Bill Text: MI HR0290 | 2019-2020 | 100th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: A resolution to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the adoption of the Nineteenth Amendment by the Congress of the United States.
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: (Passed) 2020-06-24 - Adopted [HR0290 Detail]
Download: Michigan-2019-HR0290-Enrolled.html
house resolution no.290
Reps. Rendon, Whiteford, Crawford, Afendoulis, Allor, Farrington, Hoitenga, Schroeder, Bollin, Filler, Leutheuser, Kahle, Alexander, Afendoulis, Alexander, Bellino, Berman, Bolden, Brann, Calley, Cambensy, Camilleri, Cherry, Cole, Coleman, Crawford, Eisen, Elder, Ellison, Filler, Garrett, Garza, Gay-Dagnogo, Glenn, Greig, Griffin, Guerra, Haadsma, Hauck, Hoadley, Hood, Hornberger, Howell, Huizenga, Iden, Cynthia Johnson, Jones, Koleszar, LaFave, Lasinski, Lightner, Love, Maddock, Manoogian, Markkanen, Miller, Mueller, O'Malley, Peterson, Pohutsky, Sabo, Schroeder, Shannon, Sneller, Sowerby, Stone, VanWoerkom, Vaupel, Wakeman, Warren, Wentworth, Whiteford, Wittenberg, Witwer, Wozniak, Yancey and Yaroch offered the following resolution:
Whereas, One hundred years ago, the ratification of the 19th Amendment to the United States Constitution granted all American women the right to vote. This amendment forever changed and shaped the landscape of American politics for future generations for all Americans. Furthermore, the ratification of the 19th Amendment on August 18, 1920, cemented and propelled voting equality for women and was one of the most essential and landmark legislative decisions of historical, significant and powerful impact of the 20th century; and
Whereas, The United States Supreme Court decisions in the cases of Fairchild v. Hughes, 258 U.S. 126 (1922) and Leser v. Garnett, 258 U.S. 130 (1922) held that the Nineteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution had been constitutionally established; and
Whereas, The National Women’s Party staged marches, demonstrations, and hunger strikes pointing out the contradictions of fighting for democracy while limiting it at home by denying the women the right to vote; and
Whereas, The efforts of women’s political advocacy groups swayed the public opinion, promoting President Wilson to announce his support to allow women the right to vote, a decades-long campaign for women’s suffrage in the United States had finally seen its greatest breakthrough; now, therefore, be it
Resolved by the House of Representatives, That the members of this legislative body commemorate the 100th anniversary of the adoption of the Nineteenth Amendment by the Congress of the United States.
