Establishing the ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment.

This joint resolution would declare the Equal Rights Amendment to be a valid amendment to the U.S. Constitution, asserting that it has met the requirement for ratification by three-fourths of the states. The measure proposes that the amendment, which prohibits discrimination based on sex, is legally binding regardless of the ratification deadlines originally set by Congress. It seeks to recognize the amendment as active despite the fact that several states ratified it after the 1982 deadline or later attempted to rescind their support.

This resolution primarily affects the legal status of the Equal Rights Amendment, impacting the federal government and the 50 states regarding the constitutional prohibition of discrimination on the basis of sex. It specifically addresses the validity of ratifications from the 38 states that have approved the amendment, including those that ratified after previous congressional deadlines or later moved to rescind their support.

• Recognition of Equal Rights Amendment ratification. Declares that the Equal Rights Amendment is a valid amendment to the U.S. Constitution, asserting that the requirement for ratification by three-fourths of the states has been met.
• Removal of ratification deadlines. Establishes the validity of the amendment regardless of the original 1979 ratification deadline or the subsequent 1982 extension authorized by Congress.

This resolution addresses the ratification status of the Equal Rights Amendment originally proposed by Congress in 1972. It seeks to validate the amendment as part of the Constitution by removing the impact of the original March 22, 1979, ratification deadline and the subsequent June 30, 1982, extension.

This joint resolution aims to establish the Equal Rights Amendment as a valid amendment to the U.S. Constitution by declaring it ratified by the required three-fourths of the states. It seeks to recognize the amendment's validity regardless of original ratification deadlines or subsequent attempts by certain states to rescind their approval.