A resolution celebrating the 100th anniversary of the passage and ratification of the 19th Amendment, providing for women's suffrage, to the Constitution of the United States.
Latest action · Jun 4, 2019 Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Yea-Nay Vote. 93 - 0. Record Vote Number: 132. (text: CR 5/16/2019 S2928)
Progress
Where this resolution reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried. A simple resolution is the business of one chamber alone: it is not sent to the other chamber or to the President, and does not become law.
- IntroducedMay 16, 2019
- Agreed to in SenateJun 4, 2019
Summary
This resolution celebrates the 100th anniversary of the passage and ratification of the Nineteenth Amendment to the Constitution, providing for women's suffrage. The resolution also reaffirms the desire of Congress to continue strengthening democratic participation.
Recorded votes 1
Newest first. Open one to see how every member voted.
| Roll call | Question | Result | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate 132 | On the Resolution S.Res. 212 | Resolution Agreed to93–0 | Jun 4, 2019 |
Cosponsors 84
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from May 16, 2019 to Jun 4, 2019; 24 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-MN | Amy Klobuchar | Original | May 16, 2019 |
| D-NV | Catherine Cortez Masto | Original | May 16, 2019 |
| R-MS | Cindy Hyde-Smith | Original | May 16, 2019 |
| R-NE | Deb Fischer | Original | May 16, 2019 |
| D-MI | Debbie Stabenow | Original | May 16, 2019 |
| D-CA | Dianne Feinstein | Original | May 16, 2019 |
| D-MA | Elizabeth Warren | Original | May 16, 2019 |
| D-NV | Jacky Rosen | Original | May 16, 2019 |
| D-NH | Jeanne Shaheen | Original | May 16, 2019 |
| R-IA | Joni Ernst | Original | May 16, 2019 |
| D-CA | Kamala D. Harris | Original | May 16, 2019 |
| D-NY | Kirsten E. Gillibrand | Original | May 16, 2019 |
| I-AZ | Kyrsten Sinema | Original | May 16, 2019 |
| D-NH | Margaret Wood Hassan | Original | May 16, 2019 |
| D-WA | Maria Cantwell | Original | May 16, 2019 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Judiciary Committee | Referred May 16, 2019Discharged Jun 4, 2019 |
Actions 5
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jun 4, 2019Senate Committee on the Judiciary discharged by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S3200)
- Jun 4, 2019Senate Committee on the Judiciary discharged by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S3200)
- Jun 4, 2019Passed/agreed to in Senate: Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Yea-Nay Vote. 93 - 0. Record Vote Number: 132. (text: CR 5/16/2019 S2928)
- May 16, 2019Introduced in Senate
- May 16, 2019Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
In the Congressional Record 3
Days the Record’s own index lists this resolution, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate | Debate and remarks S3172, S3173, S3188–S3197Recorded votes S3200observe and strengthen | Amy Klobuchar D-MN, Benjamin L. Cardin D-MD, Charles E. Schumer D-NY, Deb Fischer R-NE, Dianne Feinstein D-CA, Jeanne Shaheen D-NH, John Thune R-SD, Joni Ernst R-IA, Lisa Murkowski R-AK, Maria Cantwell D-WA, Marsha Blackburn R-TN, Mitch McConnell R-KY, Patty Murray D-WA, Shelley Moore Capito R-WV, Susan M. Collins R-ME, Tammy Baldwin D-WI, Tammy Duckworth D-IL | Jun 4, 2019 |
| Senate | Debate and remarks S3154 | Mitch McConnell R-KY | Jun 3, 2019 |
| Senate | Text printed S2928 | — | May 16, 2019 |
Research
What has been written about this resolution: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
CRS reports 1
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this resolution or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 1
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| R45805 | Women’s Suffrage: Fact Sheet Archived | Report | Feb 22, 2021 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HRES 354 | Celebrating the 100th anniversary of the passage and ratification of the 19th Amendment, providing for women's suffrage, to the Constitution of the United States. | Related bill | May 21, 2019 |
Titles 1
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A resolution celebrating the 100th anniversary of the passage and ratification of the 19th Amendment, providing for women's suffrage, to the Constitution of the United States.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues.
Text 2
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jun 4, 2019Agreed to Senate
- May 16, 2019Introduced in Senate
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this resolution on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
