Tag: Senate

100 YEARS IN THE MAKING: Announcing the House Discharge Petition for HJ Res 25 Affirming the Validity of the Equal Rights Amendment

The ERA Coalition and the Fund for Women’s Equality joined Representative Ayanna Pressley (D-MA), Senator Ben Cardin (D-MD), Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), Representative Madeleine Dean (D-PA), and Representative Sydney Kamlager-Dove (D-CA) and other equality leaders on Capitol Hill to honor the centennial of the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) and announce the launch of a discharge petition for HJ Res 25.

ERA Coalition Statement on the Senate Filing Cloture on Bipartisan Resolution to Affirm the Equal Rights Amendment

Following the news that the Senate has filed cloture for a vote on SJ Res 4, the bipartisan resolution to remove the deadline for the ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment, ERA Coalition and Fund for Women’s Equality President and CEO Zakiya Thomas released the following statement…

ERA COALITION APPLAUDS SCHEDULED HEARING ON EQUAL RIGHTS AMENDMENT IN SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE

Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL), Chair of the Senate Committee on the Judiciary, announced a committee hearing on the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) scheduled for February 28, 2023. The hearing, an important milestone in the legislative process, comes as the equality movement marks 100 years since its initial introduction in Congress. This will be the first hearing on the subject in a Senate committee since 1984.

Bring SJ Res 1/HJ Res 17 up for a vote

The ERA Coalition has been pushing for the Senate to schedule a vote on the Equal Rights Amendment time limit removal since it first introduced its resolution at the beginning of the 117th Congress. But we’re not the only ones calling for Senator Schumer to take action and schedule SJ Res 1/HJ Res 17 for a vote – many of our partners have joined in the chorus of supporters!