In 1978, as the original 1979 deadline approached, the 95th Congress adopted , by Representative Elizabeth Holtzman of New York (House: August; Senate: October 6; signing of the President: October 20), which purported to extend the ERA's ratification deadline to June 30, 1982. H.J.Res. 638 received less than two-thirds of the vote (a simple majority, not a supermajority) in both the House of Representatives and the Senate; for that reason, ERA supporters deemed it necessary that H.J.Res. 638 be transmitted to then-President Jimmy Carter for signature as a safety precaution. The U.S. Supreme Court ruled in Hollingsworth v. Virginia (1798) that the President of the United States has no formal role in the passing of constitutional amendments. Carter signed the joint resolution, although he noted, on strictly procedural grounds, the irregularity of his doing so given the Supreme Court's decision in 1798. During this disputed extension of slightly more than three years, no additional states ratified or rescinded.
In 1978 as the original 1979 deadline approached the 95th Congress adopted  by Representative Elizabeth Holtzman of New York (House August; Senate October 6; signing of the President October 20) which purported to extend the ERA's ratification deadline to June 30 1982 HJRes 638 received less than two-thirds of the vote (a simple majority not a supermajority) in both the House of Representatives and the Senate; for that reason ERA supporters deemed it necessary that HJRes 638 be transmitted to then-President Jimmy Carter for signature as a safety precaution The US Supreme Court ruled in Hollingsworth v Virginia (1798) that the President of the United States has no formal role in the passing of constitutional amendments Carter signed the joint resolution although he noted on strictly procedural grounds the irregularity of his doing so given the Supreme Court's decision in 1798 During this disputed extension of slightly more than three years no additional states ratified or rescinded