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HR 645 108th Congress House

Promenade Act

Official title: To amend title 36, United States Code, to designate the square dance as the national folk dance.

Introduced: November 20, 2003 See on congress.gov
Commemorations Arts, Culture, ReligionEmblemsMusicSocial life and customs
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 6, 2003
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.
Feb 5, 2003
Introduced in House
Feb 5, 2003
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
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 Latest action March 6, 2003

Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Promenade Act - Designates the square dance as the national folk dance.
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 8
All 8 Democratic 2 Republican 4
D
Smith, Adam
Washington · Sep 13, 2004
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Dec 8, 2003
 R
Boozman, John
Arkansas · Nov 20, 2003
STENHOLM, CHARLES
· Nov 20, 2003
 R
Cole, Tom
Oklahoma · Oct 1, 2003
 R
Moran, Jerry
Kansas · Oct 1, 2003
 R
Simpson, Michael K.
Idaho · May 22, 2003
TANNER, JOHN
· May 22, 2003
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 645: Promenade Act. 108th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-645/
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"H.R. 645: Promenade Act." 108th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-645/.
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