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S.J.Res. 38

U.S. Senate•In Senate Committee

Summary

S.J.Res. 38, “A joint resolution establishing the ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment”, was introduced in the Senate on Mar 25, 2025 by Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R) with 3 co-sponsors. It was referred to Judiciary, and last saw action on Mar 25, 2025: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Record

Text

S.J.Res. 38 has 3 co-sponsors.

sjr38/introduced-in-senate.txt
119 SJ 38 IS: Establishing the ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment.
 U.S. Senate
 2025-03-25
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 Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.
 IIA  119th CONGRESS  1st Session  S. J. RES. 38  IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES   March 25, 2025   Ms. Murkowski  (for herself and  Ms. Hirono ) introduced the following joint resolution; which was read twice and referred to the  Committee on the Judiciary    JOINT RESOLUTION
Establishing the ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment.
That notwithstanding any time limit contained in House Joint Resolution 208, 92nd Congress, as agreed to in the Senate on March 22, 1972, the article of amendment proposed to the States in that joint resolution is valid to all intents and purposes as part of the Constitution, having been ratified by the legislatures of three-fourths of the several States.

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  1. Introduced2025-03-25
  2. Passed Senate
  3. Passed House
  4. Conference
  5. To President
  6. Became Law

CRS Summary

The summaries are the Congressional Research Service’s, one per stage. Read them in full.

Introduced in Senate Mar 25, 2025

sjr38/introduced-in-senate.md

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Introduced in Senate (03/25/2025)

This joint resolution provides that the Equal Rights Amendment, which prohibits discrimination on the basis of sex, was ratified by three-fourths of the states and is therefore a valid constitutional amendment, regardless of any time limit that was in the original proposal.

The Equal Rights Amendment was originally proposed to the states in 1972. The original proposal included a deadline for ratification of March 22, 1979; Congress subsequently extended the deadline to June 30, 1982. Although the requisite 38 states have ratified the amendment, three of these states did so after the deadlines, and five states subsequently rescinded their ratifications. The status of the amendment has been the subject of litigation.

Sponsors

Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R) sponsors S.J.Res. 38, and 3 members have co-sponsored it, 1 of them from the day it was introduced.

Committees

S.J.Res. 38 went before 1 committee: Judiciary.

Judiciary
Judiciary
Referred To · Mar 25, 2025

Actions

S.J.Res. 38 has taken 2 actions since Mar 25, 2025.

ChamberAction
Mar 25, 2025
Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.Judiciary Committee
Mar 25, 2025
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Introduced in Senate

Votes

S.J.Res. 38 has not gone to a roll call.

1 bill is related to S.J.Res. 38.

Titles

S.J.Res. 38 goes by 2 titles.

  • A joint resolution establishing the ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment. — Official Title as Introduced
  • A joint resolution establishing the ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment. — Display Title

Lobbying

4 clients hired 4 firms and 23 registered lobbyists who named S.J.Res. 38 in 10 quarterly filings, 2025 to 2026. Reported under the Lobbying Disclosure Act; a filing’s income covers everything its registrant worked that quarter, so the amounts below are the filings’, not this bill’s.

Filed under Budget/Appropriations, Government Issues, Civil Rights/Civil Liberties, Immigration, Medicare/Medicaid, Health Issues, Clean Air and Water (quality), Constitution.

Clients

Who paid to be heard, by how many filings named the bill.

ClientBusinessStateFirmsFilingsReported
LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS OF THE U.S.—District of Columbia14—
FOOD MARKETPLACE INC.Trade AssociationVirginia13$90K
AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION—District of Columbia12—
AFL-CIO—District of Columbia11—

Firms

Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.

RegistrantClientsFilingsReported
LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS OF THE U.S.14—
LEE SANDERS STRATEGY GROUP, LLC13$90K
AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION12—
AFL-CIO11—

Lobbyists

Named on the filings that cite the bill. The 20 named most often, of 23.

LobbyistFirmsClientsFilings
CELINA STEWART114
JESSICA CAPPARELL114
KRISTEN KERN114
REBECCA GOLDMAN114
CELETTA SANDERS113
MARCIA JOHNSON113
CHRISTINA ENNIS112
DAVID EPPSTEIN112
DENISE CARDMAN112
HOLLY COOK112
JAMES O'NEILL112
KENNETH GOLDSMITH112
KRISTI GAINES112
LARSON FRISBY112
THOMAS SUSMAN112
CHARITY WILSON111
GREG JEFFERSON111
GUERINO CALEMINE111
JOHNIE ENDER PALMER111
LEE GOLDBERG111

Filings

The documents themselves, on the Senate’s Lobbying Disclosure site, largest reported first.

ClientRegistrantPeriodReportedDocument
AFL-CIOAFL-CIO2026 first_quarter$880K1st Quarter - Report
AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATIONAMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION2025 second_quarter$280K2nd Quarter - Report
AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATIONAMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION2025 first_quarter$260K1st Quarter - Report
LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS OF THE U.S.LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS OF THE U.S.2025 third_quarter$140K3rd Quarter - Report
LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS OF THE U.S.LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS OF THE U.S.2025 second_quarter$130K2nd Quarter - Report
LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS OF THE U.S.LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS OF THE U.S.2025 first_quarter$100K1st Quarter - Report
LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS OF THE U.S.LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS OF THE U.S.2025 fourth_quarter$93K4th Quarter - Report
FOOD MARKETPLACE INC.LEE SANDERS STRATEGY GROUP, LLC2025 third_quarter$30K3rd Quarter - Report
FOOD MARKETPLACE INC.LEE SANDERS STRATEGY GROUP, LLC2025 second_quarter$30K2nd Quarter - Report
FOOD MARKETPLACE INC.LEE SANDERS STRATEGY GROUP, LLC2025 first_quarter$30K1st Quarter - Report

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files S.J.Res. 38 under Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; S.J.Res. 38’s is Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues.

sjres38/policy-areas.txt
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority IssuesAgriculture and FoodAnimalsArmed Forces and National SecurityArts, Culture, ReligionCommerceCongressCrime and Law EnforcementEconomics and Public FinanceEducationEmergency ManagementEnergyEnvironmental ProtectionFamiliesFinance and Financial SectorForeign Trade and International FinanceGovernment Operations and PoliticsHealthHousing and Community DevelopmentImmigrationInternational AffairsLabor and EmploymentLawNative AmericansPublic Lands and Natural ResourcesScience, Technology, CommunicationsSocial WelfareSports and RecreationTaxationTransportation and Public WorksWater Resources Development

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