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Session Laws, 1983
Volume 745, Page 2307   View pdf image
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HARRY HUGHES, Governor                                        2307 WHEREAS, In April 1972, the Maryland General Assembly passed
an ERA to the Declaration of Rights of the Maryland Constitution,
which was ratified by the voters of Maryland; and WHEREAS, In April 1972, the General Assembly of Maryland
also ratified the Federal Equal Rights Amendment, being among the
first states to so ratify; and WHEREAS, The United States Congress now has before it, as
Senate Joint Resolution No. 10 and House Joint Resolution No. 1,
legislation to initiate the process of amending the Constitution;
and WHEREAS, The State of Maryland reaffirms its commitment to
the belief that "Equality of rights under the law shall not be
denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on
account of sex"; now, therefore, be it RESOLVED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, That the
United States Congress is urged to again approve the passage of
the Equal Rights Amendment to the United States Constitution so
that it may be submitted to the states for ratification; and be
it further RESOLVED, That copies of this Resolution be forwarded to the
Maryland Congressional Delegation: Senators Charles McC. Mathias,
Jr. and Paul S. Sarbanes, Senate Office Building, Washington,
D.C. 20510; and Representatives Royden P. Dyson, Clarence D.
Long, Barbara A. Mikulski, Marjorie S. Holt, Steny H. Hoyer,
Beverly B. Byron, Parren J. Mitchell, and Michael D. Barnes,
House Office Building, Washington, D.C. 20515. Signed May 31, 1983.


 
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