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United States Nineteenth Amendment and Edmunds Tucker Act

The Nineteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution secured the right to vote to women.

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Resolution to the House of Representatives: President of the Senate Pro Tempore

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United States Nineteenth Amendment and Edmunds Tucker Act, Date: 07 Dec 1885, 12:00

Resolution to the House of Representatives: President of the Senate Pro Tempore

Resolution to the House of Representatives: Quorum of the Senate

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United States Nineteenth Amendment and Edmunds Tucker Act, Date: 07 Dec 1885, 12:00

Resolution to the House of Representatives: Quorum of the Senate

Notification to the President

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United States Nineteenth Amendment and Edmunds Tucker Act, Date: 07 Dec 1885, 12:00

Notification to the President

People: James H. Blount

Last decision:

United States Nineteenth Amendment and Edmunds Tucker Act, Date: 07 Dec 1885, 12:00

[Editor's Note: In the Resolution "Notification to the President" it is noted in the description that the creator of the Resolution, Mr. Blount, motioned for its adoption.] The resolution was adopted.

Notification to the House

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United States Nineteenth Amendment and Edmunds Tucker Act, Date: 06 Dec 1886, 12:00

Notification to the House

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United States Nineteenth Amendment and Edmunds Tucker Act, Date: 06 Dec 1886, 12:00

[Editor's Note: The message was heard in the House of Representatives and can be adopted in the platform.]

Committee to Wait Upon the President

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United States Nineteenth Amendment and Edmunds Tucker Act, Date: 06 Dec 1886, 12:00

Committee to Wait Upon the President

People: John H. Reagan

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United States Nineteenth Amendment and Edmunds Tucker Act, Date: 06 Dec 1886, 12:00

[Editor's Note: The committee to wait upon the president resolution was agreed to.]

Credentials of Henry Welles Rusk

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United States Nineteenth Amendment and Edmunds Tucker Act, Date: 06 Dec 1886, 12:00

Credentials of Henry Welles Rusk

People: Barnes Compton

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United States Nineteenth Amendment and Edmunds Tucker Act, Date: 06 Dec 1886, 12:00

Mr. RUSK appeared at the bar of the House, and was dilly qualified by taking the oath prescribed by law.

Daily Hours of Meeting

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United States Nineteenth Amendment and Edmunds Tucker Act, Date: 06 Dec 1886, 12:00

Daily Hours of Meeting

People: William S. Holman

Last decision:

United States Nineteenth Amendment and Edmunds Tucker Act, Date: 06 Dec 1886, 12:00

The resolution was agreed to.

Request for Conference Committee

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United States Nineteenth Amendment and Edmunds Tucker Act, Date: 14 Jan 1887, 12:00

Request for Conference Committee

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United States Nineteenth Amendment and Edmunds Tucker Act, Date: 14 Jan 1887, 12:00

[Editor's Note: The message was heard by the House of Representatives and it can be adopted in the platform.]

Request for Conference Committee

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United States Nineteenth Amendment and Edmunds Tucker Act, Date: 15 Jan 1887, 12:00

Request for Conference Committee

Mr. Mondell's List of Members Elect

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United States Nineteenth Amendment and Edmunds Tucker Act, Date: 19 May 1919, 12:00

Mr. Mondell's List of Members Elect

People: Franklin Wheeler Mondell

Last decision:

United States Nineteenth Amendment and Edmunds Tucker Act, Date: 19 May 1919, 12:00

[Editor's Note: We can conclude from the record that the list was accepted and read.]

Election of Officers of the House

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United States Nineteenth Amendment and Edmunds Tucker Act, Date: 19 May 1919, 12:00

Election of Officers of the House

People: Horace M. Towner

Last decision:

United States Nineteenth Amendment and Edmunds Tucker Act, Date: 19 May 1919, 12:00

The resolution was agreed to.

Minority Employees Resolution

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United States Nineteenth Amendment and Edmunds Tucker Act, Date: 19 May 1919, 12:00

Minority Employees Resolution

People: Champ Clark

Last decision:

United States Nineteenth Amendment and Edmunds Tucker Act, Date: 19 May 1919, 12:00

The SPEAKER. The question is on agreeing to the resolution. The question was taken, and the resolution was agreed to.

Message From the Senate

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United States Nineteenth Amendment and Edmunds Tucker Act, Date: 19 May 1919, 12:00

Message From the Senate

Last decision:

United States Nineteenth Amendment and Edmunds Tucker Act, Date: 19 May 1919, 12:00

[Editor's Note: The message was heard by the House of Representatives and can be adopted in the platform.]

Notification to the President

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United States Nineteenth Amendment and Edmunds Tucker Act, Date: 19 May 1919, 12:00

Notification to the President

People: James W. Good

Last decision:

United States Nineteenth Amendment and Edmunds Tucker Act, Date: 19 May 1919, 12:00

The SPEAKER. The question is on the adoption of the resolution. The question was taken, and the resolution was agreed to.

Representative Elect Berger

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United States Nineteenth Amendment and Edmunds Tucker Act, Date: 19 May 1919, 12:00

Representative Elect Berger

People: Frederick W. Dallinger

Last decision:

United States Nineteenth Amendment and Edmunds Tucker Act, Date: 19 May 1919, 12:00

The resolution was agreed to.

Committee to Notify the President

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United States Nineteenth Amendment and Edmunds Tucker Act, Date: 19 May 1919, 12:00

Committee to Notify the President

People: Franklin Wheeler Mondell Frederick H. Gillett

Last decision:

United States Nineteenth Amendment and Edmunds Tucker Act, Date: 19 May 1919, 12:00

The SPEAKER The question is on the adoption of the resolution. The resolution was agreed to. The SPEAKER. The Chair appoints Messrs. MONDELL, MANN, and CLARK of Missouri as members of the committee.

Mr. Campbell's Resolution

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United States Nineteenth Amendment and Edmunds Tucker Act, Date: 19 May 1919, 12:00

Mr. Campbell's Resolution

People: Philip P. Campbell

Last decision:

United States Nineteenth Amendment and Edmunds Tucker Act, Date: 19 May 1919, 12:00

The SPEAKER. The question is on the adoption of the resolution. The resolution was agreed to.

Assignments of the Majority Members to Standing Committees

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United States Nineteenth Amendment and Edmunds Tucker Act, Date: 19 May 1919, 12:00

Assignments of the Majority Members to Standing Committees

People: Franklin Wheeler Mondell

Daily Hour of Meeting

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United States Nineteenth Amendment and Edmunds Tucker Act, Date: 19 May 1919, 12:00

Daily Hour of Meeting

People: John Jacob Esch

Last decision:

United States Nineteenth Amendment and Edmunds Tucker Act, Date: 19 May 1919, 12:00

The resolution was agreed to.

Nomination for Minority Members for Committee on Woman Suffrage.

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United States Nineteenth Amendment and Edmunds Tucker Act, Date: 21 May 1919, 12:00

Nomination for Minority Members for Committee on Woman Suffrage.

People: Claude Kitchin

Last decision:

United States Nineteenth Amendment and Edmunds Tucker Act, Date: 21 May 1919, 12:00

The motion was agreed to.

S. 10 [Third Reading]

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United States Nineteenth Amendment and Edmunds Tucker Act, Date: 11 Jan 1886, 12:00

S. 10 [Third Reading]

S. 10: Report from Committee on the Judiciary

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United States Nineteenth Amendment and Edmunds Tucker Act, Date: 08 Jun 1886, 11:00

S. 10: Report from Committee on the Judiciary

People: William C. Oates

S. 10 [Committee on the Judiciary Substitute]

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United States Nineteenth Amendment and Edmunds Tucker Act, Date: 10 Jun 1886, 11:00

S. 10 [Committee on the Judiciary Substitute]

S. 10 Substitute

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United States Nineteenth Amendment and Edmunds Tucker Act, Date: 10 Jun 1886, 11:00

S. 10 Substitute

S. 10 [Committee on the Judiciary Report]

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United States Nineteenth Amendment and Edmunds Tucker Act, Date: 10 Jun 1886, 11:00

S. 10 [Committee on the Judiciary Report]

S. 10

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United States Nineteenth Amendment and Edmunds Tucker Act, Date: 10 Jun 1886, 11:00

S. 10

S. 10: Minority Report

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United States Nineteenth Amendment and Edmunds Tucker Act, Date: 05 Aug 1886, 11:00

S. 10: Minority Report

S. 10: Minority Report

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United States Nineteenth Amendment and Edmunds Tucker Act, Date: 05 Aug 1886, 11:00

S. 10: Minority Report

S. 10 [Committee on the Judiciary Report]

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United States Nineteenth Amendment and Edmunds Tucker Act, Date: 10 Jan 1887, 12:00

S. 10 [Committee on the Judiciary Report]

S. 10: Committee on the Judiciary Substitute

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United States Nineteenth Amendment and Edmunds Tucker Act, Date: 10 Jan 1887, 12:00

S. 10: Committee on the Judiciary Substitute

S.10: Committee on Rules Report

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United States Nineteenth Amendment and Edmunds Tucker Act, Date: 10 Jan 1887, 12:00

S.10: Committee on Rules Report

S. 10 [Committee on the Judiciary Report]

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United States Nineteenth Amendment and Edmunds Tucker Act, Date: 10 Jan 1887, 12:00

S. 10 [Committee on the Judiciary Report]

S. 10 [Conference Committee Report]

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United States Nineteenth Amendment and Edmunds Tucker Act, Date: 15 Feb 1887, 12:00

S. 10 [Conference Committee Report]

Detailed Statement of the Conferees of the House

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United States Nineteenth Amendment and Edmunds Tucker Act, Date: 15 Feb 1887, 12:00

Detailed Statement of the Conferees of the House

Message From the Senate

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United States Nineteenth Amendment and Edmunds Tucker Act, Date: 18 Feb 1887, 12:00

Message From the Senate

Notification to the Senate

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United States Nineteenth Amendment and Edmunds Tucker Act, Date: 07 Dec 1885, 12:00

Notification to the Senate

People: William R. Morrison

Last decision:

United States Nineteenth Amendment and Edmunds Tucker Act, Date: 07 Dec 1885, 12:00

[Editor's Note: In the Resolution "Notification to the Senate" it is noted in the description that the creator of the Resolution, Mr. Morrison, motioned for its adoption.] The resolution was adopted.

S. 10

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United States Nineteenth Amendment and Edmunds Tucker Act, Date: 11 Jan 1886, 12:00

S. 10

Notification to the Senate

Creator event:

United States Nineteenth Amendment and Edmunds Tucker Act, Date: 06 Dec 1886, 12:00

Notification to the Senate

People: William R. Morrison

Last decision:

United States Nineteenth Amendment and Edmunds Tucker Act, Date: 06 Dec 1886, 12:00

[Editor's Note: The notification to the senate resolution was agreed to.]

Resolution to Consider Senate bill No. 10

Creator event:

United States Nineteenth Amendment and Edmunds Tucker Act, Date: 07 Dec 1886, 12:00

Resolution to Consider Senate bill No. 10

People: John R. Tucker

Last decision:

United States Nineteenth Amendment and Edmunds Tucker Act, Date: 07 Dec 1886, 12:00

Mr. TUCKER submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Rules:

S. 10 Committee on the Judiciary Substitute

Creator event:

United States Nineteenth Amendment and Edmunds Tucker Act, Date: 10 Jan 1887, 12:00

S. 10 Committee on the Judiciary Substitute

S. 10

Creator event:

United States Nineteenth Amendment and Edmunds Tucker Act, Date: 15 Feb 1887, 12:00

S. 10

Last decision:

United States Nineteenth Amendment and Edmunds Tucker Act, Date: 17 Feb 1887, 12:00

The question was taken; and it was decided in the affirmative-yeas 202, nays 40, not voting 76; as follows: YEAS – 202. Adams, G.E. Adams, J. J. Allen, C. H. Anderson, J. A. Atkinson, Baker, Ballentine, Barksdale,...

(S. 10) to amend an act entitled "An act to amend section 5352 of the Revised Statutes of the United States, in reference to bigamy, and for other purposes," approved March 22, 1882

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United States Nineteenth Amendment and Edmunds Tucker Act, Date: 19 Feb 1887, 12:00

(S. 10) to amend an act entitled "An act to amend section 5352 of the Revised Statutes of the United States, in reference to bigamy, and for other purposes," approved March 22, 1882

Last decision:

United States Nineteenth Amendment and Edmunds Tucker Act, Date: 19 Feb 1887, 12:00

[Editor's Note: The record states that the bill was signed by the Speaker of the House. It is customary in the United States Congress that bills are signed by the Speaker and by the Vice President or President pro tempore of the Senate. We can conclude...

Notification to the Senate

Creator event:

United States Nineteenth Amendment and Edmunds Tucker Act, Date: 19 May 1919, 12:00

Notification to the Senate

People: Joseph W. Fordney

Last decision:

United States Nineteenth Amendment and Edmunds Tucker Act, Date: 19 May 1919, 12:00

The SPEAKER. The question is on the adoption of the resolution. The resolution was agreed to.

H. J. Res. 1

Creator event:

United States Nineteenth Amendment and Edmunds Tucker Act, Date: 19 May 1919, 12:00

H. J. Res. 1

People: James R. Mann

Last decision:

United States Nineteenth Amendment and Edmunds Tucker Act, Date: 19 May 1919, 12:00

...to the Committee on Woman Suffrage.

H.J. Res. 1 [Committee on Woman Suffrage Report]

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United States Nineteenth Amendment and Edmunds Tucker Act, Date: 20 May 1919, 00:00

H.J. Res. 1 [Committee on Woman Suffrage Report]

Last decision:

United States Nineteenth Amendment and Edmunds Tucker Act, Date: 21 May 1919, 12:00

[Editor's Note: The resolution was read into the Senate on May 23, 1919. While the resolution was adopted, it will be modeled as a refer proposal so that it can be considered by the Senate.] The SPEAKER. The gentleman from Illinois demands the yeas...