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Honoring the life and legacy of the first woman to serve in the United States Congress, Jeannette Pickering Rankin, on the 100th anniversary of her swearing-in to Congress.

Introduced: April 26, 2017 See on congress.gov
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Recognizes the life and accomplishments of the first U.S. Congresswoman, Jeannette P. Rankin.

Commemorates 100 years of women serving in Congress.

What's happening now April 5, 2017

Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 33
All 33 Democratic 12 Republican 8
Delaney, John
· Dec 21, 2017
 R
Amodei, Mark E.
Nevada · May 18, 2017
Trott, David
· Apr 26, 2017
 D
Barragán, Nanette Diaz
California · Apr 8, 2017
 D
Bonamici, Suzanne
Oregon · Apr 8, 2017
 D
Clarke, Yvette D.
New York · Apr 8, 2017
 D
DelBene, Suzan K.
Washington · Apr 8, 2017
 D
Matsui, Doris O.
California · Apr 8, 2017
 D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Apr 8, 2017
 D
Adams, Alma S.
North Carolina · Apr 5, 2017
 D
Beatty, Joyce
Ohio · Apr 5, 2017
 R
Carter, Earl L. "Buddy"
Georgia · Apr 5, 2017
Comstock, Barbara
· Apr 5, 2017
Costello, Ryan
· Apr 5, 2017
CULBERSON, JOHN
· Apr 5, 2017
 R
Diaz-Balart, Mario
Florida · Apr 5, 2017
 R
Foxx, Virginia
North Carolina · Apr 5, 2017
 D
Frankel, Lois
Florida · Apr 5, 2017
Gowdy, Trey
· Apr 5, 2017
 R
Issa, Darrell
California · Apr 5, 2017
Love, Mia
· Apr 5, 2017
McSally, Martha
· Apr 5, 2017
Mitchell, Paul
· Apr 5, 2017
Noem, Kristi
· Apr 5, 2017
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Apr 5, 2017
 R
Radewagen, Aumua Amata Coleman
American Samoa · Apr 5, 2017
Renacci, James
· Apr 5, 2017
Roby, Martha
· Apr 5, 2017
 D
Sánchez, Linda T.
California · Apr 5, 2017
 R
Scalise, Steve
Louisiana · Apr 5, 2017
 R
Stefanik, Elise M.
New York · Apr 5, 2017
Walters, Mimi
· Apr 5, 2017
 D
Wasserman Schultz, Debbie
Florida · Apr 5, 2017
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Res. 249: Honoring the life and legacy of the first woman to serve in the United States Congress, Jeannette Pickering Rankin, on the 100th anniversary of her swearing-in to Congress.. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HRES-249/
MLA
"H. Res. 249: Honoring the life and legacy of the first woman to serve in the United States Congress, Jeannette Pickering Rankin, on the 100th anniversary of her swearing-in to Congress.." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HRES-249/.
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H. Res. 249, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HRES-249/.
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[H. Res. 249: Honoring the life and legacy of the first woman to serve in the United States Congress, Jeannette Pickering Rankin, on the 100th anniversary of her swearing-in to Congress.](https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HRES-249/)
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