,i  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #bbef  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,march #ba1 #bjbe,mr4
 ,garamendi 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,huffman1
 ,mr4 ,mullin1 ,mr4 ,fitzpatrick1 ,mrs4 
,dingell1 and ,mr4 ,de,saulnier7        
introduced the following bill2 which was
 referred to the ,committee on          
,oversight and ,government ,reform  ,a  
,,bill  ,to amend title #cf1 ,united    
,states ,code1 to designate ,national   
,rosie the ,riveter ,day and request the
 ,president to issue an annual          
proclamation4  #a4 ,short title ,this   
,act may be cited as the ,national      
,rosie the ,riveter ,day ,act4  #b4     
,findings ,congress finds the following3
  7#a7 ,national ,rosie the ,riveter    
,day is a collective national effort to 
raise awareness of the more than        
#f1jjj1jjj ,american women who joined   
the workforce during ,world ,war ,,ii4  
7#b7 ,the people of the ,united ,states 
have chosen to honor women workers who  
contributed to the home front during    

,world ,war ,,ii1 including through the 
award of a ,congressional ,gold ,medal4 
7#c7 ,these women left their homes to   
work or volunteer full-time in          
factories1 farms1 shipyards1 airplane   
factories1 banks1 and other institutions
 in support of the war effort4  7#d7    
,these women worked with the ,united    
,service ,organizations and the         
,american ,red ,cross1 drove trucks1    
riveted airplane parts1 collected       
critical materials1 rolled bandages1 and
 served on rationing boards4  7#e7      
,these women in the workforce persevered
 often in the face of harassment1       
discrimination1 and prejudice to support
 their country and families in a time of
 great need4  7#f7 ,women of color      
overcame long-held policies of          
discrimination and racial segregation to
 make significant contributions to the  
war effort and workforce4  7#g7 ,our    
,rosie the ,riveters1 the ,american     
women who worked and sacrificed during  
,world ,war ,,ii1 are a testament to    

women's empowerment and invaluable      
contribution to the war effort1         
inspiring future generations of women   
and girls4  7#h7 ,it is fitting and     
proper to recognize and preserve the    
history and legacy of working women1    
including volunteer women1 during ,world
 ,war ,,ii to promote cooperation and   
fellowship among such women and their   
descendants4  7#i7 ,these women and     
their descendants wish to further the   
advancement of patriotic ideas1         
excellence in the workplace1 and loyalty
 to the ,united ,states of ,america4    
7#aj7 ,march #ba1 during ,women's       
,history ,month1 would be an appropriate
 date to designate as ,national ,rosie  
the ,riveter ,day4  #c4 ,designation of 
,national ,rosie the ,riveter ,day  7a7 
,in general ,chapter #a of title #cf1   
,united ,states ,code1 is amended by    
adding at the end the following new     
section3  #adi4 ,national ,rosie the    
,riveter ,day ,the ,president is        
requested to issue each year a          

proclamation--  7#a7 calling on the     
people of the ,united ,states to observe
 ,national ,rosie the ,riveter ,day with
 appropriate ceremonies and activities2 
and  7#b7 urging civil and educational  
authorities of ,states1 territorial1    
tribal1 and local governments to observe
 ,national ,rosie the ,riveter ,day     
through appropriate programs and        
activities4  4  7b7 ,conforming         
amendment ,the table of sections for    
such chapter is amended by adding at the
 end the following new item3  #adi4     
,national ,rosie the ,riveter ,day4  4