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This Concurrent Resolution formally declares Missouri's ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) to the United States Constitution, a proposed amendment stating 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." The resolution highlights the ERA's history, noting its introduction in Congress in 1923 and its passage by both houses in 1972, after which it was sent to the states for ratification. It also addresses the congressional deadline of June 30, 1982, for ratification, suggesting that Congress may not have had the constitutional authority to impose such a deadline, and asserts that Missouri's General Assembly has the power under Article V of the U.S. Constitution to ratify the amendment. The resolution concludes by stating that the proposed amendment is still meaningful and needed, and instructs the Chief Clerk of the Missouri House of Representatives to send copies of this resolution to various federal officials and Missouri's congressional delegation.

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https://house.mo.gov/Bill.aspx?bill=HCR33&year=2024&code=R