Honoring the life and legacy of the first woman to serve in the United States Congress, Jeannette Pickering Rankin, on the 100th anniversary of her swearing-in to Congress.

H. Res. 249 · 115th Congress · Apr 5, 2017 · Lineage

RESOLUTION

That the House of Representatives—

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recognizes the life and accomplishments of the first United States Congresswoman, Jeannette P. Rankin; and

(2)

commemorates 100 years of women serving in the United States Congress.

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Apr 5, 2017viewing Introduced in House Mrs. Brooks of Indiana (for herself, Ms. Jenkins of Kansas, Ms. Sánchez, Mr. Gowdy, Mrs. Bustos, Ms. Norton, Mrs. Lawrence, Mrs. Demings, Ms. Frankel of Florida, Ms. Jackson Lee, Ms. Granger, Mr. Mitchell, Mrs. Mimi Walters of California, Mrs. McMorris Rodgers, Ms. Lee, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Ms. Wasserman Schultz, Ms. Speier, Ms. Adams, Mrs. Beatty, Mrs. Radewagen, Ms. Stefanik, Ms. McSally, Ms. Herrera Beutler, Mrs. Hartzler, Mrs. Noem, Mr. Johnson of Ohio, Mr. Costello of Pennsylvania, Mr. Scalise, Mr. Carter of Georgia, Mrs. Comstock, Ms. Foxx, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, Mrs. Walorski, Mrs. Love, Mr. Meehan, Mr. Paulsen, Mr. Culberson, Mr. Renacci, Mr. Olson, Mr. Issa, Mr. Diaz-Balart, Mr. Kilmer, Mr. Conaway, Mr. Stewart, and Mrs. Roby) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on House Administration