ERA Dead and Buried in 1982, Exhumed in Georgia

ERA History in Georgia
1975 Georgia Senate defeated ERA 33-22.
1982 Georgia House of Representatives defeated it 116-57.
2018 H.R. 969 died in the House Judiciary Committee.

S.R. 55 by Democrat Senator Nan Orrock and S.R. 66 by Republican Senator Rene Unterman were introduced in Georgia in January to ratify the national Equal Rights Amendment, which failed to pass during the seven-year time limit in the 1970s and a three-year extension that ended in 1982. Each bill contains only 125 words that include this 24-word key statement:
“Equality of rights under the law shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of sex.”

Although the national ERA failed to pass, ERA’s adverse effect on females have become evident in states that, subsequently, passed a state ERA.

ACTION – Oppose. Ask Senate Judiciary Committee members to vote NO on S.R. 55 and S.R. 66. Call area code 404 to reach Senators: Stone Ch., 463-1314; Cowsert, V-Ch., 463-1366; Tillery, Sec., 656-0089; Heath, 656-3943; Jones II, 463-3942; Kennedy, 656-0045; Ligon, Jr., 463-1383; Parent, 656-5109; Rhett, 656-0054; Strickland 656-7454.

H.R. 16 by Democrat Representative Billy Mitchell, also introduced in January, uses the language of the March 15, 2005 Start Over Resolutions* to renew the ratification process.
ACTION – Oppose H.R. 16. Use area code 404 to call House Judiciary Committee Representatives Fleming, Ch., 656-5125; Jones, V-Ch., 656-0213; Kelley, Sec., 656-5024; Nix, Ex-Officio, 656-5146; Bruce, 656-7859; Dreyer, 656-0265; Efstration, 656-5105; Holcomb, 656-6372; Oliver, 656-0265; Powell, 656-5141; Reeves, 651-7737; Rich, 656-0254; Rutledge, 656-0254; Scoggins, 656-0325; Silcox, 656-3949; Stephenson, 656-0126; Welch, 656-5912; Wilensky, 656-0202; and Wilson, 656-6372.

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