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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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