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Equal Rights Amendment

proposed United States legislation
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Biden says the Equal Rights Amendment should be considered ratified • Jan. 19, 2025, 9:10 PM ET (AP)
Timeline: Key dates in the century-long battle over the Equal Rights Amendment • Jan. 17, 2025, 5:11 PM ET (AP)
Biden says the Equal Rights Amendment is 'the law of the land.' What is it, and what happens next? • Jan. 17, 2025, 11:18 AM ET (AP)

Equal Rights Amendment (ERA), a proposed amendment to the U.S. Constitution that would invalidate many state and federal laws that discriminate against women; its central underlying principle is that sex should not determine the legal rights of men or women. The text of the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) states that “equality of rights under the law shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of sex” and further that “the Congress shall have the power to enforce, by appropriate legislation, the provisions of this article.” The ERA was first introduced to Congress ...(100 of 368 words)

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