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H.R. 221: To amend title 5, United States Code, to modify the oath of office taken by individuals in the civil service or uniformed services, and of other purposes.

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About the bill

The proposal comes after many House Republicans filed a Supreme Court brief seeking to overturn the presidential election results in Donald Trump’s favor.

Context

You probably know that the president takes an oath of office, occurring at the inauguration every four years. But did you know that members of the House and Senate also take an oath too?

This one isn’t watched by most Americans on television like the presidential oath, so it isn’t nearly as famous, and the wording is a bit different. Provisions about defending the Constitution are present in both, but the congressional oath includes additional clauses about standing “against all enemies, foreign and domestic” and “that I take this obligation freely, without any mental reservation or purpose of evasion.”

In December 2020, 126 ...

Sponsor and status

Introduced
Jan 6, 2021
117th Congress (2021–2023)
Status

Introduced on Jan 6, 2021

This bill is in the first stage of the legislative process. It was introduced into Congress on January 6, 2021. It will typically be considered by committee next before it is possibly sent on to the House or Senate as a whole.

Sponsor

Anna Eshoo

Representative for California's 18th congressional district

Democrat

Text

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Source
Congress.gov

History

Dec 24, 2020
 
Earlier Version — Introduced

This activity took place on a related bill, H.R. 9048 (116th).
Jan 6, 2021
 
Introduced

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H.R. 221 is a bill in the United States Congress.

A bill must be passed by both the House and Senate in identical form and then be signed by the President to become law.

Bills numbers restart every two years. That means there are other bills with the number H.R. 221. This is the one from the 117th Congress.

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