Jennifer D. Carroll Foy (D-Prince William) — got a parallel ERA measure filed as House Resolution 1 on Monday. Yet another ERA proposal came from Sen. Mamie E. Locke (D-Hampton), reflecting that issue’s potency in this year’s political season. Virginia could become the 38th state to pass the ERA, the number needed to ratify it into the U.S. Constitution. The ERA measure is a resolution, not a bill. House Democrats chose Filler-Corn as their speaker-designee, putting her in line to be the chamber’s first female leader in its 400-year history.

Source: Washington Post November 18, 2019 23:03 UTC