MO HCR54

Missouri ratifies the Equal Rights Amendment to the United States Constitution, which prohibits denial or abridgement of equality of rights under the law on account of sex.

The Equal Rights Amendment was originally proposed by Congress on March 22, 1972, with a ratification deadline of June 30, 1982, by which time 35 states had ratified it.

Resolution asserts that Congress may lack constitutional authority to place a deadline on the ratification process under Article V of the United States Constitution.

Missouri's General Assembly finds the Amendment meaningful and necessary, with current political, social, and economic conditions supporting its ratification.

Chief Clerk of the House shall send copies of the resolution to the Archivist of the United States, Vice President, Speaker of the House, and Missouri's Congressional Delegation for printing in the Congressional Record.