Rep. Escobar Votes to Remove the Time Limit for Ratification of Equal Rights Amendment
March 19, 2021
March 19, 2021
WASHINGTON, March 19 -- Rep. Veronica Escobar, D-Texas, issued the following news release:
Congresswoman Veronica Escobar (TX-16), Vice Chair of the Democratic Women's Caucus, voted to pass H.J.Res. 17, a joint resolution to remove an arbitrary time limit previously set by Congress for the states to ratify the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA), a proposed amendment to the Constitution that guarantees equal rights for women. This joint resolution has bipartisan support and passed the 116t . . .
Congresswoman Veronica Escobar (TX-16), Vice Chair of the Democratic Women's Caucus, voted to pass H.J.Res. 17, a joint resolution to remove an arbitrary time limit previously set by Congress for the states to ratify the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA), a proposed amendment to the Constitution that guarantees equal rights for women. This joint resolution has bipartisan support and passed the 116t . . .