[Congressional Bills 107th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3051 Introduced in House (IH)]







107th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 3051

 To designate ``God Bless America'' as the national hymn of the United 
                                States.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            October 5, 2001

 Mr. Green of Texas (for himself, Mr. Frost, Mr. Bonior, Mr. Bentsen, 
 Mr. Stenholm, Mr. Pascrell, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Hinojosa, Mr. Ortiz, Mr. 
 Cramer, Mr. Reyes, Mr. John, Mr. Turner, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. 
   Boehlert, Mr. Upton, Ms. McCarthy of Missouri, Ms. Eddie Bernice 
     Johnson of Texas, Ms. Carson of Indiana, Mr. Rodriguez, Mrs. 
 Napolitano, Mr. Baca, Mr. Watkins of Oklahoma, Mr. Wynn, Mr. Brown of 
Ohio, Mr. Boucher, Mr. Sawyer, Mr. Doyle, Mr. Holden, and Mr. Clement) 
 introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 
                           Government Reform

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                                 A BILL


 
 To designate ``God Bless America'' as the national hymn of the United 
                                States.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. NATIONAL HYMN.

    The composition consisting of the words and music known as ``God 
Bless America'' is designated as the national hymn of the United 
States.
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