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  • H. J. RES. 80 — Establishing the ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment.
    Status:Introduced in House
    Words:719

    House Joint Resolution 80 seeks to validate the ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) as part of the United States Constitution. It states that despite any previous time limits set by the 92nd Congress's joint resolution in 1972, the ERA, which aims to guarantee equal legal rights...

    Simple Explanation

    This is a proposal for a new rule in America that says everyone should be treated equally, no matter if they are a boy or a girl, and says this should be part of the country's big rule book even if some people once said there was a time limit to decide this.

  • S. J. RES. 38 — Establishing the ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment.
    Status:Introduced in Senate
    Words:166

    S. J. RES. 38 seeks to establish the official ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) as part of the United States Constitution. The resolution states that despite any previous time limits on ratification, the ERA proposed in 1972 has been ratified by enough state legislatures to be...

    Simple Explanation

    S. J. RES. 38 is about making sure a big rule called the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA), which says everyone should be treated equally, becomes official. Some people argued that too much time had passed to add it, but this resolution says enough places agreed to it, so it should count.