Statement from President Biden on the ERA

 

League of Women Voters Poster, c. 1965 | Library of Congress

President Biden heard our call and issued a White House statement today saying he agrees with the American Bar Association and leading constitutional scholars that the Equal Rights Amendment has cleared all necessary hurdles to be formally added to the Constitution as the 28th Amendment and that it has become part of our Constitution.

He is not, however, instructing the archivist (who believes Congress and courts need to take further action) to certify the amendment, sidestepping a battle over powers. So, it's on the table and what happens next is anyone's guess. 

• While House Statement from President Biden on the ERA
  www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2025/01/17/statement-from-president-joe-biden-on-the-equal-rights-amendment
• AP News: Biden says the ERA should be considered ratified
  apnews.com/article/joe-biden-equal-rights-amendment-era-16b554dfe913797a52f894b72684bc45
• Biden says the ERA is law. What happens next is unclear
  https://www.npr.org/2025/01/17/nx-s1-5264378/biden-era-national-archivist-constitution