Removing the deadline for the ratification of the equal rights amendment

Feb. 13, 2020 | H.J. Res. 79

This joint resolution would remove the deadline for states to ratify the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA), which would add the following amendment to the U.S. Constitution: “Equality of rights under the law shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any state on account of sex.” In 2020, the thirty-eighth state ratified the ERA, which satisfies the requirement that three-fourths of the states must vote to ratify constitutional amendments, but the deadline for ratification has passed. This joint resolution passed the House on Feb. 13, 2020.

This is Good for working people.

Vote result: Passed

YEAs: 232
NAYs: 183

Legislator State District Party Vote
Rep. Andy Harris
MD
 1 Republican No
Rep. Anthony Brown
MD
 4 Democrat Yes
Rep. David Trone
MD
 6 Democrat Yes
Rep. Steny H. Hoyer
MD
 5 Democrat Yes
Rep. Ayanna Pressley
MA
 7 Democrat Yes
Rep. Richard E. Neal
MA
 1 Democrat Yes
Rep. Stephen F. Lynch
MA
 8 Democrat Yes
Rep. Seth Moulton
MA
 6 Democrat Yes
Rep. Bill Keating
MA
 9 Democrat Yes
Rep. Lori Trahan
MA
 3 Democrat Yes
Rep. Joseph P. Kennedy III
MA
 4 Democrat Yes
Rep. Katherine Clark
MA
 5 Democrat Yes
Rep. Jim McGovern
MA
 2 Democrat Yes
Rep. Steve Scalise
LA
 1 Republican No
Rep. Clay Higgins
LA
 3 Republican No
Rep. Ralph Abraham
LA
 5 Republican No
Rep. Mike Johnson
LA
 4 Republican No
Rep. Garret Graves
LA
 6 Republican No
Rep. Cedric Richmond
LA
 2 Democrat Yes
Rep. Thomas Massie
KY
 4 Republican No
2020 House Key Votes
  1. Protecting Older Workers Against Discrimination Act
  2. USPS Fairness Act
  3. Amendment to Prevent Unions from Obtaining Information in Union Elections
  4. Amendment to Prevent Voluntary Recognition in Union Elections
  5. Amendment to Prohibit Union Fair Share Agreements
  6. Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2019
  7. Emergency Supplemental Appropriations for Disaster Relief and Puerto Rico Disaster Tax Relief Act
  8. Removing the deadline for the ratification of the equal rights amendment
  9. Coronavirus Preparedness and Response Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2020
  10. Rights for Transportation Security Officers Act of 2020
  11. Families First Coronavirus Response Act
  12. The Heroes Act
  13. George Floyd Justice in Policing Act
  14. Washington, D.C. Admission Act
  15. Moving Forward Act
  16. Fiscal Year 2021 Appropriations Minibus
  17. Pregnant Workers Fairness Act
  18. Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act
  19. National Apprenticeship Act of 2020