House joint resolution · 116th Congress · Did not become law
Removing the deadline for the ratification of the equal rights amendment.
Sponsor: Rep. Jackie Speier D-CAWhere it went
- IntroducedNov 8, 2019
- Committee actionNov 13, 2019
- Passed HouseFeb 13, 2020 · 232–183
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Feb 13, 2020 — Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.J.Res. 79.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.J. Res. 79, a joint resolution removing the deadline for the ratification of the equal rights amendment” on December 19, 2019. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the House Committee on the Judiciary on November 13, 2019”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, December 19, 2019 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/55970
- CBO publication date
- December 19, 2019
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.J.Res. 79, 116th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/116/hjres/79
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 10, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 20, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H. J. Res. 79, a joint resolution removing the deadline for the ratification of the equal rights amendment” on December 19, 2019. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the House Committee on the Judiciary on November 13, 2019”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, December 19, 2019 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/55970
- CBO publication date
- December 19, 2019
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.J.Res. 79, 116th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/116/hjres/79
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 10, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 20, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
3e1f4723c2654f99c4a5888bc2770a3f9bde7a9c43601549ab55b8a3bdcbc85a
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- Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 116-378 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Judiciary Committee on January 16, 2020.Source: Congress.gov, reported January 16, 2020 ↗
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- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/116/HRPT/378
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.J.Res. 79, 116th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/116/hjres/79
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 10, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 20, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
3e1f4723c2654f99c4a5888bc2770a3f9bde7a9c43601549ab55b8a3bdcbc85a
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- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Ms. SPEIER, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 165, No. 179, November 8, 2019, Page H8741):Article V of the United States Constitution.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record November 8, 2019 ↗
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- Statement length
- 44 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.J.Res. 79, 116th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/116/hjres/79
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 10, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 20, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
3e1f4723c2654f99c4a5888bc2770a3f9bde7a9c43601549ab55b8a3bdcbc85a
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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
224 cosponsors — 3 Republicans, 221 Democrats
2 of 224 cosponsors (1%) are from the other party.
Alma Adams (D-NC), Pete Aguilar (D-CA), Colin Allred (D-TX), 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), Anthony Brindisi (D-NY), Anthony Brown (D-MD), Julia Brownley (D-CA), Cheri Bustos (D-IL), G. K. Butterfield (D-NC), Salud Carbajal (D-CA), André Carson (D-IN), Matt Cartwright (D-PA), Ed Case (D-HI), Sean Casten (D-IL), Kathy Castor (D-FL), Joaquin Castro (D-TX), Judy Chu (D-CA), David Cicilline (D-RI), Gilbert Cisneros (D-CA), Katherine Clark (D-MA), Yvette Clarke (D-NY) and 194 more.
More from the sponsor
Other 116th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Jackie Speier.
- H.R. 1773 (116th) Rosie the Riveter Congressional Gold Medal Act of 2019
- H.R. 1132 (116th) San Francisco Bay Restoration Act
- H.J.Res. 38 (116th) Removing the deadline for the ratification of the equal rights amendment.
- H.Res. 114 (116th) Expressing support for the designation of the 17th day in May as "DIPG Awareness Day" to raise awareness and encourage research into cures…
- H.R. 8270 (116th) I am Vanessa Guillén Act of 2020
- H.Res. 1165 (116th) Condemning Azerbaijan's military operation in Nagorno-Karabakh and denouncing Turkish interference in the conflict.
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 20, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.