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Honoring Tracy K. Smith for her selection by the Librarian of Congress as the 22d Poet Laureate of the United States and recognizing her great accomplishments.

Introduced: April 27, 2018 Introduced by: Takano, Mark Democratic · California See on congress.gov
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Apr 27, 2018
Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
Apr 27, 2018
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Honors Tracy K. Smith for her selection by the Librarian of Congress as the 22nd Poet Laureate of the United States.

What's happening now April 27, 2018

Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 5
All 5 Democratic 5
D
Lofgren, Zoe
California · May 9, 2018
 D
Moore, Gwen
Wisconsin · Apr 27, 2018
 D
Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Apr 27, 2018
 D
Schiff, Adam B.
California · Apr 27, 2018
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Smith, Adam
Washington · Apr 27, 2018
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Res. 865: Honoring Tracy K. Smith for her selection by the Librarian of Congress as the 22d Poet Laureate of the United States and recognizing her great accomplishments.. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HRES-865/
MLA
"H. Res. 865: Honoring Tracy K. Smith for her selection by the Librarian of Congress as the 22d Poet Laureate of the United States and recognizing her great accomplishments.." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HRES-865/.
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H. Res. 865, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HRES-865/.
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[H. Res. 865: Honoring Tracy K. Smith for her selection by the Librarian of Congress as the 22d Poet Laureate of the United States and recognizing her great accomplishments.](https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HRES-865/)
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