Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 44, November 2, 2024
Section 19.176 - Ratification of amendment to U. S. ConstitutionA JOINT RESOLUTION
Ratifying the proposed amendment to the Constitution of the United States relative to equal rights for men and women.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania hereby resolves as follows:
Section 1. The following proposed amendment to the Constitution of the United States is hereby ratified by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania: "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."Section 2. A certified copy of this resolution shall be forwarded to the Administrator of General Services, in accordance with 1 U.S.C. § 106, to the President of the United States Senate and to the Speaker of the United States House of Representatives.