,i  #aah? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #djjc  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,june #ab1 #bjbc ,mr4 
,wilson ( ,s\? ,c>ol9a 7= himself1 ,mr4 
,timmons1 ,mr4 ,fry1 ,ms4 ,mace1 ,mr4   
,norman1 & ,mr4 ,duncan7 introduc$ !    
foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to !          
,committee on ,h\se ,adm9i/ration1 & 9  
addition to ! ,committee on ,ov]sight & 
,acc\ntability1 = a p]iod to be         
subsequ5tly det]m9$ by ! ,speak]1 9 ea* 
case = consid]ation ( su* provisions z  
fall )9 ! jurisdiction ( ! committee    
conc]n$  ,a ,,bill  ,to prohibit any    
regulations on ! s++ ( ! ,national ,an!m
 on any ,f$]al prop]ty4  #a4 ,%ort title
 ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,let ,fre$om 
,s+ ,act4  #b4 ,f9d+s & purpose  7a7    
,f9d+s ,congress f9ds ! foll[+3  7#a7   
,s++ ( ! ,national ,an!m is an (ficially
 recogniz$ national unity ritual4       
,inspir$ by ! sight ( ! ,am]ican flag   
/ill wav+ at ,=t ,mc,henry aft] #be h\rs
 ( cont9ual bomb>dm5t by ,briti% =ces1  
,francis ,scott ,key wrote ! words ( !  

,/>-,spangl$ ,bann] 9 #ahad4 ,9 #aica1  
,congress decl>$ t ! ,/>-,spangl$ ,bann]
 is ! national an!m ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates 9 
section #cja ( title #cf1 ,unit$ ,/ates 
,code4  7#b7 ,recogniz+ t ! ,fir/       
,am5dm5t /ates ,congress %all make no   
law ''' abridg+ ! fre$om ( spee*4  7#c7 
,fur!r recognizes t s++ ! ,national     
,an!m is an ultimate demon/ration (     
fre$om ( spee*1 & any re/rictions plac$ 
^u s++ ! ,national ,an!m 9 a means t is 
non-disruptive w\ld be a violation ( !  
,fir/ ,am5dm5t4  7#d7 ,cont9ues t ,f$]al
 prop]ties su* z ! ,u4,s4 ,capitol %\ld 
be includ$ z traditional public =ums & t
 s++ ! ,national ,an!m 9 public spaces  
:i* does n int]f]e ) ! op]ation ( !     
,f$]al ,gov]nm5t's (ficial bus9ess %all 
n be view$ z a =m ( prote/4  7#e7       
,recognizes t specific spaces 9 ! ,u4,s4
 ,capitol su* z ,national ,/atu>y ,hall 
are a "p ( ! %>$ ,am]ican h]itage1 &    
access to ^! spaces = national unity    
rituals %all n be limit$1 z s++ !       
,national ,an!m is n a =m ( disruptive  

prote/4  7b7 ,purpose ,x is ! purpose ( 
?is ,act to protect & to pres]ve        
national unity & fre$om ( spee*         
gu>antee+ t ! "r to s+ ! ,national ,an!m
 9 f$]ally own$ public spaces su* z !   
,u4,s4 ,capitol %all n be re/rict$ = any
 purposes1 :5 ! actions d n int]f]e ) ! 
op]ation ( ! ,f$]al ,gov]nm5t4  #c4     
,prohibition  7a7 ,prohibition  7#a7    
,prohibits musical p]=mances f be+ li/$ 
z an activity requir+ p]mits f ,u4,s4   
,capitol ,police or ! ,s]geant at ,arms 
= activities 9 ! ,u4,s4 ,capitol4  7#b7 
,ov]rules ,d4,c4 ,code  #bb-acjg )      
exclusive reg>d to ! ,u4,s4 ,capitol to 
ensure t 9 public spaces )9 ! ,u4,s4    
,capitol1 specifically ,national ,/atu>y
 ,hall1 :]e x does n int]f]e ) ! fl[ (  
(ficial bus9ess x is lawful to s+ !     
,national ,an!m )\t prior au?orization  
be+ requir$ & t x %all n be consid]$ a  
=m ( unp]mitt$ prote/4  7#c7 ,places !  
sole discretion to limit musical        
p]=mances 9 ! ,capitol on ! ,speak] ( ! 
,h\se & ,presid5t ( ! ,s5ate1 to be     

ex]cis$ at a %>$ discretion only to     
p]mit (ficial bus9ess to cont9ue        
un9t]rupt$4