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HR 1706 98th Congress House

A bill to designate the square dance as the national folk dance of the United States.

Introduced: September 26, 1983 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 28, 1984
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Mar 17, 1983
Referred to Subcommittee on Census and Population.
Feb 28, 1983
Referred to House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service.
Feb 28, 1983
Introduced in House
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 Latest action June 28, 1984

Subcommittee Hearings Held.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Designates the square dance as the national folk dance of the United States.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 1448 Identical bill A bill to designate the square dance as the national folk dance of the United States.
 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 11
All 11 Democratic 3 Republican 2
R
Rogers, Harold
Kentucky · Oct 3, 1983
 D
Wyden, Ron
Oregon · Oct 3, 1983
CRANE, PHILIP
· Sep 26, 1983
 D
Durbin, Richard J.
Illinois · Sep 26, 1983
 D
Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · Sep 26, 1983
 R
Smith, Christopher H.
New Jersey · Sep 26, 1983
BEREUTER, DOUGLAS
· May 24, 1983
TAUZIN, W.
· May 10, 1983
LIPINSKI, WILLIAM
· Apr 19, 1983
STENHOLM, CHARLES
· Apr 19, 1983
FROST, MARTIN
· Feb 28, 1983
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1706: A bill to designate the square dance as the national folk dance of the United States.. 98th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/98-HR-1706/
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"H.R. 1706: A bill to designate the square dance as the national folk dance of the United States.." 98th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/98-HR-1706/.
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