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House joint resolution · 115th Congress · Did not become law

Removing the deadline for the ratification of the equal rights amendment.

H.J.Res. 53Introduced Jan 31, 2017Policy area: Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
Sponsor: Rep. Jackie Speier D-CA
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Where it went

Latest action: Feb 8, 2017 — Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.J.Res. 53.

Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list a CBO cost estimate or a committee report (as of December 5, 2025). Not every bill gets one.

From the Congress.gov bill record for H.J.Res. 53, last updated December 5, 2025. PORKER’s copy was retrieved September 21, 2026 and is refreshed nightly. Open “Evidence” on any line for the record, field and file fingerprint.

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

167 cosponsors — 1 Republican, 165 Democrats, 1 independent

1 of 167 cosponsors (1%) are from the other party.

Alma Adams (D-NC), Pete Aguilar (D-CA), Nanette Barragán (D-CA), Joyce Beatty (D-OH), Donald Beyer (D-VA), Earl Blumenauer (D-OR), Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-DE), Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR), Madeleine Bordallo (D-GU), Brendan Boyle (D-PA), Robert Brady (D-PA), Anthony Brown (D-MD), Julia Brownley (D-CA), Cheri Bustos (D-IL), G. K. Butterfield (D-NC), Michael Capuano (D-MA), Salud Carbajal (D-CA), André Carson (D-IN), Matt Cartwright (D-PA), Kathy Castor (D-FL), Joaquin Castro (D-TX), Judy Chu (D-CA), David Cicilline (D-RI), Katherine Clark (D-MA), Yvette Clarke (D-NY), Wm. Clay (D-MO), James Clyburn (D-SC), Steve Cohen (D-TN), Gerald Connolly (D-VA), John Conyers (D-MI) and 137 more.

More from the sponsor

Other 115th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Jackie Speier.

Sponsor’s state and district

California in Congress · CA-14 district

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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.