The bill, H. 3501, is a joint resolution from the South Carolina General Assembly proposing to ratify an amendment to the United States Constitution that ensures equality of rights under the law cannot be denied or abridged on account of sex. The proposed amendment includes provisions that grant Congress the authority to enforce its provisions through appropriate legislation and stipulates that the amendment will take effect two years after ratification.

If ratified by three-fourths of the states within seven years of its submission by Congress, the amendment would solidify the legal framework for gender equality in rights. The resolution mandates that certified copies of the ratification be sent to key federal officials, including the Archivist of the United States and leaders of both houses of Congress, to ensure proper acknowledgment and record-keeping of the state's action.