HR 301
117th Congress
House
To amend title 36, United States Code, to establish the composition known as "Lift Every Voice and Sing" as the national hymn of the United States.
Everywhere this bill has been
8 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 7, 2022
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 117-358.
Jun 7, 2022
Placed on the House Calendar, Calendar No. 81.
Apr 6, 2022
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 26 - 11.
Apr 6, 2022
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Apr 6, 2022
Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties Discharged.
Mar 5, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
Jan 13, 2021
Introduced in House
Jan 13, 2021
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Ask about this bill
Have a question about what this bill does? Ask in plain English; the answer is drawn from the bill's actual text and official record, and it'll tell you when something isn't in the text rather than guess.
Latest action
Placed on the House Calendar, Calendar No. 81.
Plain-English summary
This bill designates the composition consisting of the words and music known as Lift Every Voice and Sing as the national hymn of the United States.
Bill text
2 versions
- Introduced in House Formatted Text PDF Formatted XML
- Reported in House Formatted Text PDF Formatted XML
Committees of jurisdiction
2
Cosponsors
43
D
Williams, Nikema
D
Jeffries, Hakeem S.
D
Dean, Madeleine
Bush, Cori
D
Aguilar, Pete
Bass, Karen
D
Bishop, Sanford D.
Butterfield, G. K.
D
Carson, André
D
Clarke, Yvette D.
D
Cohen, Steve
D
Davids, Sharice
D
Davis, Danny K.
D
Evans, Dwight
D
Horsford, Steven
Jackson Lee, Sheila
D
Jacobs, Sara
JOHNSON, EDDIE
D
Khanna, Ro
Kilmer, Derek
Lawson, Al
Lee, Barbara
D
Lieu, Ted
Luria, Elaine
D
McGovern, James P.
D
Meng, Grace
D
Norcross, Donald
D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
Pascrell, Bill
D
Ross, Deborah K.
RUSH, BOBBY
D
Sewell, Terri A.
D
Slotkin, Elissa
D
Soto, Darren
D
Stanton, Greg
D
Stevens, Haley M.
D
Suozzi, Thomas R.
D
Thompson, Bennie G.
D
Tlaib, Rashida
D
Torres, Ritchie
D
Veasey, Marc A.
D
Wasserman Schultz, Debbie
D
Wilson, Frederica S.
Cite this page
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 301: To amend title 36, United States Code, to establish the composition known as "Lift Every Voice and Sing" as the national hymn of the United States.. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-301/
"H.R. 301: To amend title 36, United States Code, to establish the composition known as "Lift Every Voice and Sing" as the national hymn of the United States.." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-301/.
H.R. 301, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-301/.
[H.R. 301: To amend title 36, United States Code, to establish the composition known as "Lift Every Voice and Sing" as the national hymn of the United States.](https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-301/)