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IA 110th CONGRESS 1st Session H. J. RES. 40 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 27, 2007 Mrs. Maloney of New York (for herself, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Dingell, Ms. Velázquez, Ms. Clarke, Ms. Woolsey, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Ms. Solis, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Allen, Mr. Andrews, Mr. Arcuri, Mr. Baca, Mr. Baird, Ms. Baldwin, Ms. Bean, Mr. Becerra, Ms. Berkley, Mr. Berman, Mr. Berry, Mrs. Biggert, Mr. Bishop of Georgia, Mr. Bishop of New York, Mr. Blumenauer, Ms. Bordallo, Mr. Boswell, Mr. Boucher, Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania, Mr. Braley of Iowa, Ms. Corrine Brown of Florida, Mr. Butterfield, Mrs. Capps, Mr. Capuano, Mr. Cardoza, Mr. Carnahan, Ms. Carson, Mr. Castle, Ms. Castor, Mr. Chandler, Mrs. Christensen, Mr. Clay, Mr. Cleaver, Mr. Clyburn, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Cooper, Mr. Costa, Mr. Costello, Mr. Crowley, Mr. Cuellar, Mr. Cummings, Mr. Davis of Alabama, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mrs. Davis of California, Mr. DeFazio, Ms. DeGette, Mr. Delahunt, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Dicks, Mr. Doggett, Mr. Doyle, Mr. Edwards, Mr. Ellison, Mr. Emanuel, Mr. Engel, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Farr, Mr. Fattah, Mr. Filner, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Frelinghuysen, Mrs. Gillibrand, Mr. Gonzalez, Mr. Al Green of Texas, Mr. Gene Green of Texas, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Hall of New York, Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. Hare, Ms. Harman, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Ms. Herseth, Mr. Higgins, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Hinojosa, Ms. Hirono, Mr. Holt, Mr. Honda, Ms. Hooley, Mr. Hoyer, Mr. Inslee, Mr. Israel, Mr. Jackson of Illinois, Mr. Jefferson, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mr. Johnson of Georgia, Mrs. Jones of Ohio, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Kennedy, Mr. Kildee, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. Kind, Mr. Kirk, Mr. Klein of Florida, Mr. Kucinich, Mr. Langevin, Mr. Lantos, Mr. Latham, Ms. Lee, Mr. Levin, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. LoBiondo, Mr. Loebsack, Ms. Zoe Lofgren of California, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. Lynch, Mr. Markey, Ms. Matsui, Mrs. McCarthy of New York, Ms. McCollum of Minnesota, Mr. McDermott, Mr. McGovern, Mr. McIntyre, Mr. McNerney, Mr. McNulty, Mr. Meehan, Mr. Meek of Florida, Mr. Meeks of New York, Mr. Melancon, Mr. Michaud, Ms. Millender-McDonald, Mr. Miller of North Carolina, Mr. George Miller of California, Mr. Moore of Kansas, Ms. Moore of Wisconsin, Mr. Moran of Virginia, Mrs. Napolitano, Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, Ms. Norton, Mr. Olver, Mr. Ortiz, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Pascrell, Mr. Pastor, Mr. Payne, Mr. Perlmutter, Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, Mr. Price of North Carolina, Ms. Pryce of Ohio, Mr. Rahall, Mr. Ramstad, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Reyes, Mr. Rothman, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Mr. Ruppersberger, Mr. Rush, Ms. Linda T. Sánchez of California, Ms. Loretta Sanchez of California, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Schiff, Ms. Schwartz, Mr. Scott of Georgia, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Shays, Ms. Shea-Porter, Mr. Sherman, Mr. Sires, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Smith of Washington, Mr. Snyder, Mr. Spratt, Mr. Stark, Ms. Sutton, Mrs. Tauscher, Mr. Taylor, Mr. Thompson of Mississippi, Mr. Thompson of California, Mr. Tierney, Mr. Towns, Mr. Udall of Colorado, Mr. Van Hollen, Mr. Walz of Minnesota, Ms. Wasserman Schultz, Ms. Waters, Ms. Watson, Mr. Watt, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Weiner, Mr. Wexler, Mr. Wu, and Mr. Wynn) introduced the following joint resolution; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary JOINT RESOLUTION Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relative to equal rights for men and women.

That the following article is proposed as an amendment to the Constitution of the United States, which shall be valid to all intents and purposes as part of the Constitution when ratified by the legislatures of three-fourths of the several States:  —

1.Equality of rights under the law shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of sex.

2.The Congress shall have the power to enforce, by appropriate legislation, the provisions of this article.

3.This amendment shall take effect two years after the date of ratification.

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