,,iv  #aaeth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,h4 ,,res4 #bdi  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of
 ,,representatives  ,april #e1          
#bjag,mrs4 ,brooks of ,indiana 7for     
herself1 ,ms4 ,jenkins of ,kansas1 ,ms4 
,snchez1 ,mr4 ,gowdy1 ,mrs4 ,bustos1    
,ms4 ,norton1 ,mrs4 ,lawrence1 ,mrs4    
,demings1 ,ms4 ,frankel of ,florida1    
,ms4 ,jackson ,lee1 ,ms4 ,granger1 ,mr4 
,mitchell1 ,mrs4 ,mimi ,walters of      
,california1 ,mrs4 ,mc,morris ,rodgers1 
,ms4 ,lee1 ,ms4 ,eddie ,bernice ,johnson
 of ,texas1 ,ms4 ,wasserman ,schultz1   
,ms4 ,speier1 ,ms4 ,adams1 ,mrs4        
,beatty1 ,mrs4 ,radewagen1 ,ms4         
,stefanik1 ,ms4 ,mc,sally1 ,ms4 ,herrera
 ,beutler1 ,mrs4 ,hartzler1 ,mrs4 ,noem1
 ,mr4 ,johnson of ,ohio1 ,mr4 ,costello 
of ,pennsylvania1 ,mr4 ,scalise1 ,mr4   
,carter of ,georgia1 ,mrs4 ,comstock1   
,ms4 ,foxx1 ,ms4 ,ros-,lehtinen1 ,mrs4  
,walorski1 ,mrs4 ,love1 ,mr4 ,meehan1   
,mr4 ,paulsen1 ,mr4 ,culberson1 ,mr4    
,renacci1 ,mr4 ,olson1 ,mr4 ,issa1 ,mr4 
,diaz-,balart1 ,mr4 ,kilmer1 ,mr4       

,conaway1 ,mr4 ,stewart1 and ,mrs4      
,roby7 submitted the following          
resolution2 which was referred to the   
,committee on ,house ,administration    
,,resolution  ,honoring the life and    
legacy of the first woman to serve in   
the ,united ,states ,congress1          
,jeannette ,pickering ,rankin1 on the   
#ajjth anniversary of her swearing-in to
 ,congress4  ,whereas ,jeannette        
,pickering ,rankin was born ,june #aa1  
#ahhj1 near ,missoula1 ,montana2        
,whereas ,jeannette ,rankin studied at  
,montana ,state ,university1 the ,new   
,york ,school of ,philanthropy1 and the 
,university of ,washington2 ,whereas    
,jeannette ,rankin began her work in    
public service as a social worker and   
member of the women's suffrage movement1
 successfully campaigning to achieve    
suffrage for women in ,washington and   
,montana2 ,whereas ,jeannette ,rankin   
successfully ran as a ,republican and   
secured one of ,montana's two at-large  
congressional seats on ,november #g1    

#aiaf2 ,whereas ,jeannette ,rankin      
became the first woman to serve in the  
,united ,states ,house of               
,representatives upon taking the oath of
 office on ,april #b1 #aiag1 as a       
,member of the #feth ,congress          
7#aiag-aiai72 ,whereas upon her election
 to ,congress in #aiaf1 ,jeannette      
,rankin declared1 ,i may be the first   
woman in ,congress1 but ,i won't be the 
last41 setting an example for ,american 
women2 ,whereas ,jeannette ,rankin      
served an instrumental role in the fight
 for women's suffrage by serving on the 
,house ,committee on ,woman ,suffrage   
and opening the first ,house floor      
debate on women's right to vote in      
#aiah2 ,whereas in her two terms as a   
,member of ,congress1 ,jeannette ,rankin
 served on the ,house ,committee on     
,insular ,affairs and ,house ,committee 
on ,public ,lands and worked to address 
western and environmental issues2       
,whereas ,jeannette ,rankin made history
 as the only ,member of ,congress to    

vote against the involvement of the     
,united ,states in both ,world ,war ,i  
and ,world ,war ,,ii1 standing firmly   
behind her pacifist convictions2        
,whereas ,jeannette ,rankin continued to
 advocate for women and world peace     
beyond her service in ,congress by      
attending the ,women's ,international   
,conference for ,permanent ,peace in    
#aiai1 joining the ,women's             
,international ,league for ,peace and   
,freedom1 founding the ,georgia ,pearce 
,society1 lobbying on the behalf of the 
,national ,council on the ,prevention of
 ,war1 and advocating for nonviolence   
and peace during the ,vietnam war2      
,whereas ,jeannette ,rankin died ,may   
#ah1 #aigc1 in ,carmel1 ,california2    
,whereas ,jeannette ,rankin dedicated   
her life to public service1 by giving   
back to her communities1 fighting for   
civil rights1 and striving for peace2   
,whereas ,jeannette ,rankin's           
groundbreaking achievement paved the way
 for hundreds of women from across the  

country to make history in ,congress1   
drawing attention to the pressing issues
 of their time and creating policies    
that have impacted generations of       
,americans2 and ,whereas women have     
served in ,congress for #ajj years3     
,now1 therefore1 be it ,that the ,house 
of ,representatives--  7#a7 recognizes  
the life and accomplishments of the     
first ,united ,states ,congresswoman1   
,jeannette ,p4 ,rankin2 and  7#b7       
commemorates #ajj years of women serving
 in the ,united ,states ,congress4