AMENDMENT:
Equal rights regardless of sex
Amendment Details:
Date:
Aug. 3, 1965
Type:
Congressional Bills
State of Origin:
Texas (TX)
Congress:
89th Congress (1965-1967)
Summary:
Equal rights regardless of sex
Text:
Text from July 28, 1965:
89TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
AUGUST 3, 1965
Mr. FISHER introduced the following joint resolution; which was referred
to the Committee on the Judiciary
H. J. RES. 596
JOINT RESOLUTION
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United
States relative to equal rights for men and women.
Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives
of the United States of America in Congress assembled (two-
thirds of each House concurring therein), That the following
article is proposed as an amendment to the Constitution of
the United States, which shall be valid to all intents and
purposes as part of the Constitution when ratified by the
legislatures of three-fourths of the several States:
"ARTICLE
"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. Congress and the several States shall
I
have power, within their respective jurisdictions, to enforce
this article by appropriate legislation.
"SEC. 2. This article shall be inoperative unless it shall
have been ratified as an amendment to the Constitution by
the legislatures of three-fourths of the several States.
"SEC. 3. This amendment shall take effect one year after
the date of ratification."
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary
AUGUST 3, 1965
By Mr. FISHER
men and women.
the United States relative to equal rights for
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of
JOINT RESOLUTION
H. J. RES. 596
1ST SESSION
89TH CONGRESS
Text from August 03, 1965:
89TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
AUGUST 3, 1965
Mr. FISIER introduced the following joint resolution; which was referred
to the Committee on the Judiciary
JOINT RESOLUTION
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United
States relative to equal rights for men and women.
Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives
of the United States of America in Congress assembled (two-
thirds of each House concurring therein), That the following
article is proposed as an amendment to the Constitution of
the United States, which shall be valid to all intents and
purposes as part of the Constitution when ratified by the
legislatures of three-fourths of the several States:
H. J. RES. 596
"ARTICLE
"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. Congress and the several States shall
facol
I
have power, within their respective jurisdictions, to enforce
this article by appropriate legislation.
"SEC. 2. This article shall be inoperative unless it shall
have been ratified as an amendment to the Constitution by
the legislatures of three-fourths of the several States.
"SEC. 3. This amendment shall take effect one year after
the date of ratification."
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary
AUGUST 3, 1965
By Mr. FISHER
men and women.
the United States relative to equal rights for
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of
JOINT RESOLUTION
H. J. RES. 596
1ST SESSION
89TH CONGRESS
Chamber:
House
Sponsor:
FISHER, Ovie Clark (TX-D)
Committee of referral:
Judiciary
Topics:
equalgr1 - Equality regardless of gender
Record Source:
Proposed Amendments to the Constitution of the United States Introduced in Congress from the 88th Congress, 1st Session through the 90th Congress 2d Session, January 9, 1963 to January 3, 1969, S. Doc. No. 91-38, 91st Cong. 2d Sess., Washington: U.S. Government Printing Office, 1969.
Cite As:
The Amendments Project, edited by Jill Lepore and Tobias Resch, 2023, https://amendmentsproject.org [Record Number b089-h00596, accessed 2026-09-29]. Record Source: [Proposed Amendments to the Constitution of the United States Introduced in Congress from the 88th Congress, 1st Session through the 90th Congress 2d Session, January 9, 1963 to January 3, 1969, S. Doc. No. 91-38, 91st Cong. 2d Sess., Washington: U.S. Government Printing Office, 1969.]
