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IL HJR0020

IL HJR0020
AFFIRM EQUAL RIGHTS AMENDMENT

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Introduced
02/22/2023
In Committee
05/17/2023
Crossed Over
05/02/2023
Passed
05/19/2023
Dead
Signed/Enacted/Adopted
05/19/2023

Introduced Session

103rd General Assembly

Bill Summary

Urges the Administration of President Biden to publish and certify without delay the Equal Rights Amendment as the Twenty-Eighth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. Urges Congress to pass a joint resolution affirming the Equal Rights Amendment as the Twenty-Eighth Amendment. Calls on other states to join in this action by passing the same or similar resolutions.

AI Summary

This Joint Resolution urges the current U.S. Presidential administration, led by President Biden, to officially publish and certify the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) as the Twenty-Eighth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution without further delay. It also calls on the U.S. Congress to pass its own joint resolution formally recognizing the ERA as the Twenty-Eighth Amendment, and encourages other states to adopt similar resolutions to support this action. The ERA, first proposed by Congress in 1972, aims to guarantee equal legal rights for all American citizens regardless of sex, and this resolution asserts that it has met the constitutional requirements for ratification, drawing a parallel to the lengthy process of the Twenty-Seventh Amendment (often called the Madison Amendment) which took over 200 years to be ratified.

Committee Categories

Government Affairs

Sponsors (35)

Last Action

Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. David Koehler (on 05/19/2023)

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