,,iv  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,h4 ,,con4 ,,res4 #dd  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se   
,,( ,,repres5tatives  ,may #bd1         
#bjai,mrs4 ,c>olyn ,b4 ,maloney ( ,new  
,york submitt$ ! foll[+ concurr5t       
resolution2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee
 on ,h\se ,adm9i/ration  ,,concurr5t    
,,resolution  ,direct+ ! ,jo9t          
,committee on ! ,libr>y to revise !     
/atue commemorat+ wom5's suffrage :i* is
 locat$ 9 ! rotunda ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates   
,capitol1 commonly kn[n z ! ,portrait   
,monum5t1 by plac+ on ! /atue an        
inscription :i* is bas$ on ! orig9al    
inscription :i* 0 on ! /atue :5 ! /atue 
0 deliv]$ to ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,capitol 9 
#aiba1 & = o!r purposes4  ,:]eas1 on    
,augu/ #ah1 #aibj1 ! #ai? am5dm5t to !  
,con/itution 0 ratifi$1 giv+ wom5 9 !   
,unit$ ,/ates ! "r to vote2 ,:]eas 9    
recognition ( ?is hi/oric a*ievem5t1 on 
,febru>y #aj1 #aiba1 ! ,national        
,woman's ,p>ty pres5t$ to ,congress a   
monum5t1 commonly kn[n z ! ,portrait    
,monum5t1 9 honor ( ! pione]s ( !       

suffrage movem5t t won wom5 ! "r to     
vote2 ,:]eas ! monum5t 0 accept$ on     
behalf ( ,congress by ! ,jo9t ,committee
 on ! ,libr>y2 ,:]eas1 on ,febru>y #ae1 
#aiba1 ! #aja/ anniv]s>y ( ! bir? (     
,susan ,b4 ,an?ony1 an unveil+ c]emony 0
 held 9 ! rotunda ( ! ,capitol2 ,:]eas  
sculpt$ by ,adelaide ,johnson &         
orig9ally ref]r$ to z ! ,memorial to !  
,pione]s ( ! ,woman's ,suffrage         
,movem5t1 ! monum5t includes bu/s (     
,elizabe? ,cady ,/anton1 ,susan ,b4     
,an?ony1 & ,lucretia ,mott1 z well z an 
unc>v$ m>ble block z a rem9d] t ! "w (  
wom5 ga9+ equality 0 n complet$ ) !     
passage ( ! #ai? am5dm5t2 ,:]eas !      
orig9al monum5t also includ$ an         
inscription t read3  ,lucretia ,mott1   
,elizabe? ,cady ,/anton1 ,susan ,b4     
,an?ony1 ! ?ree great de/9y *>act]s ( ! 
_w ^: spiritual import & hi/orical      
significance transc5d t ( all o!rs ( any
 c\ntry or age4  ,lucretia ,mott &      
,elizabe? ,cady ,/anton 9 ! call ( t    
fir/ woman's rights conv5tion ( #ahdh   

initiat$ & ,susan ,b4 ,an?ony m>%all+ ! 
lat5t =ces ?r\gh ?ree g5]ations d[n m   
?an a half c5tury ( "t guid$ ! only     
fundam5tal univ]sal upris+ on our       
planet4 ,! woman's revolution4          
,pr9ciple n policy2 ju/ice1 n favor2 m51
 _! rights & no?+ m2 wom51 _! rights &  
no?+ less1 0 ! cl>ion call to ! mo/     
a/\nd+ upheaval ( all "t4 ,a call :i*   
wak$ ! _w1 signal$ & inaugurat$ a       
revolution )\t tradition or prec$5t1 &  
proclaim$ ! fir/ incontrov]tible concept
 ( human fre$om--t ( individual         
lib]ty--p]sonal responsibility1 includ+ 
wom54  ,woman1 fir/ d5i$ a s\l1 !n call$
 m9dless1 n[ aris5 decl>$ h]self an     
entity to be reckon$4  ,?is mightie/ (  
revolutions encircl+ ! globe accompli%+ 
)\t blood%$ ! ov]?r[ ( entr5*$ dogma &  
ho>y bigotries rea*$ to ! f>!rmo/ roots 
( be+4 ,"h inde$ 0 ! fir/1 ! only       
impea*able dem& = "r z might ev] made4  
,spiritually ! woman movem5t is !       
all-enfold+ "o4 ,x repres5ts !          
emancipation ( womanhood4 ,! release ( !

 fem99e pr9ciple 9 humanity4 ,! moral   
integration ( human evolution come to   
rescue torn & /ruggl+ humanity f its    
savage self4  ,hi/orically ^! ?ree /&   
unique & pe]less4  2  ,:]eas %ortly aft]
 x 0 unveil$ 9 ! ,capitol 9 #aiba1      
,congress mov$ ! monum5t to ! ,capitol  
,crypt1 :i* 0 n op5 to ! public at ! "t1
 & ord]$ t ! inscription be remov$ f !  
monum5t2 ,:]eas at ! "t ( ! unveil+1 !  
inscription 0 consid]$ blasphem\s2      
,:]eas ! monum5t rema9$ 9 ! ,capitol    
,crypt until ,congress pass$ ,h4 ,con4  
,res4 #baf on ,septemb] #bg1 #aiif1     
direct+ ! ,ar*itect ( ! ,capitol to     
relocate ! monum5t to ! ,rotunda ( !    
,capitol2 ,:]eas1 s9ce ,may #ad1 #aiig1 
! ,portrait ,monum5t has be5 on display 
9 ! rotunda ( ! ,capitol2 & ,:]eas !    
orig9al ,portrait ,monum5t inscription 0
 nev] re/or$ or replac$3 ,n[1 !re=e1 be 
x  #a4 ,re/oration ( orig9al inscription
 on ,portrait ,monum5t  7a7 ,re/oration 
,n lat] ?an "o ye> aft] ! date ( !      
adoption ( ?is resolution1 ! ,jo9t      

,committee on ! ,libr>y %all revise !   
/atue commemorat+ wom5's suffrage locat$
 9 ! rotunda ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,capitol 
7commonly kn[n z ! ,portrait ,monum5t7  
by plac+ on ! /atue an inscription :i*  
is bas$ on ! orig9al inscription t 0 on 
! /atue :5 ! /atue 0 deliv]$ to ! ,unit$
 ,/ates ,capitol on ,febru>y #aj1 #aiba4
  7b7 ,use ( rotunda ( ,unit$ ,/ates    
,capitol = unveil+ c]emony ,! rotunda ( 
! ,unit$ ,/ates ,capitol is au?oriz$ to 
be us$ on a date mutually agre$ to by ! 
,speak] ( ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives & ! 
,majority ,lead] ( ! ,s5ate = a c]emony 
to unveil ! ,portrait ,monum5t z revis$ 
by ! ,jo9t ,committee on ! ,libr>y "u   
subsection 7a74 ,! ,ar*itect ( !        
,capitol & ! ,capitol ,police ,bo>d %all
 take su* action z may be necess>y )    
respect to physical prep>ations &       
security = ! c]emony4  7c7 ,au?orization
 ( appropriations ,!re are au?oriz$ to  
be appropriat$ su* sums z may be        
necess>y to c>ry out ?is section4