HCR 57

Clarifying that the 1972 ratification by the 62nd Texas Legislature, 2nd Called Session, of the proposed 1972 Equal Rights Amendment to the Constitution of the United States was only valid through March 22, 1979.

Principle Criteria

Free Enterprise

Property Rights

Personal Responsibility

Limited Government

Individual Liberty

Digest

HCR 57 clarifies that Texas’ 1972 ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) expired on March 22, 1979, along with the original ratification deadline set by Congress. It formally states that Texas lawmakers do not support any effort to revive or extend the 1972 ERA by counting expired state ratifications. The resolution requests that federal officials acknowledge the expiration and return Texas’ original ERA ratification documents for preservation in the state archives.

Author

David Lowe

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Rep. David Lowe

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