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HRES 696 114th Congress House

Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding jazz heritage in the United States.

Introduced: April 21, 2016 Introduced by: Cleaver, Emanuel Democratic · Missouri See on congress.gov
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Apr 21, 2016
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Apr 21, 2016
Introduced in House
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 Latest action April 21, 2016

Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Recognizes that New Orleans, Louisiana, should be officially proclaimed as "The Birthplace of Jazz," and Kansas City, Missouri, as "The Home of Jazz."

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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Res. 696: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding jazz heritage in the United States.. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HRES-696/
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"H. Res. 696: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding jazz heritage in the United States.." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HRES-696/.
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H. Res. 696, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HRES-696/.
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