House joint resolution · 115th Congress · Did not become law
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relative to equal rights for men and women.
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedJan 24, 2017
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Feb 6, 2017 — Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.J.Res. 33.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mrs. CAROLYN B. MALONEY of New York, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 163, No. 13, January 24, 2017, Page H690):Article V--Amendment. The Congress, whenever two thirds of both Houses shall deem it necessary, shall propose Amendments to this Constitution, or, on the Application of the Legislatures of two thirds of the several States, shall call a Convention for proposing Amendments, which, in either Case, shall be valid to all Intents and Purposes, as Part of this Constitution, when ratified by the Legislatures of three fourths of the several States or by Conventions in three fourths thereof, as the one or the other Mode of Ratification may be proposed by the Congress; Provided that no Amendment which may be made prior to the Year One thousand eight hundred and eight shall in any Manner affect the…Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record January 24, 2017 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 879 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.J.Res. 33, 115th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hjres/33
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- January 3, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 21, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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PORKER shows the statement exactly as printed, with the page markup removed. It is the sponsor’s claim; it is not a legal finding.
Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list a CBO cost estimate or a committee report (as of January 3, 2025). Not every bill gets one.
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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
169 cosponsors — 5 Republicans, 163 Democrats, 1 independent
5 of 169 cosponsors (3%) are from the other party.
Alma Adams (D-NC), Pete Aguilar (D-CA), Nanette Barragán (D-CA), Karen Bass (D-CA), Joyce Beatty (D-OH), Ami Bera (D-CA), Donald Beyer (D-VA), Sanford Bishop (D-GA), Earl Blumenauer (D-OR), Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-DE), Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR), Brendan Boyle (D-PA), Julia Brownley (D-CA), Cheri Bustos (D-IL), Michael Capuano (D-MA), Salud Carbajal (D-CA), Matt Cartwright (D-PA), Kathy Castor (D-FL), Joaquin Castro (D-TX), David Cicilline (D-RI), Katherine Clark (D-MA), Yvette Clarke (D-NY), Wm. Clay (D-MO), Steve Cohen (D-TN), Gerald Connolly (D-VA), John Conyers (D-MI), James Cooper (D-TN), J. Correa (D-CA), Jim Costa (D-CA), Joe Courtney (D-CT) and 139 more.
More from the sponsor
Other 115th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Carolyn Maloney.
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- H.R. 19 (115th) Smithsonian Women's History Museum Act
- H.R. 7062 (115th) Never Forget the Heroes: Permanent Authorization of the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund Act
- H.R. 1475 (115th) Gun Trafficking Prevention Act of 2017
- H.R. 1022 (115th) Federal Employees Paid Parental Leave Act of 2017
- H.R. 1612 (115th) Gun Show Loophole Closing Act of 2017
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 22, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.