A resolution recognizing the expiration of the Equal Rights Amendment proposed by Congress in March 1972, and observing that Congress has no authority to modify a resolution proposing a constitutional amendment after the amendment has been submitted to the States or after the amendment has expired.
SRES 107 is a non-binding Senate resolution recognizing that the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA), proposed by Congress in March 1972, expired when its 7-year ratification deadline passed without enough states approving it. It affirms that Congress has no constitutional authority to alter the terms of a proposed amendment after it is submitted to states or after it expires. The resolution cites legal precedents, including Supreme Court rulings and a 2020 Department of Justice opinion, stating that ratification deadlines are binding and cannot be extended retroactively. It concludes that any future effort to adopt the ERA would require a new congressional proposal, not modifications to the 1972 version. This resolution does not change current law or affect ongoing state ratification efforts for a new ERA proposal.
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Introduced Mar 15, 2023
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Mar 15, 2023
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Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text: CR S803-804)
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Mar 15, 2023
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Cindy Hyde-Smith
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Bill Cassidy
RRepublican
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J.D. Vance
RRepublican
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James E. Risch
RRepublican
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James Lankford
RRepublican
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Jerry Moran
RRepublican
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John Barrasso
RRepublican
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John Boozman
RRepublican
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John Kennedy
RRepublican
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Josh Hawley
RRepublican
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Lindsey Graham
RRepublican
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