United States 119th Congress Status: In Committee Bipartisan · 219 D · 1 R cosponsors

HJRES 80 — Establishing the ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment.

Last action — Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

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    Introduced
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    In Committee
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    Passed House
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    Passed Senate
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill is in committee in the House. Introduced March 24, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.

Next likely step: a committee vote, then a floor vote in the House.

Odds of enactment

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Prognosis

Advancing 42% · moderate confidence

  • In Committee

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 220 sponsors

    1 primary, 219 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Bipartisan support

    Sponsored across 2 parties (219 D · 1 R) — cross-party backing.

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Summary

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38 states have ratified the amendment, three of these states did so after the deadlines, and five states subsequently rescinded their ratifications.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.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Introduced in House

  2. Introduced in House

  3. Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 219 co-sponsors · 327 not signed on

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Co-sponsors (219)

Not signed on (327)

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Subjects

civil-rights
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Frequently asked questions

What does HJRES 80 do?
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.
Who sponsors HJRES 80?
HJRES 80 is sponsored by Pressley, Ayanna (Democratic), Garcia, Sylvia R. (Democratic), Dean, Madeleine (Democratic), Kamlager-Dove, Sydney (Democratic), McClellan, Jennifer L. (Democratic), Tlaib, Rashida (Democratic), Deluzio, Christopher R. (Democratic), Strickland, Marilyn (Democratic), McIver, LaMonica (Democratic), Keating, William R. (Democratic), Foster, Bill (Democratic), Titus, Dina (Democratic), Doggett, Lloyd (Democratic), Peters, Scott H. (Democratic), Davis, Danny K. (Democratic), Garcia, Robert (Democratic), Ramirez, Delia C. (Democratic), Pingree, Chellie (Democratic), Connolly, Gerald E. (Democratic), Velázquez, Nydia M. (Democratic), Chu, Judy (Democratic), Jayapal, Pramila (Democratic), Beatty, Joyce (Democratic), Quigley, Mike (Democratic), Cherfilus-McCormick, Sheila (Democratic), Schakowsky, Janice D. (Democratic), Moulton, Seth (Democratic), Wilson, Frederica S. (Democratic), Omar, Ilhan (Democratic), Clarke, Yvette D. (Democratic), Mrvan, Frank J. (Democratic), Frost, Maxwell (Democratic), Schneider, Bradley Scott (Democratic), Costa, Jim (Democratic), Wasserman Schultz, Debbie (Democratic), Moore, Gwen (Democratic), Norcross, Donald (Democratic), Castor, Kathy (Democratic), Neguse, Joe (Democratic), Sykes, Emilia Strong (Democratic), Bonamici, Suzanne (Democratic), Evans, Dwight (Democratic), Sherrill, Mikie (Democratic), Scott, David (Democratic), Stansbury, Melanie A. (Democratic), Amo, Gabe (Democratic), Pocan, Mark (Democratic), Davis, Donald G. (Democratic), Matsui, Doris O. (Democratic), Morelle, Joseph D. (Democratic), Hoyer, Steny H. (Democratic), Mannion, John W. (Democratic), Davids, Sharice (Democratic), Pappas, Chris (Democratic), Balint, Becca (Democratic), Ross, Deborah K. (Democratic), Perez, Marie Gluesenkamp (Democratic), Beyer, Donald S. (Democratic), Lee, Susie (Democratic), Fields, Cleo (Democratic), Jackson, Jonathan L. (Democratic), Jacobs, Sara (Democratic), Sánchez, Linda T. (Democratic), McGovern, James P. (Democratic), Brown, Shontel M. (Democratic), Foushee, Valerie P. (Democratic), Bynum, Janelle S. (Democratic), Norton, Eleanor Holmes (Democratic), Williams, Nikema (Democratic), Krishnamoorthi, Raja (Democratic), Elfreth, Sarah (Democratic), DeGette, Diana (Democratic), DeLauro, Rosa L. (Democratic), Carbajal, Salud O. (Democratic), Vindman, Eugene Simon (Democratic), Smith, Adam (Democratic), Lawler, Michael (Republican), Kennedy, Timothy M. (Democratic), McClain Delaney, April (Democratic), Castro, Joaquin (Democratic), Crockett, Jasmine (Democratic), Carson, André (Democratic), McCollum, Betty (Democratic), Trahan, Lori (Democratic), Carter, Troy A. (Democratic), Budzinski, Nikki (Democratic), Sherman, Brad (Democratic), Stevens, Haley M. (Democratic), Cleaver, Emanuel (Democratic), Nadler, Jerrold (Democratic), Panetta, Jimmy (Democratic), Bera, Ami (Democratic), Ruiz, Raul (Democratic), Ocasio-Cortez, Alexandria (Democratic), Vargas, Juan (Democratic), Torres, Ritchie (Democratic), Swalwell, Eric (Democratic), Mullin, Kevin (Democratic), Leger Fernandez, Teresa (Democratic), Casten, Sean (Democratic), Courtney, Joe (Democratic), Frankel, Lois (Democratic), Rivas, Luz M. (Democratic), Thanedar, Shri (Democratic), Landsman, Greg (Democratic), Torres, Norma J. (Democratic), Case, Ed (Democratic), Subramanyam, Suhas (Democratic), Simon, Lateefah (Democratic), Scanlon, Mary Gay (Democratic), Cisneros, Gilbert Ray (Democratic), Meeks, Gregory W. (Democratic), Goodlander, Maggie (Democratic), Waters, Maxine (Democratic), Riley, Josh (Democratic), DelBene, Suzan K. (Democratic), Escobar, Veronica (Democratic), Pallone, Frank (Democratic), Golden, Jared F. (Democratic), Sorensen, Eric (Democratic), Latimer, George (Democratic), Raskin, Jamie (Democratic), Sewell, Terri A. (Democratic), Dexter, Maxine (Democratic), Gottheimer, Josh (Democratic), Figures, Shomari (Democratic), Brownley, Julia (Democratic), Neal, Richard E. (Democratic), Fletcher, Lizzie (Democratic), Kelly, Robin L. (Democratic), Larsen, Rick (Democratic), Olszewski, Johnny (Democratic), Randall, Emily (Democratic), Schrier, Kim (Democratic), Tonko, Paul (Democratic), Conaway, Herbert C. (Democratic), Huffman, Jared (Democratic), Craig, Angie (Democratic), Barragán, Nanette Diaz (Democratic), Stanton, Greg (Democratic), Ansari, Yassamin (Democratic), Larson, John B. (Democratic), Dingell, Debbie (Democratic), Gillen, Laura (Democratic), Gomez, Jimmy (Democratic), Suozzi, Thomas R. (Democratic), Goldman, Daniel S. (Democratic), Friedman, Laura (Democratic), Ivey, Glenn (Democratic), McGarvey, Morgan (Democratic), Espaillat, Adriano (Democratic), Watson Coleman, Bonnie (Democratic), Thompson, Mike (Democratic), Hayes, Jahana (Democratic), Vasquez, Gabe (Democratic), Mfume, Kweisi (Democratic), McDonald Rivet, Kristen (Democratic), Casar, Greg (Democratic), Bell, Wesley (Democratic), Meng, Grace (Democratic), DeSaulnier, Mark (Democratic), McBride, Sarah (Democratic), Garamendi, John (Democratic), Khanna, Ro (Democratic), Himes, James A. (Democratic), Green, Al (Democratic), Lieu, Ted (Democratic), García, Jesús G. "Chuy" (Democratic), Pettersen, Brittany (Democratic), Lee, Summer L. (Democratic), Aguilar, Pete (Democratic), Veasey, Marc A. (Democratic), Johnson, Henry C. "Hank" (Democratic), Crow, Jason (Democratic), Gonzalez, Vicente (Democratic), McBath, Lucy (Democratic), Boyle, Brendan F. (Democratic), Menendez, Robert (Democratic), Adams, Alma S. (Democratic), Pou, Nellie (Democratic), Levin, Mike (Democratic), Harder, Josh (Democratic), Scholten, Hillary J. (Democratic), Kaptur, Marcy (Democratic), Hoyle, Val T. (Democratic), Morrison, Kelly (Democratic), Whitesides, George (Democratic), Lynch, Stephen F. (Democratic), Houlahan, Chrissy (Democratic), Tokuda, Jill N. (Democratic), Underwood, Lauren (Democratic), Magaziner, Seth (Democratic), Ryan, Patrick (Democratic), Thompson, Bennie G. (Democratic), Cohen, Steve (Democratic), Takano, Mark (Democratic), Auchincloss, Jake (Democratic), Salinas, Andrea (Democratic), Horsford, Steven (Democratic), Bishop, Sanford D. (Democratic), Tran, Derek (Democratic), Liccardo, Sam T. (Democratic), Johnson, Julie (Democratic), Pelosi, Nancy (Democratic), Hernández, Pablo Jose (Democratic), Jeffries, Hakeem S. (Democratic), Moskowitz, Jared (Democratic), Clark, Katherine M. (Democratic), Min, Dave (Democratic), Soto, Darren (Democratic), Clyburn, James E. (Democratic), Plaskett, Stacey E. (Democratic), Lofgren, Zoe (Democratic), Walkinshaw, James R. (Democratic), Correa, J. Luis (Democratic), Scott, Robert C. "Bobby" (Democratic), Grijalva, Adelita S. (Democratic), Gray, Adam (Democratic), Cuellar, Henry (Democratic), and Menefee, Christian D. (Democratic).
What is the current status of HJRES 80?
This bill is in committee in the House. Introduced March 24, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
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