The Equal Rights Amendment, drafted by Alice Paul, was first introduced to Congress in 1923.
Those early amendment drafts had many critics, both Democratic and Republican, and many of their criticisms were valid.
A second amendment, drafted by Ms. Snowe, would require the consumer agency to assess the impact on small businesses before writing new regulations.
It focussed on securing passage of an Equal Rights Amendment, drafted by Paul, who had lately earned a law degree, and first introduced into Congress in 1923.
An amendment drafted by MacArthur would allow states to waive rules that protect individuals with preexisting conditions from being charged more for healthcare coverage.
An amendment drafted by the party last autumn proposes to remove the ambiguities surrounding the role of the armed forces and to underline Japan's right to take part in international operations outside the country's borders.
In January, the island's independent media regulator opposed an anti-monopoly amendment drafted by the opposition that would have blocked the Next Media sale, saying it was too strict.
The controversial amendment, drafted by the rightwing opposition, stipulates that a private company which refuses to hand over encrypted data to an investigating authority would face up to five years in jail and a €350,000 (£270,000) fine.
However, the inevitable amendment drafted by government advisers, with subtle sleight of hand, would completely emasculate the motion and allow the Lib Dems to support a shameful, self-serving, spook-authored bill.
The work and pensions secretary believes that 25 to 40 members of the government want to vote for an amendment drafted by Labour's Yvette Cooper and the Tory backbenchers Sir Oliver Letwin and Nick Boles.
