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MO SCR22
Concurrent Resolution
Status
Introduced
2/15/2012
Primary Sponsor
Jolie Justus
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AI Summary
- Missouri's Senate and House ratify the Equal Rights Amendment, which prohibits denial or abridgment of equality of rights under law on account of sex
- The amendment was passed by Congress and sent to states on March 22, 1972, with a ratification deadline of June 30, 1982, at which point 35 states had ratified it
- Resolution argues Congress may lack constitutional authority to place a deadline on the ratification process under Article V
- Missouri General Assembly finds the amendment meaningful and needed as part of the Constitution given current political, social, and economic conditions
- Secretary of the Senate must send copies to the Archivist of the United States, Vice President, Speaker of the House, and Missouri's Congressional delegation for printing in the Congressional Record
Legislative Description
Urges ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment to the United States Constitution
Last Action
Second Read and Referred S Rules, Joint Rules, Resolutions and Ethics Committee
2/16/2012
Committee Referrals
Rules, Joint Rules, Resolutions & Ethics2/16/2012
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