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Read. Follow. Verify.Hearing on the Equal Rights Amendment (April 2019)
Record date · January 1, 2020
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What This Bill Does
This document is a transcript of a 2019 House Judiciary regarding the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA). The hearing featured testimony from legal experts, state legislators, and advocates to discuss the potential impact and constitutional status of the proposed amendment.
The serves as a formal legislative record for the consideration of the Equal Rights Amendment, which proposes to constitutionally guarantee equal treatment under the law regardless of sex.
Who It Affects
Groups the bill's text affects, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
Women in the United States
The proposed amendment aims to establish constitutional protections regarding equal treatment under the law based on sex.
U.S. Congress
The committee is responsible for the legislative consideration and potential advancement of the constitutional amendment.
Key Facts
- The hearing took place on April 30, 2019, in the Rayburn Office Building.
- The hearing was convened by the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
- The primary subject of the hearing was the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA).
- Four witnesses provided testimony: Kathleen M. Sullivan, Elizabeth Price Foley, Senator Pat Spearman, and Patricia Arquette.
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- The hearing included opening statements from Chairman Steve Cohen, Ranking Member Mike Johnson, and Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler.
- The record includes various letters and statements submitted for the record by committee members.
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ERA Legislative Activity
The hearing indicates a formal effort in the 116th Congress to revisit the constitutional status of the Equal Rights Amendment.
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