,h4 ,,res4 #ajdf  ,in the ,house of     
,representatives1 ,u4 ,s41  ,july #bi1  
#bjbj  ,,resolution  ,whereas the #aith 
,amendment extended the franchise to    
women across the ,united ,states2       
,whereas ,august #ah1 #bjbj1 marks the  
centennial of the ratification of the   
#aith ,amendment by three-fourths of the
 ,states2 ,whereas ,august #bf1 #bjbj1  
marks the centennial of the #aith       
,amendment becoming part of the         
,constitution of the ,united ,states2   
,whereas the centennial of the          
ratification of the #aith ,amendment is 
a pivotal chapter in the history of     
,american democracy2 ,whereas the       
ratification of the #aith ,amendment    
marks the single largest expansion of   
voting rights in ,united ,states        
history2 ,whereas the ratification of   
the #aith ,amendment did not1 in        
practice1 guarantee voting rights to all
 ,american women1 as ,african-,american 
women1 ,native ,american women1 ,asian  
,american women1 ,hispanic ,american    

women1 and other women of color in      
,america continued to face legal and    
social barriers to voting throughout the
 twentieth century2 ,whereas the        
suffragists persevered in their quest   
for women's equality through generations
 of hardships1 including the ,civil     
,war1 ,reconstruction1 ,world ,war ,i1  
and the ,spanish ,flu pandemic2 and     
,whereas the ,women's ,suffrage         
,centennial ,commission was created to  
encourage1 plan1 develop1 and execute   
programs1 projects1 and activities to   
commemorate the centennial of the       
passage and ratification of the #aith   
,amendment3 ,now1 therefore1 be it      
,that the ,house of ,representatives--  
7#a7 supports the designation of        
,national ,women's ,suffrage ,month2    
7#b7 celebrates the #ajjth anniversary  
of the passage and ratification of the  
#aith ,amendment to the ,constitution2  
7#c7 honors the fearless voting rights  
activists who fought for generations to 
secure women's access to the ballot2    

7#d7 reaffirms that all citizens have   
the right to full participation in      
,american democracy2  7#e7 recommits to 
uplifting an inclusive1 diverse1 and    
complete history of women's fight for   
the vote2  7#f7 recommits to persevering
 through these unexpected times to      
celebrate the suffragists1 educate new  
generations about this critical chapter 
in the history of ,american democracy1  
and create a legacy that will inspire   
for the next #ajj years2  7#g7          
recommends that ,members of ,congress   
demonstrate their support for the       
suffrage centennial through local and   
national commemorative efforts1 such as 
the ,women's ,suffrage ,centennial      
,commission's ,forward ,into ,light     
,campaign2 and  7#h7 encourages the     
people of the ,united ,states to observe
 ,national ,women's ,suffrage ,month and
 commemorate this milestone of ,american
 democracy by ensuring that the untold  
stories of women's decades-long battle  
for the ballot are recognized and       

celebrated across the ,united ,states4  
,clerk4