116TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. J. RES. 74 

JOINT RESOLUTION 

Requesting the Secretary of the Interior to authorize a 

unique and 1-time arrangement for certain displays on 

Mount Rushmore National Memorial relating to the centennial of the ratification of the 19th Amendment to 

the Constitution of the United States during the period 

beginning August 18, 2020, and ending on September 

30, 2020. 

Whereas, on May 21, 1919, the House of Representatives 

adopted House Joint Resolution 1, 66th Congress, proposing an amendment to the Constitution extending the 

right of suffrage to women; 

Whereas, on June 4, 1919, the Senate adopted House Joint 

Resolution 1, 66th Congress, sending to the States for 

ratification the 19th Amendment to the Constitution of 

the United States; 

Whereas, on August 18, 1920, the 36th State approved the 

19th Amendment to the Constitution of the United 

States, satisfying the constitutional threshold of passage 

in 3⁄4 of the States; 

Whereas, on August 26, 1920, Secretary of State Bainbridge 

Colby certified the 19th Amendment to the Constitution 

of the United States; 
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Whereas section 431(a)(3) of the Department of the Interior, 

Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 

2017 (Public Law 115–31; 131 Stat. 502), enacted into 

law S. 847, 115th Congress (as introduced on April 5, 

2017), which established the Women’s Suffrage Centennial Commission ‘‘to ensure a suitable observance of the 

centennial of the passage and ratification of the 19th 

Amendment to the Constitution of the United States providing for women’s suffrage’’; 

Whereas August 18, 2020, marks the centennial of the ratification of the 19th Amendment to the Constitution of the 

United States by 3⁄4 of the States; 

Whereas August 26, 2020, marks the centennial of the 19th 

Amendment becoming a part of the Constitution of the 

United States; and 

Whereas the centennial anniversary of the ratification of the 

19th Amendment to the Constitution of the United 

States providing for women’s suffrage should be honored 

and celebrated: Now, therefore, be it 

1 Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives

2 of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 That Congress— 

4 (1) requests the Secretary of the Interior to au5 thorize a unique and 1-time arrangement to com6 memorate the centennial of the passage of the 19th 

7 Amendment to the Constitution of the United States 

8 entitled ‘‘LOOK UP TO HER at Mount Rushmore’’ 

9 with a display of historical artifacts, digital content, 

10 film footage, and associated historical audio and im-
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1 agery in and around the vicinity of the Mount Rush2 more National Memorial, including projected onto 

3 the surface of the Mount Rushmore National Memo4 rial to the left and right of the sculpture for 14 

5 nights of public display during the period beginning 

6 on August 18, 2020, and ending on September 30, 

7 2020; 

8 (2) encourages the Secretary of the Interior, in 

9 planning the event requested to be authorized under 

10 paragraph (1), to consult with the Director of the 

11 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention or a 

12 designee of the Director of the Centers for Disease 

13 Control and Prevention regarding precautions for 

14 events and large gatherings to limit the spread of 

15 COVID–19, including— 

16 (A) clearly communicating the precautions 

17 in place to the public through signage; 

18 (B) facilitating social distancing; and 

19 (C) promoting safe hygiene practices for 

20 staff and visitors; 

21 (3) requires the Secretary of the Interior, in 

22 carrying out the event requested to be authorized 

23 under paragraph (1), to adhere to, to the maximum 

24 extent practicable, any precautions recommended in 

25 the publication of the Centers for Disease Control 
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1 and Prevention entitled ‘‘Considerations for Events 

2 and Gatherings’’ during that event; and 

3 (4) respectfully requests that the Secretary of 

4 the Senate transmit an enrolled copy of this resolu5 tion to— 

6 (A) the Secretary of the Interior; and 

7 (B) the Lincoln Borglum Museum at the 

8 Mount Rushmore National Memorial. 

Passed the Senate August 6, 2020. 

Attest: 

Secretary. 

116TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. J. RES. 74 

JOINT RESOLUTION 

Requesting the Secretary of the Interior to author2020. gust 18, 2020, and ending on September 30, United States during the period beginning Au- the 19th Amendment to the Constitution of the relating to the centennial of the ratification of displays on Mount Rushmore National Memorial ize a unique and 1-time arrangement for certain