S. 4828 119th Congress Senate

Declaration of Independence Reaffirmation Act of 2026

Official title: A bill to reaffirm the Declaration of Independence as an Organic Law of the United States.

Introduced: June 18, 2026 Introduced by: Eric Schmitt Republican · Missouri See on congress.gov

Government Operations and Politics Due process and equal protectionHistorical and cultural resourcesRule of law and government transparencySovereignty, recognition, national governance and statusU.S. history

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Jun 23, 2026

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Jun 18, 2026

Introduced in the Senate, read twice, considered, read the third time, and passed without amendment by Unanimous Consent.

Jun 18, 2026

Passed/agreed to in Senate: Introduced in the Senate, read twice, considered, read the third time, and passed without amendment by Unanimous Consent.

Jun 18, 2026

Introduced in Senate

Jun 18, 2026

Introduced in the Senate, read twice, considered, read the third time, and passed without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S2917-2920; text: CR S2918-2920)

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Held at the desk.

Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Declaration of Independence Reaffirmation Act of 2026

This bill reaffirms and readopts the Declaration of Independence as an organic law of the United States and as the enduring charter of American independence, national sovereignty, natural rights, equal citizenship, and government by consent. (Organic laws are the laws that form the original foundation of a government.)

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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 4828: Declaration of Independence Reaffirmation Act of 2026. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-4828/

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"S. 4828: Declaration of Independence Reaffirmation Act of 2026." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-4828/.

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S. 4828, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-4828/.

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