Monthly Archives: January 2020

ERA Coalition Statement on the lawsuit filed by VA, IL and NV (January 30, 2020) Washington, DC –  Washington, DC –The ERA Coalition and Fund for Women’s Equality welcomes the legal action of Attorney General Mark Herring of Virginia, Attorney … Continue reading →

The ERA-NC Alliance reports: “The ERA Coalition, our national counterpart of which we are a Lead Organization, shared the following with us today: “Majority Leader Steny Hoyer has announced that the House of Representatives plans to bring HJ Res 79, … Continue reading →

The 4th annual women’s march in Black Mountain drew hundreds of women, girls and men. Girls age 7 to 15 organized the event and spoke on the need for the ERA and other issues. See more photos from the Citizen … Continue reading →

Jan 15, 2020 — New Cosponsors S.J.Res. 6: A joint resolution removing the deadline for the ratification of the equal rights amendment. New Cosponsor: Sen. Sherrod Brown [D-OH] New Cosponsor: Sen. Doug Jones [D-AL] New Cosponsor: Sen. Brian Schatz [D-HI] The resolution now … Continue reading →

JANUARY 14, 2020 “Congress certainly has the authority under Article V of the Constitution to set and change deadlines for the ratification of constitutional amendments, and has done so on numerous occasions. There is no reason to put a time … Continue reading →

Tomorrow, Virginia is expected to pass full floor votes on ERA bills in both chambers of the House and Senate – HJ1 and SJ1, respectively. The bills are then anticipated to favorably crossover chambers, thus successfully achieving the ratification of … Continue reading →

This bipartisan Senate measure will eliminate the deadline for ratification. A similar House resolution already has 224 cosponsors–more than enough to pass. Jan 9, 2020 — New Cosponsors S.J.Res. 6: A joint resolution removing the deadline for the ratification of … Continue reading →