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116TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. RES. 648 

Designating August 2020 as ‘‘National Women’s Suffrage Month’’. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

JULY 2, 2020 

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 

RESOLUTION 

Designating August 2020 as ‘‘National Women’s Suffrage 

Month’’. 

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; 


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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 

1 Resolved, That the Senate— 

2 (1) designates August 2020 as ‘‘National Wom3 en’s Suffrage Month’’; 

4 (2) honors the role of the ratification of the 

5 19th Amendment in further promoting the core val6 ues of the democracy of the United States, as prom7 ised by the Constitution of the United States; 

8 (3) reaffirms the opportunity for people in the 

9 United States to learn about and commemorate the 


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1 efforts of the women’s suffrage movement and the 

2 role of women in the Nation’s democracy; 

3 (4) reaffirms the desire of Congress to continue 

4 strengthening democratic participation and to in5 spire future generations to cherish and preserve the 

6 historic precedent established by the 19th Amend7 ment; 

8 (5) recommits to persevering through these un9 expected times to celebrate the suffragists, educate 

10 new generations about this critical chapter in the 

11 history of the Nation’s democracy, and create a leg12 acy that will inspire the next 100 years; and 

13 (6) encourages the people of the United States 

14 to observe National Women’s Suffrage Month and 

15 commemorate this milestone of the Nation’s democ16 racy by ensuring that the untold stories of women’s 

17 decades-long battle for the ballot are recognized and 

18 celebrated across the United States. 

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