Equal Rights Amendment Signs

Biden Says Equal Rights Amendment Has Passed

Biden says the Equal Rights Amendment should be considered ratified

The Equal Rights Amendment, which would prohibit discrimination based on gender, was sent to the states for ratification in 1972. Congress set a deadline of 1979 for three-quarters of state legislatures to ratify the amendment, then extended it to 1982.

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Biden declares Equal Rights Amendment US law, even though it is not

U.S. President Joe Biden called the Equal Rights Amendment "the law of the land," on Friday, backing an effort to enshrine the change into the U.S. Constitution even though it long ago failed to secure the approval of enough states to become an amendment.

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Biden affirms Equal Rights Amendment is part of Constitution

President Biden asserted the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA), which prohibits discrimination on the basis of sex, is part of the Constitution, arguing Friday it had met the criteria to be added as

Biden says Equal Rights Amendment is 'law of the land.' Did Florida ratify the ERA?

Did Florida ever ratify the Equal Rights Amendment, the 1972 amendment that declared women equal under the law?

Biden declares the ERA the law of the land — but it likely will not matter

President Joe Biden on Friday declared that the Equal Rights Amendment is the law of the land, attempting to ratify a 28th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution in a last-ditch effort to protect women’s ...

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Biden Says Equal Rights Amendment Has Passed

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