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Women's Suffrage Centennial Commission Act

Introduced: April 5, 2017 Introduced by: Baldwin, Tammy Democratic · Wisconsin See on congress.gov
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Apr 5, 2017
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Women's Suffrage Centennial Commission Act

This bill establishes a Women's Suffrage Centennial Commission to develop and execute programs and activities to commemorate the centennial of the passage and ratification of the Nineteenth Amendment, which prohibits the federal government and states from denying U.S. citizens the right to vote on account of sex.

What's happening now April 5, 2017

Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 244 Related bill Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2017
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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 10
All 10 Democratic 9 Republican 1
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Cantwell, Maria
Washington · Apr 5, 2017
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Collins, Susan M.
Maine · Apr 5, 2017
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Duckworth, Tammy
Illinois · Apr 5, 2017
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Gillibrand, Kirsten E.
New York · Apr 5, 2017
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Hassan, Margaret Wood
New Hampshire · Apr 5, 2017
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Hirono, Mazie K.
Hawaii · Apr 5, 2017
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Klobuchar, Amy
Minnesota · Apr 5, 2017
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Murray, Patty
Washington · Apr 5, 2017
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Shaheen, Jeanne
New Hampshire · Apr 5, 2017
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Warren, Elizabeth
Massachusetts · Apr 5, 2017
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 847: Women's Suffrage Centennial Commission Act. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-847/
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"S. 847: Women's Suffrage Centennial Commission Act." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-847/.
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