S.J.Res. 74 — Introduced in Senate

IIA 116th CONGRESS 2d Session S. J. RES. 74 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES May 21, 2020Mr. Thune introduced the following joint resolution; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources JOINT RESOLUTION Requesting the Secretary of the Interior to authorize a unique and 1-time arrangement for certain displays on Mount Rushmore National Memorial relating to the centennial of the ratification of the 19th Amendment to the Constitution of the United States during the period beginning August 18, 2020, and ending on September 30, 2020. Whereas, on May 21, 1919, the House of Representatives adopted House Joint Resolution 1, 66th Congress, proposing an amendment to the Constitution extending the right of suffrage to women; Whereas, on June 4, 1919, the Senate adopted House Joint Resolution 1, 66th Congress, sending to the States for ratification the 19th Amendment to the Constitution of the United States; Whereas, on August 18, 1920, the 36th State approved the 19th Amendment to the Constitution of the United States, satisfying the constitutional threshold of passage in 3/4 of the States; Whereas, on August 26, 1920, Secretary of State Bainbridge Colby certified the 19th Amendment to the Constitution of the United States; Whereas section 431(a)(3) of the Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017 (Public Law 115–31; 131 Stat. 502), enacted into law S. 847, 115th Congress (as introduced on April 5, 2017), which established the Women’s Suffrage Centennial Commission to ensure a suitable observance of the centennial of the passage and ratification of the 19th Amendment to the Constitution of the United States providing for women’s suffrage; Whereas August 18, 2020, marks the centennial of the ratification of the 19th Amendment to the Constitution of the United States by 3/4 of the States; Whereas August 26, 2020, marks the centennial of the 19th Amendment becoming a part of the Constitution of the United States; and Whereas the centennial anniversary of the ratification of the 19th Amendment to the Constitution of the United States providing for women’s suffrage should be honored and celebrated: Now, therefore, be it That Congress— (1) requests the Secretary of the Interior to authorize a unique and 1-time arrangement to commemorate the centennial of the passage of the 19th Amendment to the Constitution of the United States entitled LOOK UP TO HER at Mount Rushmore with a display of historical artifacts, digital content, film footage, and associated historical audio and imagery in and around the vicinity of the Mount Rushmore National Memorial, including projected onto the surface of the Mount Rushmore National Memorial to the left and right of the sculpture for 14 nights of public display during the period beginning on August 18, 2020, and ending on September 30, 2020; and (2) respectfully requests that the Secretary of the Senate transmit an enrolled copy of this resolution to— (A) the Secretary of the Interior; and (B) the Lincoln Borglum Museum at the Mount Rushmore National Memorial.