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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.

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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.

117th Congress · introduced 2021-01-13 · Arts, Culture, Religion · Latest: Placed on the House Calendar, Calendar No. 81.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2021-01-13 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Clyburn, James E. [D-SC-6] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Placed on the House Calendar, Calendar No. 81. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

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Official title

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.

Plain 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.

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What does this mean? (plain words)

Official text

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.

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Clyburn, James E. [D-SC-6] · 44 cosponsors

Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: H.R. 301, A bill 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 (2022-05-17)

Cosponsors on this site

Pete Aguilar (D-CA), Frederica S. Wilson (D-FL), Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS), Ritchie Torres (D-NY), James P. McGovern (D-MA), Steven Horsford (D-NV), Sara Jacobs (D-CA), Rashida Tlaib (D-MI), Danny K. Davis (D-IL), Marc A. Veasey (D-TX), Thomas R. Suozzi (D-NY), Dwight Evans (D-PA), Greg Stanton (D-AZ), Haley M. Stevens (D-MI), Ted Lieu (D-CA), Ro Khanna (D-CA), Yvette D. Clarke (D-NY), André Carson (D-IN), Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL), Sharice Davids (D-KS), Steve Cohen (D-TN), Deborah K. Ross (D-NC), Darren Soto (D-FL), Donald Norcross (D-NJ), Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Terri A. Sewell (D-AL), Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (D-GA), Grace Meng (D-NY), Elissa Slotkin (D-MI), Madeleine Dean (D-PA), Hakeem S. Jeffries (D-NY), Nikema Williams (D-GA)

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Clyburn, James E. [D-SC-6] reported raising $1.7 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong117-hr301 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong117 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong117