The United States on Monday marked the 105th anniversary of the 19th Amendment, which was ratified on Aug. 18, 1920 and bars the government from denying the vote on the basis of sex. Lawmakers from both parties used the occasion to honor suffragists such as Alice Paul and to underscore the amendment’s lasting impact on American democracy. Republicans including Sen. Tim Scott and the Republican Study Committee issued statements celebrating the historic expansion of the electorate. Democrats such as Representatives Dan Goldman and Sylvia Garcia also commemorated the milestone, while warning that modern efforts to restrict ballot access threaten the gains secured by the women’s suffrage movement. The amendment was adopted after Tennessee cast the decisive vote in 1920, capping a decades-long campaign that began with the Seneca Falls convention in 1848. It enfranchised millions of women and reshaped U.S. politics, a legacy that lawmakers said remains relevant as debates over election laws continue.