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H.J. Res. 68 117th Congress House

Amending title 36, United States Code, to direct the President to issue an annual proclamation establishing Democracy Day.

Introduced: January 11, 2022 See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.
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 Latest action January 11, 2022

Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

This joint resolution directs the President to issue an annual proclamation designating a Democracy Day.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 63
All 63 Democratic 47
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Chu, Judy
California · Aug 9, 2022
 D
Carbajal, Salud O.
California · Jul 26, 2022
 D
Jayapal, Pramila
Washington · Jul 26, 2022
DOYLE, MIKE
· Jul 14, 2022
 D
Evans, Dwight
Pennsylvania · Jul 13, 2022
 D
Lieu, Ted
California · Jul 13, 2022
Lowenthal, Alan
· Jul 13, 2022
 D
Meng, Grace
New York · Jul 13, 2022
ROYBAL-ALLARD, LUCILLE
· Jul 13, 2022
 D
Garcia, Sylvia R.
Texas · Jul 1, 2022
MALONEY, CAROLYN
· Jun 13, 2022
 D
Titus, Dina
Nevada · Jun 13, 2022
 D
Soto, Darren
Florida · Jun 9, 2022
 D
Khanna, Ro
California · Feb 4, 2022
 D
Adams, Alma S.
North Carolina · Jan 11, 2022
Axne, Cynthia
· Jan 11, 2022
 D
Blunt Rochester, Lisa
Delaware · Jan 11, 2022
 D
Boyle, Brendan F.
Pennsylvania · Jan 11, 2022
Bustos, Cheri
· Jan 11, 2022
Cárdenas, Tony
· Jan 11, 2022
 D
Carson, André
Indiana · Jan 11, 2022
 D
Castro, Joaquin
Texas · Jan 11, 2022
Cicilline, David
· Jan 11, 2022
 D
Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Jan 11, 2022
 D
Correa, J. Luis
California · Jan 11, 2022
 D
Costa, Jim
California · Jan 11, 2022
 D
Crow, Jason
Colorado · Jan 11, 2022
 D
Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · Jan 11, 2022
 D
Dean, Madeleine
Pennsylvania · Jan 11, 2022
 D
DelBene, Suzan K.
Washington · Jan 11, 2022
 D
DeSaulnier, Mark
California · Jan 11, 2022
 D
Escobar, Veronica
Texas · Jan 11, 2022
 D
Foster, Bill
Illinois · Jan 11, 2022
 D
Gottheimer, Josh
New Jersey · Jan 11, 2022
 D
Green, Al
Texas · Jan 11, 2022
 D
Hayes, Jahana
Connecticut · Jan 11, 2022
 D
Johnson, Henry C. "Hank"
Georgia · Jan 11, 2022
Jones, Mondaire
· Jan 11, 2022
 D
Larson, John B.
Connecticut · Jan 11, 2022
Levin, Andy
· Jan 11, 2022
Malinowski, Tom
· Jan 11, 2022
 D
McCollum, Betty
Minnesota · Jan 11, 2022
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Jan 11, 2022
McNerney, Jerry
· Jan 11, 2022
 D
Moulton, Seth
Massachusetts · Jan 11, 2022
 D
Neguse, Joe
Colorado · Jan 11, 2022
Newman, Marie
· Jan 11, 2022
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Jan 11, 2022
 D
Pallone, Frank
New Jersey · Jan 11, 2022
 D
Panetta, Jimmy
California · Jan 11, 2022
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.J. Res. 68: Amending title 36, United States Code, to direct the President to issue an annual proclamation establishing Democracy Day.. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HJRES-68/
MLA
"H.J. Res. 68: Amending title 36, United States Code, to direct the President to issue an annual proclamation establishing Democracy Day.." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HJRES-68/.
Bluebook (legal)
H.J. Res. 68, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HJRES-68/.
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[H.J. Res. 68: Amending title 36, United States Code, to direct the President to issue an annual proclamation establishing Democracy Day.](https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HJRES-68/)
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