Hirono Votes to Enshrine Gender Equality in the U.S. Constitution
April 29, 2023
April 29, 2023
WASHINGTON, April 29 -- Sen. Mazie K. Hirono, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release on April 28, 2023:
U.S. Senator Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI) voted to advance a bicameral resolution affirming the ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA), which would enshrine gender equity in the U.S. Constitution. Despite the required 38 states voting to ratify the amendment, ratification has been stalled due to an arbitrary deadline put in place when Congress passed the ERA in 1972.
U.S. Senator Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI) voted to advance a bicameral resolution affirming the ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA), which would enshrine gender equity in the U.S. Constitution. Despite the required 38 states voting to ratify the amendment, ratification has been stalled due to an arbitrary deadline put in place when Congress passed the ERA in 1972.