118th Congress (2023–2025) · Senate joint resolution · Sponsor: Sen. Cardin, Benjamin L. [D-MD]
This page covers SJRES4 in the 118th Congress. Bill numbers start over every Congress, so SJRES4 in another Congress is a different bill.
A joint resolution removing the deadline for the ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment.
| Item | Detail |
|---|---|
| Roll-call votes | 1 |
| Chamber | Senate |
| Latest vote | 2023-04-27: Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Rejected (51-47, 3/5 majority required) |
| Latest action | 2023-04-27: Motion by Senator Schumer to reconsider the vote by which cloture on the motion to proceed to S. J. Res. 4 was not invoked (Record Vote No. 99) entered in Senate. |
| Policy area | Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues |
| Official record | Congress.gov |
This joint resolution provides that the Equal Rights Amendment, which prohibits discrimination on the basis of sex, was ratified by three-fourths of the states and is therefore a valid constitutional amendment, regardless of any time limit that was in the original proposal. The Equal Rights Amendment was originally proposed to the states in 1972. The original proposal included a deadline for ratification of March 22, 1979; Congress subsequently extended the deadline to June 30, 1982. Although the requisite 38 states have ratified the amendment, three of these states did so after the deadlines, and five states subsequently rescinded their ratifications. The status of the amendment has been the subject of litigation.
Subjects: Constitution and constitutional amendments, Due process and equal protection, Sex, gender, sexual orientation discrimination, Women's rights
Every recorded vote on this bill, newest first, with a link to the official tally. Member-by-member positions are on each member’s profile.
| Date | Chamber | Question | Result | Yea | Nay | Not voting | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-04-27 | Senate | On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed S. J. Res. 4 | Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Rejected (51-47, 3/5 majority required) | 43 | 42 | 1 | Official tally |
SJRES4 (A joint resolution removing the deadline for the ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment.) was introduced in the 118th Congress (2023–2025) by Sen. Cardin, Benjamin L. [D-MD].
On 2023-04-27: Motion by Senator Schumer to reconsider the vote by which cloture on the motion to proceed to S.J. Res. 4 was not invoked (Record Vote No. 99) entered in Senate.
1 recorded vote in the 118th Congress. The most recent, on 2023-04-27, was "On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed S.J.Res. 4": Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Rejected (51-47, 3/5 majority required).