,,iv  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,h4 ,,res4 #bgb  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of
 ,,representatives  ,march #bi1 #bjai   
,mrs4 ,lawrence 7for herself1 ,mrs4     
,carolyn ,b4 ,maloney of ,new ,york1    
,ms4 ,speier1 ,ms4 ,haaland1 ,mr4       
,nadler1 ,mr4 ,pallone1 ,ms4 ,omar1 ,ms4
 ,matsui1 ,ms4 ,eshoo1 ,ms4 ,dean1 ,mr4 
,tonko1 ,ms4 ,garcia of ,texas1 ,ms4    
,scanlon1 ,ms4 ,spanberger1 ,mrs4       
,demings1 ,ms4 ,kaptur1 ,ms4 ,plaskett1 
,ms4 ,wasserman ,schultz1 ,mr4          
,butterfield1 ,mr4 ,cummings1 ,mrs4     
,lowey1 ,ms4 ,lee of ,california1 ,ms4  
,judy ,chu of ,california1 and ,ms4     
,adams7 submitted the following         
resolution2 which was referred to the   
,committee on the ,judiciary            
,,resolution  ,affirming that all men   
and women are created equal4  ,whereas  
the advancement of gender equality is   
fundamental to the democracy of the     
,united ,states2 ,whereas the           
,declaration of ,independence states1   
,we hold these truths to be             

self-evident1 that all men are created  
equal1 that they are endowed by their   
,creator with certain unalienable       
,rights1 that among these are ,life1    
,liberty and the pursuit of ,happiness2 
,whereas the ,declaration of ,sentiments
 and ,resolutions1 drafted by ,elizabeth
 ,cady ,stanton at ,seneca ,falls1 ,new 
,york1 in #ahdh1 and based on the       
,declaration of ,independence1          
reiterates that both genders are endowed
 with unalienable rights to life1       
liberty1 and the pursuit of happiness2  
,whereas1 in #aiai1 the #ffth ,congress 
of the ,united ,states passed a         
resolution proposing an amendment to the
 ,constitution extending the right of   
suffrage to women2 ,whereas1 in #aibj1  
the #aith ,amendment was adopted to the 
,constitution of the ,united ,states1   
guaranteeing all women the right to vote
 in elections throughout the country2   
,whereas the resolution proposing the   
,equal ,rights ,amendment to the ,states
 for ratification1 which was first      

introduced in ,congress in #aibc and    
agreed to with bipartisan support in    
#aigb1 provides that ,equality of rights
 under the law shall not be denied or   
abridged by the ,united ,states or by   
any ,state on account of sex1 thereby   
ensuring the same constitutional        
protections for both men and women2     
,whereas women have served in the labor 
movements1 civil rights movements1 and  
other causes to create a more fair and  
just society for all2 and ,whereas1     
while there has been exceptional        
progress towards gender equality and    
parity in the ,united ,states since the 
drafting of the ,declaration of         
,sentiments and ,resolutions in #ahdh1  
women continue to experience            
institutionalized discrimination1       
gender-based violence1 and systematic   
barriers to equality3 ,now1 therefore1  
be it  ,that the ,house of              
,representatives-- 7#a7 recognizes that 
all men and women are created equal2    
7#b7 honors the historic and ongoing    

contributions and achievements of women 
in the ,united ,states that have led to 
a more just and equal society2  7#c7    
reaffirms its commitment to pursuing    
policies that achieve true political and
 social equality for women1 commensurate
 with their role in life in the ,united 
,states and society2 and  7#d7 reaffirms
 its support of legislative initiatives 
to put the ,equal ,rights ,amendment in 
the ,constitution to achieve legal      
equality for women4