Senate Passage of an Amendment Extending the Right of Suffrage to Women
6/4/1919
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This document shows that the resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution extending the right of suffrage to women (what would become the 19th amendment) passed in the Senate. The resolution had originated in the House of Representatives and passed in the House on May 21.
Once three-fourths of states (36 at that time) ratified the amendment, it was added to the Constitution. Tennessee became the 36th state to ratify it on August 18, 1920. Secretary of State Bainbridge Colby certified the ratification on August 26, 1920.
Once three-fourths of states (36 at that time) ratified the amendment, it was added to the Constitution. Tennessee became the 36th state to ratify it on August 18, 1920. Secretary of State Bainbridge Colby certified the ratification on August 26, 1920.
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Calendar No .1.66th CONGRESS,
1st Session.
H.J. RES. 1.
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
MAY 23, 1919
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Woman Suffrage.
May 28, 1919.
Reported by Mr. Watson, without amendment.
JOINT RESOLUTION
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution extending the right of suffrage to women.
Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled (two-thirds of each House concurring therein), That the following article is proposed as an amendment to the Constitution, which shall be valid to all intents and purposes as part of the Constitution when ratified by the legislatures of three-fourths of the several States.
"ARTICLE —
"The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States of by any State on account of sex.
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"Congress shall have power to enforce this article by appropriate legislation."
Passed the House of Representatives May 21, 1919.
Attest: WM TYLER PAGE, Clerk.
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CALENDAR NO. 1.
66TH CONGRESS,
1ST SESSION.
H. J. RES. 1.
JOINT RESOLUTION
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution extending the right of suffrage to women.
May 23, 1919.—Read twice and referred to the Committee on Woman Suffrage.
May 28, 1919.—Reported without amendment.
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6/3/19. Taken up on motion in a.m. hour. C.W.
6/3-6/4/19 [illegible] C.W.
No [illegible]
3 times
Passed
This primary source comes from the Records of the U.S. Senate.
National Archives Identifier: 28264933
Full Citation: H.J. Res. 1, Joint Resolution Proposing an Amendment to the Constitution Extending the Right of Suffrage to Women; 6/4/1919; Bills and Resolutions Originating in the House and Considered in the Senate during the 66th Congress; (SEN66A-C6); Bills and Resolutions Originating in the House and Considered in the Senate, 1789 - 2002; Records of the U.S. Senate, Record Group 46; National Archives Building, Washington, DC. [Online Version, https://www.docsteach.org/documents/document/senate-passage-19th-amendment, April 28, 2025]Rights: Public Domain, Free of Known Copyright Restrictions. Learn more on our privacy and legal page.