[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.J. Res. 31 Introduced in House (IH)]

111th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. J. RES. 31

    Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States 
        relating to equality of rights and reproductive rights.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 3, 2009

  Mr. Jackson of Illinois introduced the following joint resolution; 
          which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

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                            JOINT RESOLUTION


 
    Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States 
        relating to equality of rights and reproductive rights.

    Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United 
States of America in Congress assembled   (two-thirds of each House 
concurring therein), 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:

                              ``Article --

    ``Section 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.
    ``Section 2. Reproductive rights for women under the law shall not 
be denied or abridged by the United States or any State.
    ``Section 3. Congress shall have power to enforce and implement 
this article by appropriate legislation.
    ``Section 4. This amendment shall take effect two years after the 
date of ratification.''.
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