,h4 ,,res4 #ced  ,in the ,house of      
,representatives1 ,u4 ,s41  ,may #ba1   
#bjai  ,,resolution  ,whereas ,congress 
passed the #aith ,amendment to the      
,constitution of the ,united ,states1   
guided by the shared ideals of freedom1 
sovereignty1 democracy1 civil liberties1
 and individual rights2 ,whereas from   
#aiai to #aibj1 the ,sixty-,sixth       
,congress debated1 and ,state           
legislatures considered1 an amendment to
 the ,constitution to provide suffrage  
for women2 ,whereas on ,may #ba1 #aiai1 
the ,house of ,representatives approved 
a proposed amendment1 followed by the   
,senate a few weeks later on ,june #d1  
#aiai2 ,whereas the introduction1       
passage1 and ultimate ratification of   
the #aith ,amendment were the           
culmination of decades of work and      
struggle by advocates for the rights of 
women across the ,united ,states and    
worldwide2 ,whereas the ratification of 
the #aith ,amendment ensured women could
 more fully participate in our democracy

 and fundamentally changed the role of  
women in the civic life of our ,nation2 
,whereas ,august #ah1 #bjbj1 marks the  
centennial of the ratification of the   
#aith ,amendment by three-fourths of the
 ,states1 providing the support         
necessary under article ,v of the       
,constitution of the ,united ,states2   
,whereas ,august #bf1 #bjbj1 marks the  
centennial of the #aith ,amendment      
becoming a part of the ,constitution of 
the ,united ,states1 providing for      
women's suffrage2 and ,whereas the      
centennial anniversary of the           
ratification of the #aith ,amendment    
represents a historical milestone to be 
lauded and celebrated3 ,now1 therefore1 
be it  ,that the ,house of              
,representatives-- 7#a7 celebrates the  
#ajjth anniversary of the passage and   
ratification of the #aith ,amendment1   
providing for women's suffrage1 to the  
,constitution of the ,united ,states2   
7#b7 honors the role of the ratification
 of the #aith ,amendment in further     

fulfilling the promise of the           
,constitution of the ,united ,states and
 promoting the core values of our       
democracy2  7#c7 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   
democracy2 and  7#d7 reaffirms the      
desire of ,congress to continue         
strengthening democratic participation  
and to inspire future generations to    
cherish and preserve the historic       
precedent established under the #aith   
,amendment4  ,clerk4