[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 85 (Tuesday, May 21, 2019)]
[House]
[Page H4024]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




 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. DEAN. Madam Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on the Judiciary be discharged from further consideration of House 
Resolution 354, and I ask for its immediate consideration in the House.
  The Clerk read the title of the resolution.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mrs. Carolyn B. Maloney of New York). Is 
there objection to the request of the gentlewoman from Pennsylvania?
  There was no objection.
  The text of the resolution is as follows:

                              H. Res. 354

       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 House of Representatives--
       (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 fulfilling the promise of the 
     Constitution of the United States and promoting the core 
     values of our democracy;
       (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.

  The resolution was agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider was laid on the table.

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