Directing the Fine Arts Board to accept the gift of a portrait of Alice Paul for placement in the House of Representatives wing of the United States Capitol or an office building of the House, and directing the Architect of the Capitol to place the portrait in a suitable permanent location.

IV 116TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION H. RES. 178 Directing the Fine Arts Board to accept the gift of a portrait of Alice Paul for placement in the House of Representatives wing of the United States Capitol or an office building of the House, and directing the Architect of the Capitol to place the portrait in a suitable permanent location. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES MARCH 5, 2019 Mr. NORCROSS submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on House Administration RESOLUTION Directing the Fine Arts Board to accept the gift of a portrait of Alice Paul for placement in the House of Representa- tives wing of the United States Capitol or an office building of the House, and directing the Architect of the Capitol to place the portrait in a suitable permanent location. Whereas Alice Paul was a leader in the women’s suffrage movement in the United States, worked for two years with the National American Woman Suffrage Associa- tion, cofounded the Congressional Union seeking a Fed- eral constitutional amendment for women’s suffrage, and in 1916, formed the National Woman’s Party; VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:37 Mar 06, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6300 E:\BILLS\HR178.IH HR178 pamtmann on DSKBFK8HB2PROD with BILLS 2 •HRES 178 IH Whereas, in 1920, Alice Paul was instrumental in the pas- sage and ratification of the 19th Amendment, which pro- hibited denying any citizen the right to vote on the basis of sex; Whereas, in 1923, Alice Paul penned the Equal Rights Amendment, which was introduced in every congressional term between 1923 and 1972; Whereas Alice Paul continued to advocate on behalf of women until her death on July 9, 1977; and Whereas Alice Paul was a driving force behind the attain- ment of women’s suffrage and the national movement to- ward equality for women: Now, therefore, be it Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 1 (1) directs the Fine Arts Board to accept the 2 gift of a portrait of Alice Paul for placement in the 3 House of Representatives wing of the United States 4 Capitol or an office building of the House; and 5 (2) directs the Architect of the Capitol to place 6 the portrait in a suitable permanent location. 7 Æ VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:37 Mar 06, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\HR178.IH HR178 pamtmann on DSKBFK8HB2PROD with BILLS