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HRES 642 114th Congress House Arts, Culture, Religion Performing arts

Recognizing magic as a rare and valuable art form and national treasure.

Introduced: March 14, 2016 Introduced by: Sessions, Pete Republican · Texas See on congress.gov
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Mar 14, 2016
Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
Mar 14, 2016
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Recognizes magic as a rare and valuable art form and national treasure.

Supports efforts to make certain that magic is preserved, understood, and promulgated.

What's happening now March 14, 2016

Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 10
All 10 Democratic 3 Republican 3
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Blackburn, Marsha
Tennessee · Jun 10, 2016
Harper, Gregg
· Jun 10, 2016
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Apr 26, 2016
 R
Amodei, Mark E.
Nevada · Apr 14, 2016
 D
Titus, Dina
Nevada · Mar 21, 2016
 D
Pocan, Mark
Wisconsin · Mar 15, 2016
Buck, Ken
· Mar 14, 2016
Dent, Charles
· Mar 14, 2016
Donovan, Daniel
· Mar 14, 2016
 R
Simpson, Michael K.
Idaho · Mar 14, 2016
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Res. 642: Recognizing magic as a rare and valuable art form and national treasure.. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HRES-642/
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"H. Res. 642: Recognizing magic as a rare and valuable art form and national treasure.." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HRES-642/.
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H. Res. 642, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HRES-642/.
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