WASHINGTON (AP) — In a rare joint statement, the archivist and deputy archivist of the United States said Tuesday that the 1970s-era Equal Rights Amendment cannot be certified without further action by Congress or the courts, as Democrats press President Joe Biden to act unilaterally on its ratification before he leaves office next month.

With President Biden under pressure to add an amendment explicitly guaranteeing sex equality to the Constitution, Colleen Shogan said she could not legally certify it.

Specifically, research shows it can help you process information faster.

The publication of the ERA would probably spark legal challenges, but Democrats say it is important to press for it before the second Trump administration.

Activists say a recent Supreme Court decision gives gay, lesbian, and transgender people, along with women, protections under the ERA.

Most of the House Democrats have signed a letter asking President Joe Biden to call on the nation's archivist to recognize the ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment to the U.S. Constitution despi

A coalition of more than 100 lawmakers wrote a letter on Sunday urging President Biden to ratify the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA), which would outlaw gender discrimination in the Constitution. “We must continue our efforts to fully affirm and recognize the equality of rights for all people,

House Democrats urge Biden to ratify the Equal Rights Amendment, advancing gender equality and constitutional rights.

Squad Democrats are demanding Joe Biden publish the Equal Rights Amendment and commute all 40 federal death row prisoners' sentences before he leaves office.

More than 120 House Democrats have sent a letter to President Biden urging him to certify the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) as the 28th Amendment to the Constitution before he leaves office on January 20th.