,,iii  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session 
,s4 ,,res4 #bab  ,,in ,,the ,,senate    
,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states  ,may #af1 
#bjai,ms4 ,murkowski 7for herself1 ,ms4 
,baldwin1 ,mrs4 ,feinstein1 ,ms4        
,collins1 ,mrs4 ,shaheen1 ,mrs4 ,capito1
 ,mrs4 ,blackburn1 ,ms4 ,warren1 ,ms4   
,ernst1 ,mrs4 ,fischer1 ,mrs4           
,hyde-,smith1 ,ms4 ,hirono1 ,mrs4       
,murray1 ,ms4 ,cantwell1 ,ms4           
,klobuchar1 ,ms4 ,harris1 ,ms4          
,mc,sally1 ,ms4 ,stabenow1 ,ms4 ,rosen1 
,ms4 ,cortez ,masto1 ,ms4 ,smith1 ,mrs4 
,gillibrand1 ,ms4 ,hassan1 ,ms4         
,duckworth1 and ,ms4 ,sinema7 submitted 
the following resolution2 which was     
referred to the ,committee on the       
,judiciary  ,,resolution  ,celebrating  
the #ajjth anniversary of the passage   
and ratification of the #aith           
,amendment1 providing for women's       
suffrage1 to the ,constitution of the   
,united ,states4  ,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 ,whereas1 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 ,senate-- 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 promoting the core
 values of our democracy as promised by 
the ,constitution of the ,united        
,states2  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