| Resolution Number: | 1982-B034 |
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| Title: | Call for Enactment of an Equal Rights Amendment |
| Legislative Action Taken: | Concurred As Amended |
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Resolved, That the 67th General Convention calls upon the Congress of the United States once again to enact the Equal Rights Amendment and submit it to the legislatures of the several states for ratification; and be it further
Resolved, That the 67th General Convention calls upon all Church members to urge the members of their state legislatures to ratify this amendment as quickly as possible.
| Citation: | General Convention, Journal of the General Convention of...The Episcopal Church, New Orleans, 1982 (New York: General Convention, 1983), p. C-144. |
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Legislative History
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| Originating House: | House of Bishops |
| Originating Committee: | Committee on Social and Urban Affairs |
House of Bishops
Original Text of Resolution:
(B034)
Resolved, the House of Deputies concurring, That the 67th General Convention calls upon the Congress of the United States once again to enact an Equal Rights Amendment and submit it to the legislatures of the several states for ratification, and be it further
Resolved, That the 67th General Convention calls upon all Church members to urge the members of their state legislatures to ratify this amendment as quickly as possible.
The Committee moved adoption of Resolution B-34A (Equal Rights Amendment).
Seconded by the Bishop of Olympia.
Motion carried
(Communicated to House of Deputies in HB Message #99)
House of Deputies
House of Deputies
On the ninth day, the Chairman of the Committee on Social and Urban Affairs presented Report #11 and recommended that the House concur with Message #99 of the House of Bishops on Resolution B-34A (Equal Rights Amendment).
Deputy Burroughs of Springfield moved an amendment.
Proposed Amendment:
Deleting "the" in line 2 and insert "an."
Motion carried
Amendment adopted
The question was called on the main motion as amended.
Motion carried
The House concurred with amendment
(Communicated to the House of Bishops in HD Message #184)
Journal Editor's Note: The message failed to call attention to the amendment, and the House of Bishops took no further action.
Resolution Concurred by Both Houses, September 14. [ See History Note.]
| Abstract: | The 67th General Convention calls upon the Congress to enact the Equal Rights Amendment. |
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| Notes: | Although the Journal, 1982 treats 1982-B034 as a concurred resolution, there is no record of the House of Deputies amendment to the resolution having been concurred by the House of Bishops. See the Journal editor's note at the end of the consideration of the Resolution. |