House joint resolution · 113th Congress · Did not become law
Removing the deadline for the ratification of the equal rights amendment.
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedMay 9, 2013
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Mar 12, 2014 — Ms. Speier asked unanimous consent that she be considered the first sponsor of H.J. Res. 43, removing the deadline for the ratification of the equal rights amendment, a bill originally introduced by Representative Robert Andrews of New Jersey, for the purposes of adding cosponsors and requesting re-printings pursuant to clause 7 of rule 12.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.J.Res. 43.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. ANDREWS, as printed in the Congressional Record (Page H2570):Its power to propose Amendments to the United States Constitution for ratification by the several states, in accordance with its powers under Article V of the United States Constitution. ____________________Source: Congress.gov, record updated December 5, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 207 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.J.Res. 43, 113th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/113/hjres/43
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- December 5, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 23, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
05e15d6917c311413b5eaf74ace239549f06881d036e8f170937f9a4ebf1519f
PORKER shows the statement exactly as printed, with the page markup removed. It is the sponsor’s claim; it is not a legal finding.
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Vote results
No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).
Cosponsors
105 cosponsors — 105 Democrats
0 of 105 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
Ron Barber (D-AZ), Karen Bass (D-CA), Joyce Beatty (D-OH), Timothy Bishop (D-NY), Earl Blumenauer (D-OR), Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR), Bruce Braley (D-IA), Julia Brownley (D-CA), John Carney (D-DE), Matt Cartwright (D-PA), Kathy Castor (D-FL), Donna Christensen (D-VI), Judy Chu (D-CA), David Cicilline (D-RI), Wm. Clay (D-MO), Steve Cohen (D-TN), Gerald Connolly (D-VA), John Conyers (D-MI), Elijah Cummings (D-MD), Tony Cárdenas (D-CA), Susan Davis (D-CA), Peter DeFazio (D-OR), Diana DeGette (D-CO), Rosa DeLauro (D-CT), John Delaney (D-MD), Theodore Deutch (D-FL), John Dingell (D-MI), Lloyd Doggett (D-TX), Donna Edwards (D-MD), Keith Ellison (D-MN) and 75 more.
More from the sponsor
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Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 23, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.