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== Time limit in the resolving clause ==
 
== Time limit in the resolving clause ==
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There was a seven-year time limit in the resolving clause, not the amendment itself, which [[Congress]] enacted.  As this scholarly analysis demonstrates, the resolving clause of a constitutional amendment is fully effective, and thus the seven-year time limit on the ratification of ERA is enforceable.<ref>https://reason.com/volokh/2023/09/13/new-light-on-the-era/</ref>
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There was a seven-year time limit in the resolving clause, not the amendment itself, which [[Congress]] enacted.  As this scholarly analysis demonstrates, the resolving clause of a constitutional amendment is fully effective, and thus the seven-year time limit on the ratification of ERA is enforceable.<ref>https://reason.com/volokh/2023/09/13/new-light-on-the-era/</ref> Additionally, the Supreme Court has upheld Congress's power to establish a window of time for ratification such as [[Dillon v. Gloss]].
    
==Impact on abortion and other issues==
 
==Impact on abortion and other issues==
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