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This Concurrent Resolution formally ratifies a proposed amendment to the United States Constitution, known as the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA), which was originally passed by the U.S. Congress in 1972. The ERA, as proposed, states that equality of rights under the law shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or any state based on sex, and grants Congress the power to enforce this provision through legislation, with the amendment taking effect two years after ratification. This Arizona resolution signifies the state's agreement to this proposed constitutional change and directs the Secretary of State to send a copy of this ratification to the leaders of both houses of the U.S. Congress.