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House Joint Resolution 35
116th Congress(2019-2020)
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relative to equal rights for men and women.
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H. J. RES. 35 (Introduced-in-House)


116th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. J. RES. 35


Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relative to equal rights for men and women.


IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

January 29, 2019

Mrs. Carolyn B. Maloney of New York (for herself, Mr. Reed, Ms. Speier, Mr. Rouda, Mr. Cicilline, Mr. Sarbanes, Ms. Kuster of New Hampshire, Ms. Omar, Mrs. Hayes, Mr. Sires, Ms. Spanberger, Ms. Bonamici, Ms. Titus, Ms. Pingree, Mr. Price of North Carolina, Mr. Heck, Ms. Wexton, Ms. McCollum, Ms. Lee of California, Ms. Velázquez, Ms. Brownley of California, Mrs. Luria, Ms. Norton, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. Blumenauer, Ms. Meng, Mr. Khanna, Mr. Loebsack, Mr. Langevin, Mr. Swalwell of California, Mrs. Beatty, Mr. Suozzi, Ms. DeGette, Mr. Raskin, Ms. Haaland, Mr. McNerney, Mr. Cummings, Ms. Wasserman Schultz, Mr. Espaillat, Mr. Brendan F. Boyle of Pennsylvania, Mrs. Dingell, Mr. Cohen, Mr. Serrano, Ms. Frankel, Ms. Moore, Mrs. Watson Coleman, Ms. Jayapal, Ms. Fudge, Ms. Ocasio-Cortez, Mr. Connolly, Mr. Meeks, Mr. Lowenthal, Mrs. Lawrence, Mr. Beyer, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Lynch, Mr. McGovern, Ms. Jackson Lee, Mr. Clay, Mrs. Lowey, Ms. Schrier, Mr. Peters, and Mrs. Lee of Nevada) submitted the following joint resolution; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary


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 of the United States of America in Congress assembled (two-thirds of each House concurring therein),

That the following article is proposed as an amendment to the Constitution of the United States, which shall be valid to all intents and purposes as part of the Constitution when ratified by the legislatures of three-fourths of the several States:

article  —

section 1. Women shall have equal rights in the United States and every place subject to its jurisdiction. Equality of rights under the law shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of sex.

section 2. Congress and the several States shall have the power to enforce, by appropriate legislation, the provisions of this article.

section 3. This amendment shall take effect two years after the date of ratification.”.