[Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 122 (Thursday, July 2, 2020)]
[Senate]
[Pages S4231-S4232]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




 SENATE RESOLUTION 648--DESIGNATING AUGUST 2020 AS ``NATIONAL WOMEN'S 
                            SUFFRAGE MONTH''

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

                              S. Res. 648

       Whereas Congress passed the 19th Amendment to the 
     Constitution of the United States, guided by the shared 
     ideals of freedom, sovereignty, democracy, civil liberty, and 
     individual rights;
       Whereas, from 1919 to 1920, the 66th Congress debated, and 
     State legislatures considered, an amendment to the 
     Constitution of the United States to provide suffrage for 
     women;
       Whereas the ratification of the 19th Amendment was 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 the democracy of the 
     United States and fundamentally changed the role of women in 
     the civic life of the Nation;
       Whereas August 18, 2020, marks the centennial of the 
     ratification of the 19th Amendment by \3/4\ 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 of the ratification of the 19th 
     Amendment represents a historical milestone to be lauded and 
     celebrated: Now, therefore, be it

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       Resolved, That the Senate--
       (1) designates August 2020 as ``National Women's Suffrage 
     Month'';
       (2) honors the role of the ratification of the 19th 
     Amendment in further promoting the core values of the 
     democracy of the United States, 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 the 
     Nation's democracy;
       (4) reaffirms the desire of Congress to continue 
     strengthening democratic participation and to inspire future 
     generations to cherish and preserve the historic precedent 
     established by the 19th Amendment;
       (5) recommits to persevering through these unexpected times 
     to celebrate the suffragists, educate new generations about 
     this critical chapter in the history of the Nation's 
     democracy, and create a legacy that will inspire the next 100 
     years; and
       (6) encourages the people of the United States to observe 
     National Women's Suffrage Month and commemorate this 
     milestone of the Nation's democracy by ensuring that the 
     untold stories of women's decades-long battle for the ballot 
     are recognized and celebrated across the United States.

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