Federal ERA
“The Equal Rights Amendment has met all legal requirements to be the 28th Amendment. It’s ours: claim it. Take action in our communities to make equality the law of the land. H.J. Res. 80 (Presley, D-MA) was introduced in the 119th United States Congress (2025-2026) to address the recognition of the ERA. Companion bill S.J.Res.38 (Murkowski, R-AK) was introduced in the 119th United States Congress (2025-2026) to address the recognition of the ERA.”
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The Federal Equal Rights Amendment
The Federal ERA is, in fact, ratified.
The Federal ERA is just 24 words: “Equality of rights under the law shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any state on account of sex.”
We have completed all the constitutional requirements specified in Article V, making the Equal Rights Amendment the 28th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.
So why isn’t it an official amendment yet?
To amend the U.S. Constitution, a bill must pass through both chambers of Congress, then 38 states must ratify the language.
Never in the history of the United States has an amendment to the U.S. Constitution, having completed all requirements set out by Article V of the same constitution, been stopped in its tracks by a technicality—until women’s rights were on the docket.
We won’t stand for it.
To learn more about the federal ERA, visit eracoalition.org.
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