Q: Did former President Joe Biden issue a statement saying that he thought the Equal Rights Amendment should be considered ...

The ERA, which would be the 28th Amendment, began its path to ratification in the 1970s, with progressives waging a pressure campaign on Biden after Virginia became the 38th state to approve it.

"Court decisions at both the District and Circuit levels have affirmed that the ratification deadlines established by Congress for the ERA are valid," the archivists wrote. "Therefore, the ...

The ERA passed Congress in a bipartisan effort in 1972 and headed to the states for ratification. Despite achieving ratification by the required 38 states, the amendment remains uncertified ...