[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 82 (Thursday, May 16, 2019)]
[Senate]
[Page S2928]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         SUBMITTED RESOLUTIONS

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SENATE RESOLUTION 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

  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:

                              S. Res. 212

       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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