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THIRD READING
Bill No: AJR 30
Author: Liu (D), et al
Amended: As introduced
Vote: 21
WITHOUT REFERENCE TO COMMITTEE OR FILE
ASSEMBLY FLOOR : 72-0, 8/29/05 - See last page for vote
SUBJECT : Womens Equality Day
SOURCE : Author
DIGEST : This resolution memorializes the Congress and
the President of the United States to uphold protections of
womens equality and to encourage all Americans to
participate in the celebration of Women's Equality Day on
August 26, 2005, the 85th anniversary of the passage of the
Nineteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution,
which gave women the right to vote.
ANALYSIS : This resolution makes the following
legislative findings:
1. August 26, 2005, marks the 85th anniversary of passage
of the Nineteenth Amendment to the United States
Constitution and is Women's Equality Day, a day
deserving of celebration and special public
commendation.
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2. Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Lucretia Mott organized the
first Women's Rights Convention in 1848 in Seneca Falls,
New York, where 100 women and men from all walks of life
declared that "all men and women are created equal" and
called for universal women's suffrage.
3. Several generations of suffragists fought for the right
for women to vote and few early participants in this
massive civil rights movement lived to see the victory
in 1920.
4. On August 26, 1920, after a 72-year struggle, the
Nineteenth Amendment was added to the United States
Constitution, securing a woman's right to vote.
5. In 1971, the United States Congress designated August 26
as Women's Equality Day to commemorate the passage of
the Nineteenth Amendment to the United States
Constitution and as a reminder of the need for
continuing efforts for women to achieve full equality.
6. Since 1920, women have made tremendous gains in society,
including the right to vote, the right to be free from
discrimination in employment, and the right to equal
access to education, including sports.
7. Despite these gains, women still need to make great
strides in order to achieve civic, economic and social
equality.
8. Women still earn only 76 cents to every dollar earned by
a man, women disproportionately live in poverty, women
are more likely to be victims of domestic violence than
men, and female athletes have fewer participation
opportunities and far few dollars spent on women's
athletics than on men's athletics programs.
9. On August 26, 2005, Women's Equality Day and the
anniversary of the passage of the Nineteenth Amendment,
the women and men who have worked tirelessly to secure
equality for women are to be commended for what they
have achieved thus far and supported in their continued
efforts to champion the rights of women.
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This resolution memorializes the United States Congress and
the President of the United States to do all of the
following:
1. Dedicate themselves to upholding the current legal
protections of equality for women.
2. Continue to pioneer new protections of equality for
women until women achieve parity with men.
3. Encourage all Americans to participate in the national
celebration of Women's Equality Day in recognition of
the 85th anniversary of the Nineteenth Amendment to the
United States Constitution and its historic importance
in promoting women's rights.
FISCAL EFFECT : Fiscal Com.: No
ASSEMBLY FLOOR :
AYES: Aghazarian, Arambula, Baca, Bass, Benoit, Berg,
Bermudez, Blakeslee, Bogh, Calderon, Canciamilla, Chan,
Chavez, Chu, Cogdill, Cohn, Coto, Daucher, De La Torre,
Dymally, Evans, Frommer, Garcia, Goldberg, Hancock,
Harman, Jerome Horton, Shirley Horton, Houston, Huff,
Jones, Karnette, Keene, Klehs, Koretz, La Malfa, Laird,
Leno, Leslie, Levine, Lieber, Liu, Matthews, Maze,
McCarthy, Montanez, Mullin, Nakanishi, Nation, Nava,
Negrete McLeod, Niello, Oropeza, Parra, Plescia, Richman,
Ridley-Thomas, Sharon Runner, Ruskin, Saldana, Salinas,
Spitzer, Strickland, Torrico, Tran, Umberg, Vargas,
Villines, Wolk, Wyland, Yee, Nunez
NO VOTE RECORDED: DeVore, Emmerson, Haynes, La Suer,
Mountjoy, Pavley, Walters, Vacancy
AGB:mel 9/2/05 Senate Floor Analyses
SUPPORT/OPPOSITION: NONE RECEIVED
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