Senate Resolution 202
By: Senators Harrell of the 40th, Davenport of the 17th, Jackson of the 41st, Anderson of the
43rd, Parent of the 44th and others
A RESOLUTION
To commemorate the Equal Rights Amendment as the law of the land; to ratify a proposed
Amendment to the United States Constitution; and for other purposes.
WHEREAS, the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA), which ensures equality under the law and
ends discrimination on account of sex, has been ratified by the necessary states and
confirmed as part of the United States Constitution; and
WHEREAS, both houses of the 92nd Congress of the United States of America, by a
constitutional majority of two-thirds, adopted the following resolution proposing to amend
the United States Constitution:
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 within seven years from the date of its submission by the Congress:
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.
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; and
WHEREAS, on January 17, 2025, President Joe Biden declared that the Equal Rights
Amendment is officially the 28th Amendment to the United States Constitution; and
WHEREAS, the ratification of the ERA is a long-awaited and monumental victory in the
advancement of equal rights for American women, marking the fulfillment of a promise to
secure equal rights for all women under the law; and
WHEREAS, this achievement reflects decades of tireless advocacy and activism by
individuals and organizations, who have fought relentlessly for the passage of the ERA; and
WHEREAS, the ERA guarantees that no individual shall be denied or abridged of their rights
based on sex, strengthening the protections of liberty and justice for all enshrined in our
Constitution; and
WHEREAS, the passage of the ERA is an affirmation of the United States' commitment to
human rights, equality, and the pursuit of justice for all; and
WHEREAS, the ratification of the ERA strengthens our nation's commitment to eliminate
the unjust discrimination against women in all areas of life, including but not limited to
employment, education, healthcare, and in the home; and
WHEREAS, the United States joins the leading countries of the world in codifying equal
rights for all women; and
WHEREAS, the General Assembly of Georgia acknowledges the ratification of the Equal
Rights Amendment and its confirmation as part of the Constitution of the United States,
celebrates the achievement of this milestone, recognizes the ongoing work of those who
advocated for equal rights for all Americans, and commits to continuing efforts to support
and implement the values of fairness, equality, and justice for all under the law; and
WHEREAS, the General Assembly of Georgia finds that the proposed amendment is
meaningful as part of the Constitution of the United States and that the present political,
social, and economic conditions demonstrate that constitutional equality for women and men
continues to be a timely issue in the United States.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF
GEORGIA that the said Amendment to the Constitution of the United States is hereby
ratified and adopted.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a certified copy of this resolution be forwarded by the
Governor to the President of the United States, the Secretary of State of the United States,
and the Archivist of the United States at the National Archives and Records Administration,
pursuant to 1 U.S.C. Code Section 106b and 112, which shall serve as official notice that the
proposed amendment to the Constitution of the United States of America is hereby ratified
by the Georgia General Assembly.