Democratic Women’s Caucus Statement Recognizing ERA as 28th Amendment

January 27, 2022
Press Release
CONTACT: Michelle Moreno-Silva
 
Washington, D.C. –  Today, Democratic Women’s Caucus (DWC) Co-Chairs Congresswomen Lois Frankel (FL-21), Brenda Lawrence (MI-14), and Jackie Speier (CA-14), and Vice Chairs Congresswomen Veronica Escobar (TX-16) and Sylvia Garcia (TX-29) issued the following statement recognizing the Equal Rights Amendment as the 28th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. Section 3 of the ERA states that it shall go into effect two years after ratification. Today marks that two-year anniversary of Virginia becoming the 38th and final state needed to ratify the ERA.
 
“Today marks a historic achievement for our country and for the generations of women and their allies who have fought for the ERA to become our 28th Amendment,” said the Members. “We know all too well the need to enshrine in our Constitution the guarantee of equality under the law on the basis of sex. We have the constitutional authority necessary to promote meaningful reforms at all levels so that everyone is afforded equal opportunity and freedoms in this country, regardless of sex.”
 
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