Statement from President Joe Biden on the Equal Rights Amendment
5 days ago · On January 27, 2020, the Commonwealth of Virginia became the 38th state to ratify the Equal Rights Amendment. ... has recognized that the Equal Rights Amendment has cleared all necessary hurdles ...
Scott Statement on the Equal Rights Amendment
5 days ago · The Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) became the 28th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution when Virginia was the 38th state to ratify in 2020. Article V of the Constitution is clear and does not provide for any limit on the time for ratification of a Constitutional amendment, and adding such a time limitation would require an amendment to the ...
Here Are Key Dates in the Equal Rights Amendment’s 100-Year …
4 days ago · The Equal Rights Amendment was first introduced in Congress after being written by the suffragist Alice Paul, ... Virginia became the 38th state to ratify the amendment, allowing it to clear the ...
Virginia Ratifies The Equal Rights Amendment, Decades After The ... - NPR
Jan 15, 2020 · Virginia became the pivotal 38th state to ratify the Equal Rights Amendment after its Senate and House of Delegates voted Wednesday to approve the change to the U.S. Constitution.
Equal Rights Amendment ratified in Virginia, reaching historic …
Jan 15, 2020 · The long-gestating proposal to create an Equal Rights Amendment, or ERA, in the U.S. Constitution passed a historic threshold Wednesday when Virginia's state legislature ratified the amendment. However, legal experts say there may be some legal roadblocks to its adoption.
The Equal Rights Amendment Explained - Brennan Center for …
Jan 23, 2020 · On January 15, Virginia became the latest state to ratify the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA), a proposed amendment to the Constitution that guarantees equal rights for women.
BREAKING: Virginia Ratifies the ERA - Equal Rights Amendment
Jan 27, 2020 · Today we change Virginia green, following the state’s historic vote to ratify the ERA. The state of Virginia becomes the 38th state to ratify the Equal Rights Amendment. Moments ago the Virginia General Assembly completed the procedural process for the ratification of the ERA by that state.
Jul 11, 2023 · In 1972, Congress approved a constitutional amendment to guarantee that “[e]quality of rights under the law shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or any State on account of sex.” This amendment, known as the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA), provided for a seven-year ratification period in its proposing or resolving clause.
Virginia Approves the E.R.A., Becoming the 38th State to Back It
Jan 15, 2020 · RICHMOND, Va. — Virginia on Wednesday became the 38th state to approve the Equal Rights Amendment, a symbolic victory for those who for generations have been pushing for a constitutional...
Apr 25, 2022 · In February 2022, the Commonwealth of Virginia filed a motion with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit (D.C. Circuit) seeking to withdraw the state from a lawsuit challenging the Archivist of the United States’ refusal to publish and certify the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) as part of the U.S. Constitution.