,,ib ,house ,calendar ,no4 #ha #aagth ,,congress #b;d ,session ,h4 ,r4 #cja ,report ,no4 #aag-ceh ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,january #ac1 #bjba,mr4 ,clyburn 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,lawson of ,florida1 ,mr4 ,aguilar1 ,ms4 ,wilson of ,florida1 ,mr4 ,butterfield1 ,ms4 ,bass1 ,mr4 ,thompson of ,mississippi1 ,mr4 ,torres of ,new ,york1 ,mr4 ,mc,govern1 ,mr4 ,horsford1 ,mr4 ,rush1 ,ms4 ,jacobs of ,california1 ,ms4 ,tlaib1 ,mrs4 ,luria1 ,ms4 ,johnson of ,texas1 ,mr4 ,danny ,k4 ,davis of ,illinois1 ,mr4 ,veasey1 ,mr4 ,suozzi1 ,mr4 ,evans1 ,ms4 ,lee of ,california1 ,mr4 ,stanton1 ,ms4 ,stevens1 ,mr4 ,lieu1 ,mr4 ,khanna1 ,ms4 ,clarke of ,new ,york1 ,mr4 ,carson1 ,ms4 ,wasserman ,schultz1 ,ms4 ,davids of ,kansas1 ,mr4 ,kilmer1 ,mr4 ,cohen1 ,ms4 ,ross1 ,mr4 ,pascrell1 ,mr4 ,soto1 ,mr4 ,norcross1 ,ms4 ,norton1 ,ms4 ,sewell1 ,mr4 ,bishop of ,georgia1 ,ms4 ,jackson ,lee1 ,ms4 ,meng1 and ,ms4 ,slotkin7 introduced the following bill2 which was referred to the ,committee on the ,judiciary ,june #g1 #bjbb;,additional sponsors3 ,ms4 ,bush1 ,ms4 ,dean1 ,mr4 ,jeffries1 ,mr4 ,san ,nicolas1 and ,ms4 ,williams of ,georgia ,june #g1 #bjbb,reported with an amendment1 referred to the ,house ,calendar1 and ordered to be printed,strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic,for text of introduced bill1 see copy of bill as introduced on ,january #ac1 #bjba ,a ,,bill ,to amend title #cf1 ,united ,states ,code1 to establish the composition known as ,lift ,every ,voice and ,sing as the national hymn of the ,united ,states4 #a4 ,findings ,congress finds the following3 7#a7 ,lift ,every ,voice and ,sing is a beloved hymn that is currently produced and distributed by approximately #dj religious publishing houses throughout the ,united ,states4 7#b7 ,lift ,every ,voice and ,sing is regularly sung at various religious services and choir performances at community and cultural events to commemorate the struggles that have accompanied our ,nation's pursuit of a more perfect ,union4 7#c7 ,james ,weldon ,johnson wrote the poem ,lift ,every ,voice and ,sing in #ahii to celebrate the anniversary of ,president ,abraham ,lincoln's birthday1 and his brother1 ,j4 ,rosamond ,johnson1 set the poem to music4 7#d7 ,lift ,every ,voice and ,sing was first performed on ,february #ab1 #aijj1 by a choir of #ejj school children from the ,stanton ,school in the ,johnsons' hometown of ,jacksonville1 ,florida1 where ,james ,weldon ,johnson served as the principal4 7#e7 ,in #aije1 ,booker ,t4 ,washington's recognition of ,lift ,every ,voice and ,sing helped to make it a very popular song in ,black communities throughout the ,united ,states4 7#f7 ,in #aijf1 ,president ,theodore ,roosevelt named ,james ,weldon ,johnson to diplomatic positions in ,venezuela and ,nicaragua1 and when he returned to the ,united ,states1 he became affiliated with the ,,naacp4 7#g7 ,in the #aibjs1 the ,,naacp chose ,lift ,every ,voice and ,sing as its official song and it was dubbed the ,black ,national anthem4 7#h7 ,in #aicd1 ,james ,weldon ,johnson1 a graduate of ,clark ,atlanta ,university1 became the first ,african-,american professor at ,new ,york ,university1 and later served in a similar capacity at ,fisk ,university in ,nashville1 ,tennessee4 7#i7 ,the lyrics of ,lift ,every ,voice and ,sing inspired the #af foot sculpture1 ,the ,harp created by the renowned artist ,augusta ,savage and commissioned by the #aici ,new ,york ,world's ,fair4 7#aj7 ,lift ,every ,voice and ,sing is sung at gatherings of the ,faith and ,politics ,institute1 whose bipartisan programs and pilgrimages include participation by ,members of ,congress1 and was co-chaired for many years by the late ,congressmen1 ,democrat ,john ,lewis and ,republican ,amo ,houghton1 both of whom transitioned in #bjbj4 #b4 ,national hymn 7a7 ,in general ,chapter #c of title #cf1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended by adding at the end the following3 #cjf4 ,national hymn ,the composition consisting of the words and music known as ,lift ,every ,voice and ,sing is designated as the national hymn of the ,united ,states4 4 7b7 ,clerical amendment ,the table of sections for chapter #c of title #cf1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended by adding at the end the following3 #cjf4 ,national hymn4 4 ,june #g1 #bjbb,reported with an amendment1 referred to the ,house ,calendar1 and ordered to be printed