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Congress Short title Long title Bill number(s) Date introduced Sponsor # of co-sponsors Latest status 118th Congress (2023–2025) Protecting Women's Private Spaces Act To prohibit individuals from accessing or using single-sex facilities on Federal property other than those corresponding to their biological sex, and for other purposes. H.R.10186
The resolution, "Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relative to equal rights for men and women", reads, in part: [1] Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled (two-thirds of each House concurring therein), That the following article is proposed as an amendment to the Constitution of the United States ...
The Republican Party advocated for equal rights for women, while Democrats tended to lean toward protective legislation that would shield women from social and economic competition. [9] During the 1960s, the parties began to converge on their views of women's issues, and there was a general consensus that women should have legal equality. [9]
"Can we control the flow speed of our pee? Yes. Direction? No."View Entire Post ›
Texas: The Marital Property Act of 1967, which gave married women the same property rights as their husbands, goes into effect on January 1. [110] Mississippi: On June 15 a law making women eligible to serve on state court juries is signed by Governor John Bell Williams. Mississippi was the last state in America to allow this. [111]
After the vote, Crockett asked Comer for clarification to understand his ruling about personal attacks on members of Congress. "I'm just curious, just to better understand your ruling," Crockett said.
The Center for American Women and Politics reports that, as of 2013, 18.3% of congressional seats are held by women and 23% of statewide elective offices are held by women; while the percentage of Congress made up of women has steadily increased, statewide elective positions held by women have decreased from their peak of 27.6% in 2001. Women ...
For the first time since Roe v. Wade was overturned, Texas women who were denied abortions testified in a court Wednesday of carrying babies they knew would not survive and continuing pregnancies ...