Despite eleventh hour efforts from feminist congressional leaders, the Senate failed to take up the ERA before the year’s close.
Reps. Bush , Maloney, Moore, Kaptur and Chu, alongside ERA advocates, including Ellie Smeal , president of Feminist Majority.
The ERA supporters pointed to the House-passed H.Res.17—legislation to eliminate the arbitrary deadline to ratify the ERA. Companion legislation in the Senate, S.J.Res.1, which is led by Senator Ben Cardin and Lisa Murkowski , is cosponsored by all 50 Senate Democrats, plus Republican Sens. Murkowski and Susan Collins .
“2023 marks the 100th year anniversary since the Equal Rights Amendment was introduced,” said Maloney, Bush, Chu, Kaptur and Moore in a statement. “Our government’s failure to finalize ratification of the ERA has prevented our country from enshrining gender equality in the Constitution.
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