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; Congressional Record Vol. 165, No. 85
(House of Representatives - May 21, 2019)
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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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