,,iii  #aacth ,,congress  #b;d ,session 
,s4 ,,res4 #djb  ,,in ,,the ,,senate    
,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states  ,march    
#bg1 #bjad ,mr4 ,franken 7for himself1  
,mr4 ,johnson of ,wisconsin1 ,ms4       
,klobuchar1 and ,ms4 ,baldwin7 submitted
 the following resolution2 which was    
referred to the ,committee on the       
,judiciary  ,may #ad1 #bjad;,committee  
discharged2 considered and agreed to    
,,resolution  ,expressing the regret of 
the ,senate for the passage of section  
#c of the ,expatriation ,act of #aijg   
7#cd ,stat4 #abbh7 that revoked the     
,united ,states citizenship of women who
 married foreign nationals4  ,whereas   
throughout the history of the ,united   
,states1 women have made and continue to
 make invaluable contributions to       
society that strengthen the political1  
social1 and economic fabric of the      
,nation and improve the lives of        
countless individuals2 ,whereas women in
 the ,united ,states have been and      
continue to be leaders in promoting     

justice and equality during times of    
great difficulty for the ,nation2       
,whereas women in the ,united ,states   
have played a pivotal role in ensuring  
freedom and security in the ,united     
,states2 ,whereas section #c of the     
,expatriation ,act of #aijg 7#cd ,stat4 
#abbh7 left thousands of women born in  
the ,united ,states1 such as ,elsie     
,knutson ,moren from ,minnesota and     
,theresa ,rosella ,schwan from          
,wisconsin1 stateless and without a     
nationality after marrying a foreign    
national2 ,whereas section #c of the    
,expatriation ,act of #aijg caused      
thousands of ,united ,states women1 such
 as ,lorella ,martorana from            
,pennsylvania who lost her citizenship  
and was not able to vouch for her       
husband during his naturalization       
proceedings1 and ,lena ,weide ,demke    
from ,south ,dakota who lost her        
citizenship and was almost deported     
during ,world ,war ,i1 to have their    
loyalties questioned1 face harassment1  

and be subject to deportation for       
various legal infractions2 ,whereas     
section #c of the ,expatriation ,act of 
#aijg affected numerous women1 such as  
,florence ,bain ,gual1 a ,new ,york     
,city school teacher whose tenure was   
stripped after #ae years of teaching    
because she married a foreign national1 
causing them to face difficulties       
providing for their families because    
they lost1 or were not able to gain1    
public employment after marrying a      
foreign national2 ,whereas section #c of
 the ,expatriation ,act of #aijg        
prevented women in the ,united ,states1 
such as ,ethel ,mac,kenzie from         
,california who was unable to register  
to vote because she married a foreign   
national1 from participating in the     
political process and casting ballots in
 various elections2 ,whereas section #c 
of the ,expatriation ,act of #aijg is   
similar to discriminatory ,state laws   
that criminalized or nullified marriages
 between individuals of different races2

 ,whereas the revocation of citizenship 
restricted the ability of numerous women
 in the ,united ,states to own houses   
and real estate2 ,whereas an            
acknowledgment of the actions of the    
,senate that have contributed to        
discrimination against women will not   
erase the past1 but will highlight the  
injustices of the national experience   
and help build a better1 stronger1 and  
more equal ,nation2 and ,whereas the    
,senate recognizes the importance of    
addressing the error of section #c of   
the ,expatriation ,act of #aijg in order
 to educate the public and future       
generations regarding the impact of this
 law on women and to prevent a similar  
law from being enacted in the future3   
,now1 therefore1 be it  ,that the       
,senate--  7#a7 acknowledges that       
section #c of the ,expatriation ,act of 
#aijg 7#cd ,stat4 #abbh7 is incompatible
 with and antithetical to the core      
principle that all persons1 regardless  
of gender1 race1 religion1 or ethnicity1

 are created equal2  7#b7 expresses     
sincere sympathy and regret to the      
descendants of individuals whose        
citizenship was revoked under section #c
 of the ,expatriation ,act of #aijg1 who
 suffered injustice1 humiliation1 and   
inequality1 and who were deprived of    
constitutional protections accorded to  
all citizens of the ,united ,states2 and
  7#c7 reaffirms the commitment to      
preserving civil rights and             
constitutional protections for all      
people of the ,united ,states4