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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.

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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.

117th Congress · introduced 2022-01-11 · Government Operations and Politics · Latest: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2022-01-11 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Phillips, Dean [D-MN-3] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title

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

Plain summary

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

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Official text

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

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Phillips, Dean [D-MN-3] · 72 cosponsors

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Cosponsors on this site

Jason Crow (D-CO), Alma S. Adams (D-NC), Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-DE), Joaquin Castro (D-TX), Steve Cohen (D-TN), Jim Costa (D-CA), Danny K. Davis (D-IL), Madeleine Dean (D-PA), Suzan K. DelBene (D-WA), Veronica Escobar (D-TX), Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ), Al Green (D-TX), Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. (D-GA), Betty McCollum (D-MN), Seth Moulton (D-MA), Joe Neguse (D-CO), Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Jimmy Panetta (D-CA), Mike Quigley (D-IL), Haley M. Stevens (D-MI), Thomas R. Suozzi (D-NY), Norma J. Torres (D-CA), Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-NJ), Peter Welch (D-VT), Nikema Williams (D-GA), Brendan F. Boyle (D-PA), Brad Sherman (D-CA), Mark DeSaulnier (D-CA), Scott H. Peters (D-CA), J. Luis Correa (D-CA), André Carson (D-IN), Jahana Hayes (D-CT), Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), John B. Larson (D-CT), James P. McGovern (D-MA), Janice D. Schakowsky (D-IL), Bill Foster (D-IL), Ro Khanna (D-CA), Darren Soto (D-FL) and 12 more.

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Words on this page, explained (1)
Joint resolution
In Texas, the type of measure the Legislature uses to propose a constitutional amendment (marked HJR or SJR). The governor does not sign or veto it; the voters decide. In Congress a joint resolution can also be used like a bill. In Florida, a joint resolution passed by three-fifths of the members of each chamber puts a constitutional amendment on the ballot.

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong117-hjres68 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong117 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong117