Rep. Bonamici Backs Equal Rights Amendment in Historic Vote
February 14, 2020
February 14, 2020
WASHINGTON, Feb. 14 -- Rep. Suzanne Bonamici, D-Oregon, issued the following news release on Feb. 13:
Congresswoman Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR) supported ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment with her vote in the U.S. House of Representatives.
The Equal Rights Act (ERA), which would prohibit discrimination on the basis of sex, originally passed Congress in 1972 but included an arbitrary deadline for states to ratify. The vote today eliminates that deadline. The state o . . .
Congresswoman Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR) supported ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment with her vote in the U.S. House of Representatives.
The Equal Rights Act (ERA), which would prohibit discrimination on the basis of sex, originally passed Congress in 1972 but included an arbitrary deadline for states to ratify. The vote today eliminates that deadline. The state o . . .