,,iia  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session 
,s4 ,j4 ,,res4 #aj  ,,in ,,the ,,senate 
,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states  ,march #e1
 #bjac ,mr4 ,menendez 7for himself1 ,mr4
 ,begich1 ,mr4 ,blumenthal1 ,mrs4       
,boxer1 ,mr4 ,cardin1 ,mr4 ,lautenberg1 
,mr4 ,harkin1 ,ms4 ,hirono1 ,mr4 ,levin1
 ,ms4 ,stabenow1 and ,ms4 ,warren7      
introduced the following joint          
resolution2 which was read twice and    
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    
women4  ,that the following article is  
proposed as an amendment to the         
,constitution of the ,united ,states1   
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 ,states3   
--  #a4 ,equality of rights under the   
law shall not be denied or abridged by  
the ,united ,states or by any ,state on 

account of sex4  #b4 ,the ,congress     
shall have the power to enforce1 by     
appropriate legislation1 the provisions 
of this article4  #c4 ,this article     
shall take effect #b years after the    
date of ratification4  4