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Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that Robert Burns was a true friend of the United States, that his work inspired the citizens of this Nation, as well as his native Scotland, and…

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Official title: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that Robert Burns was a true friend of the United States, that his work inspired the citizens of this Nation, as well as his native Scotland, and that the annual celebration of his birth is a tradition that transcends national boundaries, and as a result, should be observed in communities around the world.

Introduced: May 19, 2009 See on congress.gov
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Feb 13, 2009
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Feb 13, 2009
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 Latest action February 13, 2009

Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Expresses the sense of the House Representatives that the poet Robert Burns was a true friend of the United States, that his work inspired the citizens of this nation, as well as his native Scotland, and that the annual celebration of his birth is a tradition that transcends national boundaries, and as a result, should be observed.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 2 Republican 1
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Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · May 19, 2009
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McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · May 19, 2009
 R
Rogers, Harold
Kentucky · May 19, 2009
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Res. 169: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that Robert Burns was a true friend of the United States, that his work inspired the citizens of this Nation, as well as his native Scotland, and that the annual celebration of his birth is a tradition that transcends national boundaries, and as a result, should be observed in communities around the world.. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HRES-169/
MLA
"H. Res. 169: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that Robert Burns was a true friend of the United States, that his work inspired the citizens of this Nation, as well as his native Scotland, and that the annual celebration of his birth is a tradition that transcends national boundaries, and as a result, should be observed in communities around the world.." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HRES-169/.
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H. Res. 169, 111th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HRES-169/.
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[H. Res. 169: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that Robert Burns was a true friend of the United States, that his work inspired the citizens of this Nation, as well as his native Scotland, and that the annual celebration of his birth is a tradition that transcends national boundaries, and as a result, should be observed in communities around the world.](https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HRES-169/)
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