Senate to Vote on Adding Equal Rights Amendment to Constitution, Schumer Announces

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer is pushing for a vote on a resolution to add the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) to the Constitution, more than a century after it was first introduced in Congress. The ERA passed the House and Senate in 1972 but failed to meet the 38-state threshold for ratification. Sens. Lisa Murkowski and Ben Cardin are working on a bipartisan resolution to remove the seven-year deadline for ratification. Critics argue that the ERA is unnecessary given the protections of the 14th Amendment and other laws. The resolution faces an uphill battle in the Senate.