About the bill
The song has gained more widespread attention after the NFL played it before all of its week 1 games.
Context
The U.S. has two official pieces of music. The Star-Spangled Banner has been the official national anthem since 1931, while The Stars and Stripes Forever has been the official national march since 1987. There is no official national hymn, a genre of music typically noted for its religious connotations.
Sometimes nicknamed “the black national anthem,” the hymn *Lift Every Voice and Sing *gained wider fame in September 2020 when the NFL played it before each of their week 1 football games in addition to the traditional The Star-Spangled Banner. The league said in a press release that the song would be played “In an ongoing effort to …
Sponsor and status
James “Jim” Clyburn
Sponsor. Representative for South Carolina's 6th congressional district. Democrat.
117th Congress (2021–2023)
This bill was introduced on April 6, 2022, in a previous session of Congress, but it did not receive a vote.
Although this bill was not enacted, its provisions could have become law by being included in another bill. It is common for legislative text to be introduced concurrently in multiple bills (called companion bills), re-introduced in subsequent sessions of Congress in new bills, or added to larger bills (sometimes called omnibus bills).
44 Cosponsors (44 Democrats)
Position statements
What legislators are saying
“Congressman Cohen Presides at a Hearing on the Examining the History and Importance of Lift Every Voice and Sing”
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Rep. Steve Cohen [D-TN9]
(Co-sponsor)
on Feb 4, 2022
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What stakeholders are saying
History
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Jan 13, 2021
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Introduced
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Mar 16, 2022
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Considered by House Committee on the Judiciary
A committee held a hearing or business meeting about the bill.
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Apr 5, 2022
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Considered by House Committee on the Judiciary
A committee held a hearing or business meeting about the bill.
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Apr 6, 2022
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Ordered Reported
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Jun 7, 2022
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Reported by House Committee on the Judiciary
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H.R. 301 (117th) was 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. 301. This is the one from the 117th Congress.
This bill was introduced in the 117th Congress, which met from Jan 3, 2021 to Jan 3, 2023. Legislation not passed by the end of a Congress is cleared from the books.
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