Women's rights
Constitution and constitutional amendments
Sex, gender, sexual orientation discrimination
Women's rights
US Congress State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/112th-congress/senate-joint-resolution/39/all-info |
| Text | https://www.congress.gov/112/bills/sjres39/BILLS-112sjres39is.pdf |
