Equal Rights Amendment

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There have been over ten thousand attempts to amend the United States Constitution, but only 27 attempts have succeeded.
The Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) is or was a proposed amendment to the United States Constitution that was intended to guarantee equal rights under the law for Americans regardless of sex.

15344Equal Rights Amendment[1] — Proposed March, 1972The Government of the United States of America

The Declaration of Independence


Section 1. Equality of rights under the law shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of sex.

Section 2. The Congress shall have the power to enforce, by appropriate legislation, the provisions of this article.

Section 3. This amendment shall take effect two years after the date of ratification.

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  1. ↑ This Amendment may be read here.

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