White House voices support for Senate action on Equal Rights Amendment

House Democrats Expelled After Protesting Equal Rights Amendment in Senate

A group of House Democrats was expelled on April 27 while protesting as Senate Republicans voted to block a joint resolution to remove the deadline for the ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) to the U.S. Constitution. The sergeant at arms was called to restore order and expel protesters, among whom were Reps. Ayanna Pressley (D-Mass.) and Cori Bush (D-Mo.), who didn’t have authorization to be on the Senate floor. The protest was led…

House Democrats kicked out of Senate for protesting opposition to Equal Rights Amendment

A group of House Democrats protesting the Senate’s inability to pass the Equal Rights Amendment barged onto the floor of the upper chamber during a vote on Thursday and were quickly expelled.

Revived push for Equal Rights Amendment blocked by U.S. Senate Republicans - Wisconsin Examiner

Supporters of the Equal Rights Amendment rallied outside the Capitol in Richmond on the first day of the 2019 General Assembly session in January. (Ned Oliver/Virginia Mercury) WASHINGTON — The U.S. Senate failed to advance a symbolic measure to enshrine in the Constitution equal protection on the basis of sex, a century after the idea began circulating among lawmakers. Senators on Thursday voted 51-47 to go forward with a bill that would lift …

The Equal Rights Amendment Fails in the Senate Despite Revival Efforts

The Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) failed to get enough votes in the United States Senate to move forward, marking the latest failure in the amendment’s 50-year history. The measure needed 60 votes to restart the process of amending the United State Constitution. A successful vote would have terminated a deadline for individual state ratification that was established in 1982. The Senate opted to block the measure following a 51-47 vote. Proponents…

Senate fails to advance Equal Rights Amendment

The amendment would guarantee the "equality of rights under the law shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of sex."

Latest push to revive Equal Rights Amendment fails in Senate

Democrats failed to win the necessary 60 votes to move forward with the resolution, which would have removed a 1982 deadline for state ratification and reopened the process to amend the Constitution.