MI HR0290

Commemorates the 100th anniversary of the Nineteenth Amendment's ratification on August 18, 1920, which granted all American women the right to vote.

Recognizes the Nineteenth Amendment as one of the most significant legislative decisions of the 20th century that transformed American politics and promoted voting equality.

Acknowledges U.S. Supreme Court decisions in Fairchild v. Hughes (1922) and Leser v. Garnett (1922) that upheld the constitutional establishment of the Nineteenth Amendment.

Honors the National Women's Party and women's political advocacy groups whose marches, demonstrations, hunger strikes, and campaigns successfully changed public opinion and secured presidential support for women's suffrage.