[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 532 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. RES. 532

Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding conduct 
               during a rendition of the National Anthem.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           September 25, 2017

 Mrs. Blackburn submitted the following resolution; which was referred 
                   to the Committee on the Judiciary

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                               RESOLUTION


 
Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding conduct 
               during a rendition of the National Anthem.

Whereas the composition consisting of the words and music known as the Star-
        Spangled Banner is the National Anthem of the United States;
Whereas the words of the Star-Spangled Banner were written by Francis Scott Key 
        after witnessing an American triumph over British military forces 
        attacking Fort McHenry, Baltimore, in September 1814; and
Whereas on March 3, 1931, the Star-Spangled Banner became the National Anthem of 
        the United States by resolution of Congress: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That it is the sense of the House of Representatives that 
appropriate conduct during a rendition of the National Anthem is 
codified in section 301(b) of title 36, United States Code, which 
specifies that persons present who are not in uniform or are not 
members of the Armed Forces or veterans ``should face the flag and 
stand at attention with their right hand over the heart''.
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