| 1 | House Concurrent Resolution |
| 2 | A concurrent resolution ratifying the proposed amendment to |
| 3 | the Constitution of the United States relating to equal |
| 4 | rights for men and women. |
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| 6 | WHEREAS, three years after women won the right to vote, the |
| 7 | Equal Rights Amendment to the United States Constitution, |
| 8 | authored by Alice Paul, head of the National Women's Party, was |
| 9 | introduced in Congress by Senator Curtis and Representative |
| 10 | Anthony, both Republicans, and |
| 11 | WHEREAS, on March 22, 1972, the proposed amendment to the |
| 12 | United States Constitution was sent to the states for |
| 13 | ratification, and |
| 14 | WHEREAS, the Equal Rights Amendment to the United States |
| 15 | Constitution states: |
| 16 | "SECTION 1. Equality of rights under the law shall not be |
| 17 | denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on |
| 18 | account of sex. |
| 19 | "SECTION 2. The Congress shall have the power to enforce, |
| 20 | by appropriate legislation, the provisions of this article. |
| 21 | "SECTION 3. This amendment shall take effect two years |
| 22 | after the date of ratification.", and |
| 23 | WHEREAS, Congress placed a deadline of June 30, 1982, on |
| 24 | the ratification process and thirty-five states ratified the |
| 25 | proposed amendment before the deadline, and |
| 26 | WHEREAS, Congress may not have the constitutional authority |
| 27 | to place a deadline on the ratification process, and |
| 28 | WHEREAS, Article V of the United States Constitution allows |
| 29 | the Legislature of the State of Florida to ratify this proposed |
| 30 | amendment to the Constitution of the United States, and |
| 31 | WHEREAS, the Legislature of the State of Florida finds that |
| 32 | the proposed amendment is meaningful and needed as part of the |
| 33 | United States Constitution and that the present political, |
| 34 | social, and economic conditions are the same or are even more |
| 35 | demanding as when the proposed amendment was first submitted for |
| 36 | adoption, NOW, THEREFORE, |
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| 38 | Be It Resolved by the House of Representatives of the State of |
| 39 | Florida, the Senate Concurring: |
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| 41 | That the proposed amendment to the Constitution of the |
| 42 | United States set forth below is ratified by the Legislature of |
| 43 | the State of Florida: |
| 44 | "Article ____ |
| 45 | "SECTION 1. Equality of rights under the law shall not be |
| 46 | denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on |
| 47 | account of sex. |
| 48 | "SECTION 2. The Congress shall have the power to enforce, |
| 49 | by appropriate legislation, the provisions of this article. |
| 50 | "SECTION 3. This amendment shall take effect two years |
| 51 | after the date of ratification." |
| 52 | BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that certified copies of the |
| 53 | foregoing preamble and resolution be immediately forwarded by |
| 54 | the Secretary of State of the State of Florida, under the great |
| 55 | seal, to the President of the United States, the Secretary of |
| 56 | State of the United States, the President of the Senate of the |
| 57 | United States, the Speaker of the House of Representatives of |
| 58 | the United States, and the Administrator of General Services of |
| 59 | the United States. |