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House joint resolution · 109th Congress · Public Law 109-49

Expressing the sense of Congress with respect to the establishment of an appropriate day for the commemoration of the women suffragists who fought for and won the right of women to vote in the United States.

H.J.Res. 59Introduced Jul 14, 2005Policy area: Commemorations

Became law on Aug 2, 2005.

Sponsor: Rep. Shelley Berkley D-NV
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Where it went

Latest action: Aug 2, 2005 — Became Public Law No: 109-49.

Vote results

No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).

Cosponsors

54 cosponsors — 4 Republicans, 50 Democrats

4 of 54 cosponsors (7%) are from the other party.

Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), Melissa Bean (D-IL), Sherwood Boehlert (R-NY), Madeleine Bordallo (D-GU), Corrine Brown (D-FL), Ginny Brown-Waite (R-FL), Lois Capps (D-CA), Michael Capuano (D-MA), Julia Carson (D-IN), Donna Christensen (D-VI), John Conyers (D-MI), Susan Davis (D-CA), Diana DeGette (D-CO), Rosa DeLauro (D-CT), Anna Eshoo (D-CA), Sam Farr (D-CA), Jane Harman (D-CA), Stephanie Herseth Sandlin (D-SD), Darlene Hooley (D-OR), Steve Israel (D-NY), Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX), Eddie Johnson (D-TX), Nancy Johnson (R-CT), Stephanie Jones (D-OH), Marcy Kaptur (D-OH), Carolyn Kilpatrick (D-MI), Barbara Lee (D-CA), Zoe Lofgren (D-CA), Nita Lowey (D-NY), Carolyn Maloney (D-NY) and 24 more.

More from the sponsor

Other 109th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Shelley Berkley.

Sponsor’s state and district

Nevada in Congress · NV-1 district

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Data as of Sep 27, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.