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title: "A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relative to equal rights for men and women."
identifier: "114-SJRES-16"
congress: 114
bill_number: 16
bill_type: "SJRES"
version_code: "is"
version_type: "Introduced in Senate"
bill_url: "https://chamberzero.com/congresses/114/bills/sjres/16"
source: "https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/senate-joint-resolution/16"
site: "Chamber Zero"
site_url: "https://chamberzero.com"
rendered_at: "2026-06-04T01:58:06.903Z"
---
That the following article is proposed as an amendment to the Constitution of the United States, which shall be valid to all intents and purposes as part of the Constitution when ratified by the legislatures of three-fourths of the several States:
> "ARTICLE —SECTION. 1Equality of rights under the law shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of sex.SECTION. 2The Congress shall have the power to enforce, by appropriate legislation, the provisions of this article.SECTION. 3This article shall take effect 2 years after the date of ratification."