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SRES 35 119th Congress Senate Government Operations and Politics Commemorative events and holidays Elections, voting, political campaign regulation State and local government operations Women's rights Wyoming

A resolution honoring the 100th anniversary of Nellie Tayloe Ross becoming the first female elected as the Governor of a State in the United States.

Introduced: January 24, 2025 Introduced by: Lummis, Cynthia M. Republican · Wyoming See on congress.gov
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text: CR S372)
Jan 24, 2025
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This resolution commemorates the legacy of Governor Nellie Tayloe Ross, the first female elected as a state governor in the United States. (Governor Ross was the 14th state governor of Wyoming, inaugurated on January 5, 1925.) The resolution celebrates the contributions of Governor Ross to the advancement of women in leadership positions and calls on U.S. citizens to observe January 2025 as the 100th anniversary of Governor Ross' pioneering spirit.

What's happening now January 24, 2025

Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text: CR S372)

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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). S. Res. 35: A resolution honoring the 100th anniversary of Nellie Tayloe Ross becoming the first female elected as the Governor of a State in the United States.. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-SRES-35/
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"S. Res. 35: A resolution honoring the 100th anniversary of Nellie Tayloe Ross becoming the first female elected as the Governor of a State in the United States.." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-SRES-35/.
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S. Res. 35, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-SRES-35/.
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[S. Res. 35: A resolution honoring the 100th anniversary of Nellie Tayloe Ross becoming the first female elected as the Governor of a State in the United States.](https://openamerica.io/bill/119-SRES-35/)
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