| 1 | House Concurrent Resolution |
| 2 | A concurrent resolution ratifying the proposed amendment |
| 3 | to the Constitution of the United States relating to equal |
| 4 | rights for men and women. |
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| 6 | WHEREAS, during the Second Session of the Ninety-second |
| 7 | Congress of the United States of America, by a constitutional |
| 8 | majority of two-thirds, both houses approved the Equal Rights |
| 9 | Amendment, and |
| 10 | WHEREAS, on March 22, 1972, this proposed amendment to the |
| 11 | Constitution of the United States was sent to the states for |
| 12 | ratification, and |
| 13 | WHEREAS, Article V of the United States Constitution |
| 14 | authorizes the Legislature of Florida to ratify proposed |
| 15 | amendments to the Constitution of the United States, and |
| 16 | WHEREAS, 35 of the necessary 38 states have already |
| 17 | ratified the Equal Rights Amendment, and |
| 18 | WHEREAS, constitutional equality for men and women |
| 19 | continues to be timely in the United States and worldwide, and |
| 20 | many other nations have achieved constitutional equality for |
| 21 | their men and women, NOW, THEREFORE, |
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| 23 | Be It Resolved by the House of Representatives of the State of |
| 24 | Florida, the Senate Concurring: |
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| 26 | That the proposed amendment to the Constitution of the |
| 27 | United States set forth below is ratified by the Legislature of |
| 28 | the State of Florida. |
| 29 | "Article ____" |
| 30 | "SECTION 1. Equality of rights under the law shall not be |
| 31 | denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on |
| 32 | account of sex." |
| 33 | "SECTION 2. The Congress shall have the power to enforce, |
| 34 | by appropriate legislation, the provisions of this article." |
| 35 | "SECTION 3. This amendment shall take effect two years |
| 36 | after the date of ratification." |
| 37 | BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that certified copies of the |
| 38 | foregoing preamble and resolution be immediately forwarded by |
| 39 | the Secretary of State of the State of Florida, under the great |
| 40 | seal, to the President of the United States, the Secretary of |
| 41 | State of the United States, the President of the Senate of the |
| 42 | United States, the Speaker of the House of Representatives of |
| 43 | the United States, and the Administrator of General Services of |
| 44 | the United States. |