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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.

Introduced: January 13, 2021 Introduced by: Clyburn, James E. Democratic · South Carolina See on congress.gov
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 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.
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 Latest action June 7, 2022

Placed on the House Calendar, Calendar No. 81.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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.

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Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 43
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Williams, Nikema
Georgia · Apr 19, 2021
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Jeffries, Hakeem S.
New York · Jan 21, 2021
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Dean, Madeleine
Pennsylvania · Jan 19, 2021
Bush, Cori
· Jan 15, 2021
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Aguilar, Pete
California · Jan 13, 2021
Bass, Karen
· Jan 13, 2021
D
Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · Jan 13, 2021
Butterfield, G. K.
· Jan 13, 2021
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Carson, André
Indiana · Jan 13, 2021
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Clarke, Yvette D.
New York · Jan 13, 2021
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Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Jan 13, 2021
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Davids, Sharice
Kansas · Jan 13, 2021
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Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · Jan 13, 2021
D
Evans, Dwight
Pennsylvania · Jan 13, 2021
D
Horsford, Steven
Nevada · Jan 13, 2021
Jackson Lee, Sheila
· Jan 13, 2021
D
Jacobs, Sara
California · Jan 13, 2021
JOHNSON, EDDIE
· Jan 13, 2021
D
Khanna, Ro
California · Jan 13, 2021
Kilmer, Derek
· Jan 13, 2021
Lawson, Al
· Jan 13, 2021
Lee, Barbara
· Jan 13, 2021
D
Lieu, Ted
California · Jan 13, 2021
Luria, Elaine
· Jan 13, 2021
D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Jan 13, 2021
D
Meng, Grace
New York · Jan 13, 2021
D
Norcross, Donald
New Jersey · Jan 13, 2021
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Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Jan 13, 2021
Pascrell, Bill
· Jan 13, 2021
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Ross, Deborah K.
North Carolina · Jan 13, 2021
RUSH, BOBBY
· Jan 13, 2021
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Sewell, Terri A.
Alabama · Jan 13, 2021
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Slotkin, Elissa
Michigan · Jan 13, 2021
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Soto, Darren
Florida · Jan 13, 2021
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Stanton, Greg
Arizona · Jan 13, 2021
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Stevens, Haley M.
Michigan · Jan 13, 2021
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Suozzi, Thomas R.
New York · Jan 13, 2021
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Thompson, Bennie G.
Mississippi · Jan 13, 2021
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Tlaib, Rashida
Michigan · Jan 13, 2021
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Torres, Ritchie
New York · Jan 13, 2021
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Veasey, Marc A.
Texas · Jan 13, 2021
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Wasserman Schultz, Debbie
Florida · Jan 13, 2021
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Wilson, Frederica S.
Florida · Jan 13, 2021
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APA
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/
MLA
"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/.
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H.R. 301, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-301/.
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[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/)
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