[Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 25 (Thursday, February 6, 2020)]
[House]
[Page H930]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




   100TH ANNIVERSARY OF RATIFICATION OF 19TH AMENDMENT IN NEW JERSEY

  (Mr. VAN DREW asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. VAN DREW. Madam Speaker, February 9, 2020 marks the 100th 
anniversary of the ratification of the 19th Amendment in New Jersey.
  The 19th Amendment was introduced to Congress in 1878. The amendment 
reads: ``The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not 
be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account 
of sex.''
  It was not passed by Congress until the House of Representatives 
passed it in May of 1919 and the Senate passed it in June of 1919. It 
was then sent to the States for ratification, with New Jersey being the 
29th of the 36 States.
  I would like to honor the tireless efforts of advocates over history, 
pioneer's like New Jersey's own, Dr. Alice Paul, who worked for years 
to get women the right to vote. Her persistence and the persistence of 
thousands of women before and after her is a true example of how the 
dedication of these women changed our country and the world for the 
better. They are true American heroes.

                          ____________________