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This joint resolution urges the United States Congress to pass the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA), a proposed constitutional amendment designed to guarantee equal rights for women by ensuring that legal rights cannot be denied or abridged on the basis of sex. The resolution provides historical context, noting that the ERA was originally authored in 1923 by New Jersey suffragist Alice Paul and Crystal Eastman, passed by Congress in 1972 with an initial ratification deadline of March 22, 1979, and subsequently given an extended deadline until June 30, 1982. Despite having 35 of the required 38 state ratifications, the amendment was not adopted due to five states rescinding their ratifications and no additional states ratifying it by the deadline. The resolution specifically references the ERA's reintroduction on January 23, 2017, by a group of senators including Bob Menendez and Cory Booker, and emphasizes that passage of the amendment would affirm the country's commitment to women's equality by establishing sex equality as a fundamental constitutional principle. Additionally, the resolution directs that copies be transmitted to each member of the New Jersey Congressional delegation and takes effect immediately.

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