Maine legislation · 132nd Legislature
Maine HP1464: JOINT RESOLUTION RECOGNIZING THE LIFE AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF THE LATE UNITED STATES SENATOR MARGARET CHASE SMITH
Status: Introduced, February 3, 2026
What the bill says
From the introduced text:
STATE OF MAINE _____ IN THE YEAR OF OUR LORD TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-SIX _____ JOINT RESOLUTION RECOGNIZING THE LIFE AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF THE LATE UNITED STATES SENATOR MARGARET CHASE SMITH WHEREAS, in 1940, Margaret Chase Smith won a special election to the United States House of Representatives following the death of her husband, Representative Clyde Smith. She went on to win the general election in her own right just 3 months later and was re-elected for 3 additional terms over the next 8 years; and WHEREAS, in 1947, Representative Smith played a key role in getting the Nurse Corps Bill passed through Congress, granting women the opportunity to have permanent status in the United States military for the first time; and WHEREAS, Margaret Chase Smith was sworn into the United States Senate on January 3, 1949, becoming the first woman to be elected to both houses of Congress; and WHEREAS, in her Declaration of Conscience speech made on June 1, 1950, Senator Smith spoke out against the cruelty of McCarthyism and the "national feeling of fear and frustration" and called on her fellow Legislators to avoid hatred and character assassination and to honor the right to criticize, the right to hold unpopular beliefs, the right to protest and the right of independent thought; and WHEREAS, in 1954 and 1955, Senator …
Sponsors
- Allison Hepler (D, 49) · primary sponsor
- Amy Arata (R, 104)
- Victoria Doudera (D, 41)
- Lori Gramlich (D, 131)
- Nicole Grohoski (D, 7)
- Marianne Moore (R, 6)
- Laurie Osher (D, 25)
- Jennifer Poirier (R, 70)
- Shelley Rudnicki (R, 67)
Latest actions
- : READ and ADOPTED, in concurrence.
- : READ and ADOPTED.Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
Common questions
- What is HP1464?
- HP1464 is a bill in the Maine Legislature (132nd Legislature): JOINT RESOLUTION RECOGNIZING THE LIFE AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF THE LATE UNITED STATES SENATOR MARGARET CHASE SMITH.
- What is the status of HP1464?
- Introduced as of February 3, 2026. Latest action: READ and ADOPTED, in concurrence. (February 3, 2026).
- Who sponsored HP1464?
- Allison Hepler (D, 49), with 8 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HP1464?
- On the Maine Legislature website: https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=0&snum=132
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