H.J.Res. 80

119th Congress

In Committee

Establishing the ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment.

Sponsored byRep. Pressley, Ayanna [D-MA-7]MA· Introduced 24 March 2025

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Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

24 March 2025·1 year ago

Summary

Introduced in House · Updated 6 April 2026

This joint resolution provides that the Equal Rights Amendment, which prohibits discrimination on the basis of sex, was ratified by three-fourths of the states and is therefore a valid constitutional amendment, regardless of any time limit that was in the original proposal.

The Equal Rights Amendment was originally proposed to the states in 1972. The original proposal included a deadline for ratification of March 22, 1979; Congress subsequently extended the deadline to June 30, 1982. Although the requisite 38 states have ratified the amendment, three of these states did so after the deadlines, and five states subsequently rescinded their ratifications. The status of the amendment has been the subject of litigation.

Timeline

3 actions

Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
24 March 2025 · IntroReferral
Introduced in House
24 March 2025 · IntroReferral
Introduced in House
24 March 2025 · IntroReferral

Sponsorship

220 cosponsors

Sponsor

Rep. Pressley, Ayanna [D-MA-7]MA

Cosponsors

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Democrat:Rep. Mejia, Analilia [D-NJ-11]NJ
Democrat:Rep. Menefee, Christian D. [D-TX-18]TX
Democrat:Rep. Cuellar, Henry [D-TX-28]TX
Democrat:Rep. Gray, Adam [D-CA-13]CA
Democrat:Rep. Grijalva, Adelita S. [D-AZ-7]AZ
Democrat:Rep. Scott, Robert C. "Bobby" [D-VA-3]VA
Democrat:Rep. Correa, J. Luis [D-CA-46]CA
Democrat:Rep. Walkinshaw, James R. [D-VA-11]VA
Democrat:Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-18]CA
Democrat:Del. Plaskett, Stacey E. [D-VI-At Large]VI
Democrat:Rep. Soto, Darren [D-FL-9]FL
Democrat:Rep. Clyburn, James E. [D-SC-6]SC
Democrat:Rep. Min, Dave [D-CA-47]CA
Democrat:Rep. Clark, Katherine M. [D-MA-5]MA
Democrat:Rep. Moskowitz, Jared [D-FL-23]FL
Democrat:Rep. Jeffries, Hakeem S. [D-NY-8]NY
Democrat:Rescom. Hernández, Pablo Jose [D-PR-At Large]PR
Democrat:Rep. Pelosi, Nancy [D-CA-11]CA
Democrat:Rep. Johnson, Julie [D-TX-32]TX
Democrat:Rep. Liccardo, Sam T. [D-CA-16]CA
Democrat:Rep. Bishop, Sanford D. [D-GA-2]GA
Democrat:Rep. Tran, Derek [D-CA-45]CA
Democrat:Rep. Takano, Mark [D-CA-39]CA
Democrat:Rep. Horsford, Steven [D-NV-4]NV
Democrat:Rep. Salinas, Andrea [D-OR-6]OR
Democrat:Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9]TN
Democrat:Rep. Thompson, Bennie G. [D-MS-2]MS
Democrat:Rep. Auchincloss, Jake [D-MA-4]MA
Democrat:Rep. Ryan, Patrick [D-NY-18]NY
Democrat:Rep. Underwood, Lauren [D-IL-14]IL
Democrat:Rep. Harder, Josh [D-CA-9]CA
Democrat:Rep. Hoyle, Val T. [D-OR-4]OR
Democrat:Rep. Magaziner, Seth [D-RI-2]RI
Democrat:Rep. Lynch, Stephen F. [D-MA-8]MA
Democrat:Rep. Kaptur, Marcy [D-OH-9]OH
Democrat:Rep. Houlahan, Chrissy [D-PA-6]PA
Democrat:Rep. Tokuda, Jill N. [D-HI-2]HI
Democrat:Rep. Morrison, Kelly [D-MN-3]MN
Democrat:Rep. Whitesides, George [D-CA-27]CA
Democrat:Rep. Levin, Mike [D-CA-49]CA
Democrat:Rep. Scholten, Hillary J. [D-MI-3]MI
Democrat:Rep. Pou, Nellie [D-NJ-9]NJ
Democrat:Rep. Boyle, Brendan F. [D-PA-2]PA
Democrat:Rep. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ-8]NJ
Democrat:Rep. Adams, Alma S. [D-NC-12]NC
Democrat:Rep. Veasey, Marc A. [D-TX-33]TX
Democrat:Rep. Gonzalez, Vicente [D-TX-34]TX
Democrat:Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank" [D-GA-4]GA
Democrat:Rep. McBath, Lucy [D-GA-6]GA
Democrat:Rep. Crow, Jason [D-CO-6]CO

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Classification

Policy area

Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues

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Judiciary Committee
House · Standing
- Referred To24 Mar 2025