The record

LegislationLegislation· Apr 2023
S.J.Res. 4

Sponsored by Benjamin L. Cardin (D)

A joint resolution removing the deadline for the ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment.

Would have declared the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) valid despite its expired ratification deadline.

Tradeoff

Would have made the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) part of the Constitution, banning sex discrimination, with no deadline. Three states ratified after the deadlines, and five later withdrew their approval, a point that courts have disputed.

What's in it

See official bill text

The Senate voted 51-47 on April 27, 2023 to take up the resolution, short of the 60 votes needed to end debate. The bill expired when the 118th Congress ended without a final vote.

  1. Senate

    Introduced

    (Jan 24, 2023)

  2. Senate

    On on the

    Motion to Invoke Cloture: Motion to Proceed to S. J. Res. 4

    Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Rejected(Roll #99 · Apr 27, 2023)

    51 yeanay 47