The U.S. House of Representatives has introduced a new resolution affirming the validity of the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) as the 28th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.

The ERA – an amendment to the U.S. Constitution designed to guarantee equal legal rights for all American citizens, regardless of sex – has satisfied all requirements to be added to the Constitution as the 28th Amendment.

The ERA was passed through Congress with well over the required 2/3 majority vote and sent to the states in 1972. Virginia voted to become the 38th- and last needed- state to meet the three-quarter state ratification requirement in 2020.

The new resolution reflects the sense of the House that under the terms of Article V, the ERA is already part of the Constitution and became effective on January 27, 2022.

Ratification of the ERA in the U.S. Constitution would influence the legal tone and decisions regarding gender equal rights, positively influencing discrimination cases brought forth over time. The ERA is needed to constitutionally ensure that the foundations and freedoms of our democracy apply equally to all genders. It reads: "Equality of rights under the law shall not be abridged by the United States or by any State on account of sex."

We are calling on Congress to pass this resolution and further advance the ratification of the ERA to the Constitution. Discrimination is not up for debate!

Sign the petition to Congress: Ensure the ERA is ratified.