[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 159 Engrossed in House (EH)]

H. Res. 159

                In the House of Representatives, U. S.,

                                                      November 2, 2009.
Whereas for over 200 years the citizens of the State of New Hampshire have 
        elected State senators to serve in the legislature;
Whereas from 1931 to 1933, E. Maude Ferguson served as the first female member 
        of the New Hampshire State Senate;
Whereas Vesta Roy served as the first female State senate president, and in 1983 
        she became the first female Governor of the State of New Hampshire;
Whereas women currently hold the offices of both the Speaker of the New 
        Hampshire House of Representatives and the State Senate President of New 
        Hampshire;
Whereas the New Hampshire State Senate was comprised of 13 women and 11 men for 
        the legislative session beginning on December 3, 2008; and
Whereas the New Hampshire State Senate had nine women chairing committees and 
        five men chairing committees for the legislative session beginning on 
        December 3, 2008: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the House of Representatives honors the New Hampshire State 
Senate for becoming the 1st statewide legislative body with a majority of women 
in the United States.
            Attest:

                                                                          Clerk.