IL HJR0020

Congress proposed the Equal Rights Amendment in 1972 with a seven-year ratification deadline, but the Constitution does not limit ratification time, making that deadline void.

The Madison Amendment (27th Amendment) took 203 years to ratify and was still certified as valid, demonstrating that time limits in proposal resolutions have no constitutional force.

As of January 27, 2020, three-fourths of the states have ratified the Equal Rights Amendment, meeting all Article V requirements for a constitutional amendment.

Illinois urges President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. to publish and certify the Equal Rights Amendment as the 28th Amendment to the Constitution without delay.

Illinois urges Congress to pass a joint resolution affirming the Equal Rights Amendment as the 28th Amendment and calls on other states to pass similar resolutions.