H.J.Res. 59: Expressing the sense of Congress with respect to the establishment of an appropriate day for the commemoration of the women suffragists who fought for and won the right of women to vote in the United States.
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H.J.Res. 59: Expressing the sense of Congress with respect to the establishment of an appropriate day for the commemoration of the women suffragists who fought for and won the right of women to vote in the United States.
109th Congress · introduced 2005-07-14 · Commemorations · Latest: Became Public Law No: 109-49.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2005-07-14 · official record
- Who proposed it: Rep. Berkley, Shelley [D-NV-1] · what a sponsor is
- What happened next: 1 recorded vote in our records. Latest: House roll call 417 (2005): On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended, HJRES59 (2005-07-25), Passed. See all
- Where it stands now: Became Public Law No: 109-49. (final step reached)
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Official title
Expressing the sense of Congress with respect to the establishment of an appropriate day for the commemoration of the women suffragists who fought for and won the right of women to vote in the United States.
Plain summary
(This measure has not been amended since it was passed by the House on July 25, 2005. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Expresses the sense of Congress that women suffragists should be revered and celebrated for working to ensure the right of women to vote in the United States.
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Expressing the sense of Congress with respect to the establishment of an appropriate day for the commemoration of the women suffragists who fought for and won the right of women to vote in the United States.
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Sponsor: Rep. Berkley, Shelley [D-NV-1] · 54 cosponsors
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Cosponsors on this site
Zoe Lofgren (D-CA), Doris O. Matsui (D-CA), Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL), Marcy Kaptur (D-OH), Linda T. Sánchez (D-CA), Diana DeGette (D-CO), Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), Maxine Waters (D-CA), Janice D. Schakowsky (D-IL), Gwen Moore (D-WI), Rosa L. DeLauro (D-CT), Nancy Pelosi (D-CA), Nydia M. Velázquez (D-NY), Betty McCollum (D-MN), Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC)
Recorded votes
- House roll call 417 (2005): On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended, HJRES59 (2005-07-25): Passed
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Public Law)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-109hjres59.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/109/hjres>
Record fed-us-cong109-hjres59 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong109 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong109