Expressing the sense of Congress that the article of amendment commonly known as the "Equal Rights Amendment" has been validly ratified and is enforceable as the Twenty-Eighth Amendment to the United States Constitution, and the Archivist of the United States must certify and publish the Equal Rights Amendment as the Twenty-Eighth Amendment without delay.

This joint resolution expresses the sense of Congress that the Equal Rights Amendment, which prohibits discrimination on the basis of sex, was ratified by more than three-fourths of the states and is therefore a valid constitutional amendment, effective January 27, 2020 (the date of Virginia's ratification).

The Equal Rights Amendment was originally proposed to the states in 1972. The original proposal included a deadline for ratification of March 22, 1979; Congress subsequently extended the deadline to June 30, 1982. Although the requisite 38 states have ratified the amendment, three of these states did so after the deadlines, and five states subsequently rescinded their ratifications. The status of the amendment has been the subject of litigation.

Bill 118 hjres 82, also known as the "Equal Rights Amendment," is a piece of legislation that aims to officially recognize and enforce the Equal Rights Amendment as the Twenty-Eighth Amendment to the United States Constitution. The bill expresses the sense of Congress that the Equal Rights Amendment has been validly ratified and should be certified and published without delay by the Archivist of the United States.

The Equal Rights Amendment, which was first proposed in 1923 and passed by Congress in 1972, seeks to guarantee equal rights under the law regardless of sex. However, the amendment has faced challenges in the past, with some arguing that the ratification process was not completed properly.

Bill 118 hjres 82 seeks to put an end to these debates by affirming the validity of the ratification process and calling for the immediate certification and publication of the Equal Rights Amendment as the Twenty-Eighth Amendment to the Constitution. This would ensure that gender equality is enshrined in the highest law of the land. Overall, the passage of this bill would be a significant step forward in the fight for gender equality in the United States, and would send a powerful message about the importance of equal rights for all individuals.