,,iii  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session 
,s4 ,,res4 #fdh  ,,in ,,the ,,senate    
,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states  ,july #b1 
#bjbj,ms4 ,baldwin 7for herself1 ,ms4   
,collins1 ,mrs4 ,feinstein1 ,mrs4       
,capito1 ,mrs4 ,shaheen1 ,mrs4          
,blackburn1 ,ms4 ,rosen1 ,ms4 ,mc,sally1
 ,ms4 ,cantwell1 ,mrs4 ,fischer1 ,ms4   
,hirono1 ,mrs4 ,hyde-,smith1 ,mrs4      
,gillibrand1 ,mrs4 ,loeffler1 ,ms4      
,klobuchar1 ,ms4 ,harris1 ,ms4          
,stabenow1 ,ms4 ,warren1 ,ms4 ,cortez   
,masto1 ,mrs4 ,murray1 ,ms4 ,smith1 ,ms4
 ,ernst1 ,ms4 ,duckworth1 ,ms4 ,hassan1 
,ms4 ,murkowski1 and ,ms4 ,sinema7      
submitted the following resolution2     
which was considered and agreed to      
,,resolution  ,designating ,august #bjbj
 as 8,national ,women's ,suffrage       
,month04  ,whereas ,congress passed the 
#aith ,amendment to the ,constitution of
 the ,united ,states1 guided by the     
shared ideals of freedom1 sovereignty1  
democracy1 civil liberty1 and individual
 rights2 ,whereas1 from #aiai to #aibj1 

the #ffth ,congress debated1 and ,state 
legislatures considered1 an amendment to
 the ,constitution of the ,united       
,states to provide suffrage for women2  
,whereas the ratification of the #aith  
,amendment was 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 the democracy of   
the ,united ,states and fundamentally   
changed the role of women in the civic  
life of the ,nation2 ,whereas ,august   
#ah1 #bjbj1 marks the centennial of the 
ratification of the #aith ,amendment by 
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 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 designates ,august #bjbj 
as ,national ,women's ,suffrage ,month2 
7#b7 honors the role of the ratification
 of the #aith ,amendment in further     
promoting the core values of the        
democracy of the ,united ,states1 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 the   
,nation's democracy2  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 by the #aith      
,amendment2  7#e7 recommits to          
persevering through these unexpected    
times to celebrate the suffragists1     

educate new generations about this      
critical chapter in the history of the  
,nation's democracy1 and create a legacy
 that will inspire the next #ajj years2 
and  7#f7 encourages the people of the  
,united ,states to observe ,national    
,women's ,suffrage ,month and           
commemorate this milestone of the       
,nation's democracy by ensuring that the
 untold stories of women's decades-long 
battle for the ballot are recognized and
 celebrated across the ,united ,states4