Congress initially passed the amendment with a seven-year deadline for states to ratify it. Congress later extended that deadline by three years, to 1982, but the ERA still came up three states shy.

Three-fourths of U.S. states have ratified the amendment, and many argue it is the 28th Amendment to the Constitution; Women’s Equality Day serves as a reminder of the amendment’s importance.

"The Equal Rights Amendment is the law of the land — now!" he said in a speech to the U.S. Conference of Mayors. "It's the 28th Amendment to the Constitution — now." ...

President Joe Biden says the Equal Rights Amendment should be considered a ratified addition to the U.S. Constitution, despite knowing that presidents have no role in the constitutional process.

President Joe Biden announced Friday that the Equal Rights Amendment should be considered a ratified addition to the U.S. Constitution, making a symbolic statement that’s unlikely to alter a ...

Legal experts slammed President Biden's announcement declaring the 28th Amendment law as "cynical and irrelevant." Biden on Friday released a statement saying the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA ...

In keeping with my oath and duty to Constitution and country, I affirm what I believe and what three-fourths of the states have ratified: The 28th Amendment is the law of the land, guaranteeing ...

President Joe Biden on Friday wrote: “I affirm what I believe and what three-fourths of the states have ratified: the 28th Amendment is the law of the land, guaranteeing all Americans equal ...