HJRES 59 109th Congress House

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…

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 … Show full official titleShow less

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.

Introduced: July 14, 2005 See on congress.gov

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Government Operations and PoliticsSpecial daysVoting rightsWomenWomen's rightsWomen's voting

Everywhere this bill has been 19 steps

Introduced

In committee

Reported out

Passed House

Passed Senate

To President

Became law

Aug 2, 2005

Became Public Law No: 109-49.

Aug 2, 2005

Signed by President.

Jul 29, 2005

Presented to President.

Jul 28, 2005

Cleared for White House.

Jul 28, 2005

Message on Senate action sent to the House.

Jul 28, 2005

Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S9317)

Jul 28, 2005

Passed/agreed to in Senate: Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S9317)

Jul 26, 2005

Received in the Senate, read twice.

Jul 25, 2005

Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H6387-6388)

Jul 25, 2005

Mr. Issa moved to suspend the rules and pass the resolution, as amended.

Jul 25, 2005

The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection.

Jul 25, 2005

Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

Jul 25, 2005

On motion to suspend the rules and pass the resolution, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 378 - 0 (Roll no. 417). (text: CR H6387)

Jul 25, 2005

Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H6405)

Jul 25, 2005

At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.

Jul 25, 2005

DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.J. Res. 59.

Jul 14, 2005

Referred to the House Committee on Government Reform.

Jul 14, 2005

Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H5804)

Jul 14, 2005

Introduced in House

Votes taken on this bill 1

Date	Chamber	What was voted on	Result	Yes–No
Jul 25, 2005	House · vote #417	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended	Passed	378–0	See who voted →

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Latest action August 2, 2005

Became Public Law No: 109-49.

Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

(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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Committees of jurisdiction 1

Oversight and Government Reform Committee
House of Representatives

Cosponsors 20

Baldwin, Tammy

Wisconsin · Jul 14, 2005

Colorado · Jul 14, 2005

DeLauro, Rosa L.

Connecticut · Jul 14, 2005

California · Jul 14, 2005

Matsui, Doris O.

California · Jul 14, 2005

McCollum, Betty

Minnesota · Jul 14, 2005

Moore, Gwen

Wisconsin · Jul 14, 2005

Norton, Eleanor Holmes

District of Columbia · Jul 14, 2005

Pelosi, Nancy

California · Jul 14, 2005

Sánchez, Linda T.

California · Jul 14, 2005

Schakowsky, Janice D.

Illinois · Jul 14, 2005

Velázquez, Nydia M.

New York · Jul 14, 2005

Wasserman Schultz, Debbie

Florida · Jul 14, 2005

Waters, Maxine

California · Jul 14, 2005

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U.S. Congress. (2026). 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. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HJRES-59/

MLA

"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, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HJRES-59/.

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H.J. Res. 59, 109th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HJRES-59/.

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