July 29, 2020 - Issue: Vol. 166, No. 134 — Daily Edition116th Congress (2019 - 2020) - 2nd Session

[Pages H3966-H3967]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




SUPPORTING THE DESIGNATION OF AUGUST 2020 AS NATIONAL WOMEN'S SUFFRAGE 
                                 MONTH

  Ms. ESCOBAR. Madam Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on the Judiciary be discharged from further consideration of 
H. Res. 1046, and ask for its immediate consideration in the House.
  The Clerk read the title of the resolution.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to the request of the 
gentlewoman from Texas?
  There was no objection.
  The text of the resolution is as follows:

                              H. Res. 1046

       Whereas the 19th Amendment extended the franchise to women 
     across the United States;
       Whereas August 18, 2020, marks the centennial of the 
     ratification of the 19th Amendment by three-fourths of the 
     States;
       Whereas August 26, 2020, marks the centennial of the 19th 
     Amendment becoming part of the Constitution of the United 
     States;
       Whereas the centennial of the ratification of the 19th 
     Amendment is a pivotal chapter in the history of American 
     democracy;
       Whereas the ratification of the 19th Amendment marks the 
     single largest expansion of voting rights in United States 
     history;
       Whereas the ratification of the 19th Amendment did not, in 
     practice, guarantee voting rights to all American women, as 
     African-American women, Native American

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     women, Asian American women, Hispanic American women, and 
     other women of color in America continued to face legal and 
     social barriers to voting throughout the twentieth century;
       Whereas the suffragists persevered in their quest for 
     women's equality through generations of hardships, including 
     the Civil War, Reconstruction, World War I, and the Spanish 
     Flu pandemic; and
       Whereas the Women's Suffrage Centennial Commission was 
     created to encourage, plan, develop, and execute programs, 
     projects, and activities to commemorate the centennial of the 
     passage and ratification of the 19th Amendment: Now, 
     therefore, be it
       Resolved, That the House of Representatives--
       (1) supports the designation of National Women's Suffrage 
     Month;
       (2) celebrates the 100th anniversary of the passage and 
     ratification of the 19th Amendment to the Constitution;
       (3) honors the fearless voting rights activists who fought 
     for generations to secure women's access to the ballot;
       (4) reaffirms that all citizens have the right to full 
     participation in American democracy;
       (5) recommits to uplifting an inclusive, diverse, and 
     complete history of women's fight for the vote;
       (6) recommits to persevering through these unexpected times 
     to celebrate the suffragists, educate new generations about 
     this critical chapter in the history of American democracy, 
     and create a legacy that will inspire for the next 100 years;
       (7) recommends that Members of Congress demonstrate their 
     support for the suffrage centennial through local and 
     national commemorative efforts, such as the Women's Suffrage 
     Centennial Commission's Forward Into Light Campaign; and
       (8) encourages the people of the United States to observe 
     National Women's Suffrage Month and commemorate this 
     milestone of American democracy by ensuring that the untold 
     stories of women's decades-long battle for the ballot are 
     recognized and celebrated across the United States.
  The resolution was agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider was laid on the table.

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