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ND HCR3009

Concurrent Resolution

Official Source

Status

Passed

3/19/2019

Primary Sponsor

Shannon Roers Jones

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Origin

House of Representatives

66th Legislative Assembly

AI Summary

  • Recognizes the 100th anniversary of the ratification of the 19th Amendment to the United States Constitution, which granted women the right to vote
  • Acknowledges the women's rights movement beginning in Seneca Falls, New York in 1848 and the 72-year national campaign for voting rights that followed
  • Notes that North Dakota ratified the amendment on December 1, 1919, and that ratification was completed on August 18, 1920, when Tennessee approved it
  • Urges Congress to continue working to provide equal rights for women
  • Directs the Secretary of State to forward copies of the resolution to each member of the North Dakota Congressional Delegation

Legislative Description

A concurrent resolution recognizing the 100th anniversary of the ratification of the 19th Amendment to the United States Constitution, which provided women the right to vote, and urging Congress to continue working to provide equal rights to women.

Last Action

Filed with Secretary Of State 03/19

3/19/2019

Committee Referrals

Judiciary1/3/2019

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