IV 
116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 354 
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. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 3, 2019 
Mrs. LAWRENCE (for herself, Mrs. LESKO, Mr. SENSENBRENNER, Mr. LYNCH, 
Mrs. KIRKPATRICK, Mr. GRIJALVA, Ms. NORTON, Mr. COOK, Mr. 
KHANNA, Mr. VARGAS, Mr. GAETZ, Mr. HASTINGS, Ms. WASSERMAN 
SCHULTZ, Ms. SCHAKOWSKY, Mr. CLEAVER, Ms. STEVENS, Mrs. DIN-
GELL, Mr. SUOZZI, Mr. ESPAILLAT, Ms. STEFANIK, Mr. MORELLE, Mr. 
RYAN, Mr. DEFAZIO, Mr. FITZPATRICK, Mr. CICILLINE, Mr. COHEN, Ms. 
MOORE, Ms. SEWELL of Alabama, Mr. CASTEN of Illinois, Ms. KAPTUR, 
Mr. CARBAJAL, Mr. SEAN PATRICK MALONEY of New York, Mr. MEEKS, 
Mr. HIGGINS of New York, Ms. FRANKEL, Mrs. WATSON COLEMAN, Ms. 
LEE of California, Mr. RASKIN, Mr. SOTO, Mr. BACON, Mr. CUMMINGS, 
Mr. SIRES, Ms. DEGETTE, Mr. STIVERS, Ms. GARCIA of Texas, Mr. 
MOULTON, Ms. DEAN, Ms. FUDGE, Mr. COX
of California, Mr. 
WOODALL, Mrs. LEE of Nevada, Ms. GABBARD, Mr. TIPTON, Mr. 
NEGUSE, Ms. HAALAND, Mr. SPANO, Ms. KENDRA S. HORN of Okla-
homa, Ms. TITUS, Ms. SPANBERGER, Ms. JOHNSON of Texas, Ms. KELLY 
of Illinois, Ms. CLARK of Massachusetts, Mr. SMITH of New Jersey, Ms. 
JUDY CHU of California, Miss GONZA´LEZ-COLO´N of Puerto Rico, Mr. 
SWALWELL of California, Mr. GUEST, Mr. GREEN of Texas, Mr. 
BUTTERFIELD, Mr. THOMPSON of Mississippi, Mr. RICHMOND, Mr. 
LAWSON of Florida, Mr. PAYNE, Mrs. DEMINGS, Ms. PRESSLEY, Ms. 
BLUNT ROCHESTER, Ms. CLARKE of New York, Ms. BASS, Ms. WILSON 
of Florida, Mr. EVANS, Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia, Mr. CLYBURN, Ms. 
JACKSON LEE, Mrs. BEATTY, Ms. WILD, Mr. BEYER, Mr. PANETTA, Ms. 
CHENEY, Ms. LOFGREN, Ms. SPEIER, Mr. GIANFORTE, Mrs. CAROLYN B. 
MALONEY of New York, Ms. ROYBAL-ALLARD, Mr. PASCRELL, Mr. 
CARTWRIGHT, Ms. SHALALA, Ms. DELAURO, Mrs. TRAHAN, Ms. ADAMS, 
Mr. RODNEY DAVIS of Illinois, Mrs. BUSTOS, Ms. MENG, Mr. MCGOV-
ERN, Ms. OMAR, and Mr. KENNEDY) submitted the following resolution; 
which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary 
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•HRES 354 IH 
RESOLUTION 
Celebrating the 100th anniversary of the passage and ratifi-
cation of the 19th Amendment, providing for women’s 
suffrage, to the Constitution of the United States. 
Whereas Congress passed the 19th Amendment to the Con-
stitution 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 de-
bated, and State legislatures considered, an amendment 
to the Constitution to provide suffrage for women; 
Whereas on May 21, 1919, the House of Representatives ap-
proved 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 ratifi-
cation 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 
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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 pas-
sage and ratification of the 19th Amendment, pro-
viding 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 in-
spire future generations to cherish and preserve the 
historic precedent established under the 19th 
Amendment. 
Æ 
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