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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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Session 5228: 1919-05-19 12:00:00

The first day of the first session of the Sixty-Sixth Congress

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Election of Officers of the House

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Resolved, That William Tyler Page, of the State of Maryland, be, and he is hereby, chosen Clerk of the House of Representatives ;

That Joseph G. Rodgers, of the State of Pennsylvania, be, and he is hereby, chosen Sergeant at Arms of the House of Representatives;

That Bert W. Kennedy, of the State of Michigan, be, and he is hereby, chosen Doorkeeper of the House of Representatives;

That Frank W. Collier, of the State of Wisconsin, be, and he is hereby, chosen Postmaster of the House of Representatives; and

That Rev. Henry N. Couden, of the State of Michigan, be, and he is hereby, chosen Chaplain of the House of Representatives.

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