The Equal Rights Amendment is a proposed amendment to the U.S. Constitution that would require the Federal and state governments to ensure equal rights amongst sexes. The Amendment has been proposed more than once, but Congress passed the Amendment in 1972. However, only 35 states ratified the Amendment by the 1982 deadline, 3 votes short of the required three-fourths majority.

Jan 17, 2025 · Here are some key dates in the history of the effort to enact the Equal Rights Amendment: The first draft of the ERA, written by Paul, is introduced in Congress by Sen. Charles Curtis, a Kansas Republican.

Jan 17, 2025 · What is the Equal Rights Amendment? The ERA is a 1970s-era prohibition on discrimination based on gender, guaranteeing men and women equal rights under the law. As a constitutional amendment, it...

Jan 15, 2025 · The proposed amendment’s Section 1 reads as follows: “Equality of Rights under the law shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or any state on account of sex.” Sections 2 and 3 establish that Congress has the power to enforce laws related to the amendment, which goes into effect two years after ratification.

Jan 17, 2025 · President Biden declared on Friday that he believes that the Equal Rights Amendment has met the requirements of ratification and therefore is now part of the Constitution, but he declined to...

Jan 17, 2025 · President Joe Biden announced a major opinion Friday that the Equal Rights Amendment is ratified, enshrining its protections into the Constitution, a last-minute move that some believe could pave ...

Jan 17, 2025 · WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden announced Friday that the Equal Rights Amendment should be considered a ratified addition to the U.S. Constitution, making a symbolic statement that’s unlikely to alter a decades-long push for gender equality. “The Equal Rights Amendment is the law of the land,” Biden said even though presidents have no role in the constitutional process.

Jan 17, 2025 · The 1970s-era amendment passed by Congress would guarantee men and women equal rights under the law, but it took until 2020 for enough state legislatures to ratify it, missing a deadline set by ...

Jan 17, 2025 · When Congress passed the Equal Rights Amendment in 1972, it laid out a seven-year deadline for ratification by the states, which was subsequently extended to 10 years. But by 1982, only 35 states ...

Jul 11, 2023 · In 1972, Congress approved a constitutional amendment to guarantee that “[e]quality of rights under the law shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or any State on account of sex.” This amendment, known as the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA), provided for a seven-year ratification period in its proposing or resolving clause.