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,ms4 ,bass1 ,mr4 ,?ompson (             
,mississippi1 ,mr4 ,torres ( ,new ,york1
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,mr4 ,evans1 ,ms4 ,lee ( ,cali=nia1 ,mr4
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,khanna1 ,ms4 ,cl>ke ( ,new ,york1 ,mr4 
,c>son1 ,ms4 ,wass]man ,s*ultz1 ,ms4    
,davids ( ,kansas1 ,mr4 ,kilm]1 ,mr4    
,coh51 ,ms4 ,ross1 ,mr4 ,pascrell1 ,mr4 
,soto1 ,mr4 ,norcross1 ,ms4 ,norton1    
,ms4 ,sewell1 ,mr4 ,bi%op ( ,georgia1   
,ms4 ,jackson ,lee1 ,ms4 ,m5g1 & ,ms4   
,slotk97 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ! ,judici>y   

,june #g1 #bjbb;,additional sponsors3   
,ms4 ,bu%1 ,ms4 ,dean1 ,mr4 ,jeffries1  
,mr4 ,san ,nicolas1 & ,ms4 ,williams (  
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! enact+ clause & ins]t ! "p pr9t$ 9    
italic,for text ( introduc$ bill1 see   
copy ( bill z introduc$ on ,janu>y #ac1 
#bjba  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d title #cf1   
,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 to e/abli% !       
composition kn[n z ,lift ,e ,voice & ,s+
 z ! national hymn ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates4   
#a4 ,f9d+s ,congress f9ds ! foll[+3 7#a7
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t is curr5tly produc$ & di/ribut$ by    
approximately #dj religi\s publi%+ h\ses
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religi\s s]vices & *oir p]=mances at    
community & cultural ev5ts to           
commemorate ! /ruggles t h accompani$   
our ,nation's pursuit ( a m p]fect      
,union4  7#c7 ,james ,weldon ,johnson   
wrote ! poem ,lift ,e ,voice & ,s+ 9    

#ahii to celebrate ! anniv]s>y (        
,presid5t ,abraham ,l9coln's bir?day1 & 
8 bro!r1 ,j4 ,rosamond ,johnson1 set !  
poem to music4  7#d7 ,lift ,e ,voice &  
,s+ 0 fir/ p]=m$ on ,febru>y #ab1 #aijj1
 by a *oir ( #ejj s*ool *ildr5 f !      
,/anton ,s*ool 9 ! ,johnsons' homet[n ( 
,jacksonville1 ,florida1 :]e ,james     
,weldon ,johnson s]v$ z ! pr9cipal4     
7#e7 ,9 #aije1 ,book] ,t4 ,wa%+ton's    
recognition ( ,lift ,e ,voice & ,s+     
help$ to make x a v popul> song 9 ,black
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7#f7 ,9 #aijf1 ,presid5t ,!odore        
,roosevelt nam$ ,james ,weldon ,johnson 
to diplomatic positions 9 ,v5ezuela &   
,nic>agua1 & :5 he return$ to ! ,unit$  
,/ates1 he became affiliat$ ) ! ,,naacp4
  7#g7 ,9 ! #aibjs1 ! ,,naacp *ose ,lift
 ,e ,voice & ,s+ z its (ficial song & x 
0 dubb$ ! ,black ,national an!m4  7#h7  
,9 #aicd1 ,james ,weldon ,johnson1 a    
graduate ( ,cl>k ,atlanta ,univ]sity1   
became ! fir/ ,african-,am]ican pr(essor
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 a simil> capacity at ,fisk ,univ]sity 9
 ,na%ville1 ,t5nessee4  7#i7 ,! lyrics (
 ,lift ,e ,voice & ,s+ inspir$ ! #af    
foot sculpture1 ,! ,h>p creat$ by !     
r5[n$ arti/ ,augu/a ,savage &           
commission$ by ! #aici ,new ,york ,_w's 
,fair4  7#aj7 ,lift ,e ,voice & ,s+ is  
sung at ga!r+s ( ! ,fai? & ,politics    
,in/itute1 ^: bip>tisan programs &      
pilgrimages include p>ticipation by     
,memb]s ( ,congress1 & 0 co-*air$ = _m  
ye>s by ! late ,congressm51 ,democrat   
,john ,lewis & ,republican ,amo         
,h\ghton1 bo? ( :om transition$ 9 #bjbj4
  #b4 ,national hymn  7a7 ,9 g5]al      
,*apt] #c ( title #cf1 ,unit$ ,/ates    
,code1 is am5d$ by add+ at ! end !      
foll[+3  #cjf4 ,national hymn ,!        
composition consi/+ ( ! words & music   
kn[n z ,lift ,e ,voice & ,s+ is         
designat$ z ! national hymn ( ! ,unit$  
,/ates4  4  7b7 ,cl]ical am5dm5t ,!     
table ( sections = *apt] #c ( title #cf1
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at ! end ! foll[+3  #cjf4 ,national     

hymn4  4  ,june #g1 #bjbb,report$ ) an  
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