[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. Res. 212 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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116th CONGRESS
  1st Session
S. RES. 212

 Celebrating the 100th anniversary of the passage and ratification of 
the 19th Amendment, providing for women's suffrage, to the Constitution 
                         of the United States.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                              May 16, 2019

 Ms. Murkowski (for herself, Ms. Baldwin, Mrs. Feinstein, Ms. Collins, 
Mrs. Shaheen, Mrs. Capito, Mrs. Blackburn, Ms. Warren, Ms. Ernst, Mrs. 
 Fischer, Mrs. Hyde-Smith, Ms. Hirono, Mrs. Murray, Ms. Cantwell, Ms. 
Klobuchar, Ms. Harris, Ms. McSally, Ms. Stabenow, Ms. Rosen, Ms. Cortez 
 Masto, Ms. Smith, Mrs. Gillibrand, Ms. Hassan, Ms. Duckworth, and Ms. 
 Sinema) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the 
                       Committee on the Judiciary

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                               RESOLUTION


 
 Celebrating the 100th anniversary of the passage and ratification of 
the 19th Amendment, providing for women's suffrage, to the Constitution 
                         of the United States.

Whereas Congress passed the 19th Amendment to the Constitution of the United 
        States, guided by the shared ideals of freedom, sovereignty, democracy, 
        civil liberties, and individual rights;
Whereas from 1919 to 1920, the Sixty-Sixth Congress debated, and State 
        legislatures considered, an amendment to the Constitution to provide 
        suffrage for women;
Whereas, on May 21, 1919, the House of Representatives approved a proposed 
        amendment, followed by the Senate a few weeks later on June 4, 1919;
Whereas the introduction, passage, and ultimate ratification of the 19th 
        Amendment were the culmination of decades of work and struggle by 
        advocates for the rights of women across the United States and 
        worldwide;
Whereas the ratification of the 19th Amendment ensured women could more fully 
        participate in our democracy and fundamentally changed the role of women 
        in the civic life of our Nation;
Whereas August 18, 2020, marks the centennial of the ratification of the 19th 
        Amendment by three-fourths of the States, providing the support 
        necessary under article V of the Constitution of the United States;
Whereas August 26, 2020, marks the centennial of the 19th Amendment becoming a 
        part of the Constitution of the United States, providing for women's 
        suffrage; and
Whereas the centennial anniversary of the ratification of the 19th Amendment 
        represents a historical milestone to be lauded and celebrated: Now, 
        therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the Senate--
            (1) celebrates the 100th anniversary of the passage and 
        ratification of the 19th Amendment, providing for women's 
        suffrage, to the Constitution of the United States;
            (2) honors the role of the ratification of the 19th 
        Amendment in further promoting the core values of our democracy 
        as promised by the Constitution of the United States;
            (3) reaffirms the opportunity for people in the United 
        States to learn about and commemorate the efforts of the 
        women's suffrage movement and the role of women in our 
        democracy; and
            (4) reaffirms the desire of Congress to continue 
        strengthening democratic participation and to inspire future 
        generations to cherish and preserve the historic precedent 
        established under the 19th Amendment.
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