This resolution is a procedural measure that would allow the House of Representatives to consider and vote on a separate bill (H.J. Res. 25) that aims to remove the deadline for states to ratify the Equal Rights Amendment. The resolution streamlines the legislative process by waiving standard procedural requirements and limiting debate to one hour, with no amendments allowed before the final vote. The bill would affect the ongoing effort to achieve full ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment, which guarantees equal legal rights regardless of sex, by eliminating the original seven-year deadline that Congress imposed in 1972. The measure allows the House to move quickly on this constitutional amendment issue while still providing one hour for debate between supporting and opposing sides. No specific funding is involved since this is a procedural resolution related to a constitutional amendment process.
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