Scott Statement on the Equal Rights Amendment

NEWPORT NEWS, VA - Congressman Bobby Scott (VA-03) issued the following statement:

"I agree with President Biden and the American Bar Association. The Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) became the 28th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution when Virginia was the 38th state to ratify in 2020. Article V of the Constitution is clear and does not provide for any limit on the time for ratification of a Constitutional amendment, and adding such a time limitation would require an amendment to the Constitution. The ERA has complied with all of the requirements of Article V and therefore the amendment process for the ERA has been completed. The 28th Amendment - the Equal Rights Amendment - guarantees all Americans equal rights and protections under the law."