This page contains bill sponsorships in the Senate and House.
Bill sponsorships indicate the topics that legislators are most interested in, and spend the most time on.
Bill Sponsorship: Resolution on ERA
Source: S.J.RES.15 & H.J.RES.43
Congressional Summary:Eliminates the time limit for ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA, which prohibits discrimination on account of sex) proposed to the states in 1972. Declares that such amendment shall be part of the Constitution whenever ratified by the legislatures of 3/4 of the several states. OnTheIssues explanation:The ERA was originally passed with a deadline of 1979, then extended to 1982. TK states ratified the ERA before that deadline, TK short of the TK required. Hence the ERA failed. The amendment states: "Equality of rights under the law shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any state on account of sex." Opponent's argument against bill:(Editorial in L.A. Times by Phyllis Schlafly, president of Eagle Forum, April 8, 2007) The ERA was first introduced in Congress in 1923. For nearly 50 years, all subsequent Congresses had the good judgment to leave it buried in committee.
In 1971, the women's liberation movement demanded a gender-neutral society in which men and women would be treated exactly the same, no matter how reasonable it might be to respect differences between them. Our Stop ERA campaign, over the next 10 years,
Also see the related Senate bill S.J.15
Participating counts on VoteMatch question 2.
Question 2: Legally require hiring women & minorities
Scores: -2=Strongly oppose; -1=Oppose; 0=neutral; 1=Support; 2=Strongly support.
- Topic: Civil Rights
- Headline: Sponsored removing deadline for ratification of the ERA
(Score: 2)
- Headline 2: Remove deadline for ratification of the ERA
(Score: 2)
- Key for participation codes:
- Sponsorships: p=sponsored; o=co-sponsored; s=signed
- Memberships: c=chair; m=member; e=endorsed; f=profiled; s=scored
- Resolutions: i=introduced; w=wrote; a=adopted
- Cases: w=wrote; j=joined; d=dissented; c=concurred
- Surveys: '+' supports; '-' opposes.
Democrats
participating in 13-HJR43 |
| Rob Andrews |
s2p | New Jersey Democrat (resigned 2014) | May 9, 2013 |
| Earl Blumenauer |
s1o | Oregon Democrat | Jun 3, 2013 |
| Bruce Braley |
s1o | IA Democratic Challenger | Jun 11, 2013 |
| John Carney |
s1o | Delaware Democrat | Jun 3, 2013 |
| Matt Cartwright |
s1o | Pennsylvania Democrat | Jun 3, 2013 |
| Judy Chu |
s1o | California Democrat | May 9, 2013 |
| William Lacy Clay |
s1o | Missouri Democrat | May 9, 2013 |
| Gerry Connolly |
s1o | Virginia Democrat | Jun 3, 2013 |
| John Conyers |
s1o | Michigan Democrat | May 9, 2013 |
| Elijah Cummings |
s1o | Maryland Democrat | May 9, 2013 |
| Susan Davis |
s1o | California Democrat | Jun 3, 2013 |
| Peter Defazio |
s1o | Oregon Democrat | Jun 11, 2013 |
| Diana DeGette |
s1o | Colorado Democrat | Jun 3, 2013 |
| John Delaney |
s1o | Maryland Democrat | Jun 11, 2013 |
| Rosa DeLauro |
s1o | Connecticut Democrat | Jun 11, 2013 |
| Ted Deutch |
s1o | Florida Democrat | Jun 11, 2013 |
| John Dingell |
s1o | Michigan Democrat (retiring 2014) | May 9, 2013 |
| Donna Edwards |
s1o | Maryland Democrat (retiring 2016) | May 9, 2013 |
| Keith Ellison |
s1o | Minnesota Democrat | May 9, 2013 |
| Anna Eshoo |
s1o | California Democrat | Jun 11, 2013 |
| Sam Farr |
s1o | California Democrat | Jun 11, 2013 |
| Alan Grayson |
s1o | FL Democratic Senate candidate | Jun 11, 2013 |
| Raul Grijalva |
s1o | Arizona Democrat | May 9, 2013 |
| Luis Gutierrez |
s1o | Illinois Democrat | May 9, 2013 |
| Brian Higgins |
s1o | New York Democrat | Jun 11, 2013 |
| Steny Hoyer |
s1o | Maryland Democrat | May 9, 2013 |
| Jared Huffman |
s1o | California Democrat | Jun 11, 2013 |
| Hank Johnson |
s1o | Georgia Democrat | Jun 11, 2013 |
| Marcy Kaptur |
s1o | Ohio Democrat | May 9, 2013 |
| Joe Kennedy III |
s1o | Massachusetts Democrat | Jun 11, 2013 |
| Barbara Lee |
s1o | California Democrat | Jun 3, 2013 |
| Sander Levin |
s1o | Michigan Democrat | May 9, 2013 |
| Alan Lowenthal |
s1o | California Democrat | May 9, 2013 |
| Michelle Lujan-Grisham |
s1o | New Mexico Democrat | May 9, 2013 |
| Carolyn Maloney |
s1o | New York Democrat/Liberal | May 9, 2013 |
| Ed Markey |
s1o | MA Democratic Challenger | Jun 3, 2013 |
| Betty McCollum |
s1o | Minnesota Democrat | May 9, 2013 |
| Jim McDermott |
s1o | Washington Democrat | Jun 11, 2013 |
| Jim McGovern |
s1o | Massachusetts Democrat | Jun 3, 2013 |
| Michael Michaud |
s1o | Maine Democratic Governor Challenger | May 9, 2013 |
| Gwen Moore |
s1o | Wisconsin Democrat | May 9, 2013 |
| James Moran |
s1o | Virginia Democrat (retiring 2014) | May 9, 2013 |
| Grace Napolitano |
s1o | California Democrat | Jun 11, 2013 |
| Eleanor Holmes Norton |
s1o | District of Columbia Democrat | May 9, 2013 |
| Frank Pallone |
s1o | New Jersey Democrat | Jun 11, 2013 |
| Gary Peters |
s1o | MI Democratic Challenger | Jun 11, 2013 |
| Chellie Pingree |
s1o | Maine Democrat | May 9, 2013 |
| Mark Pocan |
s1o | Wisconsin Democrat | Jun 3, 2013 |
| Cedric Richmond |
s1o | Louisiana Democrat | May 9, 2013 |
| Dutch Ruppersberger |
s1o | Maryland Democrat | May 9, 2013 |
| Tim Ryan |
s1o | Ohio Democrat | Jun 3, 2013 |
| John Sarbanes |
s1o | Maryland Democrat | May 9, 2013 |
| Jan Schakowsky |
s1o | Illinois Democrat | May 9, 2013 |
| Carol Shea-Porter |
s1o | New Hampshire Democrat | Jun 3, 2013 |
| David Adam Smith |
s1o | Washington Democrat | May 9, 2013 |
| Jackie Speier |
s1o | California Democrat | May 9, 2013 |
| Mark Takano |
s1o | California Democrat | Jun 3, 2013 |
| John Tierney |
s1o | Massachusetts Democrat | Jun 3, 2013 |
| Niki Tsongas |
s1o | Massachusetts Democrat | May 9, 2013 |
| Chris Van Hollen |
s1o | Maryland Democrat (retiring 2016) | May 9, 2013 |
| Marc Veasey |
s1o | Texas Democrat | Jun 11, 2013 |
| Debbie Wasserman Schultz |
s1o | Florida Democrat | May 9, 2013 |
| Henry Waxman |
s1o | California Democrat (retiring 2014) | Jun 11, 2013 |
| Frederica Wilson |
s1o | Florida Democrat | May 9, 2013 |
Republicans
participating in 13-HJR43 |
Independents
participating in 13-HJR43 |
| Donna Christensen |
s1o | Virgin Islands Governor candidate 2014 | Jun 11, 2013 |
Total recorded by OnTheIssues:
Democrats:
64
Republicans:
0
Independents:
1 |
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