S.CON.RES. 17 · 119TH CONGRESS

A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that any public rendition of "The Star-Spangled Banner" should be performed as written by Francis Scott Key, in English.

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This is a concurrent resolution. These resolutions do not become laws. They express a chamber’s position or govern congressional business; they do not require the president’s signature.

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