HJRES 68 · 117th Congress 2021–2023, ended

Amending title 36, United States Code, to direct the President to issue an annual proclamation establishing Democracy Day.

Introduced Jan 11, 2022 Originated House Sponsor Dean Phillips D-MN

Fact sheet Spreadsheet

Latest action · Jan 11, 2022 Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.

Progress

Where this resolution reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.

  1. IntroducedJan 11, 2022
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

This joint resolution directs the President to issue an annual proclamation designating a Democracy Day.

Cosponsors 72

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jan 11, 2022 to Aug 9, 2022; 57 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-VAAbigail Davis SpanbergerOriginalJan 11, 2022
D-TXAl GreenOriginalJan 11, 2022
D-NCAlma S. AdamsOriginalJan 11, 2022
D-INAndré CarsonOriginalJan 11, 2022
D-MIAndy LevinOriginalJan 11, 2022
D-MNBetty McCollumOriginalJan 11, 2022
D-ILBill FosterOriginalJan 11, 2022
D-ILBobby L. RushOriginalJan 11, 2022
D-NJBonnie Watson ColemanOriginalJan 11, 2022
D-CABrad ShermanOriginalJan 11, 2022
D-PABrendan F. BoyleOriginalJan 11, 2022
D-ILCheri BustosOriginalJan 11, 2022
D-TXColin Z. AllredOriginalJan 11, 2022
D-IACynthia AxneOriginalJan 11, 2022
D-ILDanny K. DavisOriginalJan 11, 2022
D-RIDavid N. CicillineOriginalJan 11, 2022
D-NJDonald M. Payne, Jr.OriginalJan 11, 2022
D-OREarl BlumenauerOriginalJan 11, 2022
D-DCEleanor Holmes NortonOriginalJan 11, 2022
D-CAEric SwalwellOriginalJan 11, 2022
D-NJFrank Pallone, Jr.OriginalJan 11, 2022
D-VAGerald E. ConnollyOriginalJan 11, 2022
D-MIHaley M. StevensOriginalJan 11, 2022
D-GAHenry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr.OriginalJan 11, 2022
D-CAJ. Luis CorreaOriginalJan 11, 2022
D-CTJahana HayesOriginalJan 11, 2022
D-NYJamaal BowmanOriginalJan 11, 2022
D-MAJames P. McGovernOriginalJan 11, 2022
D-ILJanice D. SchakowskyOriginalJan 11, 2022
D-COJason CrowOriginalJan 11, 2022
D-CAJerry McNerneyOriginalJan 11, 2022
D-CAJim CostaOriginalJan 11, 2022
D-CAJimmy PanettaOriginalJan 11, 2022
D-TXJoaquin CastroOriginalJan 11, 2022
D-COJoe NeguseOriginalJan 11, 2022
D-CTJohn B. LarsonOriginalJan 11, 2022
D-NJJosh GottheimerOriginalJan 11, 2022
D-DELisa Blunt RochesterOriginalJan 11, 2022
D-PAMadeleine DeanOriginalJan 11, 2022
D-ILMarie NewmanOriginalJan 11, 2022
D-CAMark DeSaulnierOriginalJan 11, 2022
D-GUMichael F. Q. San NicolasOriginalJan 11, 2022
D-ILMike QuigleyOriginalJan 11, 2022
D-NYMondaire JonesOriginalJan 11, 2022
D-GANikema WilliamsOriginalJan 11, 2022
D-CANorma J. TorresOriginalJan 11, 2022
D-VTPeter WelchOriginalJan 11, 2022
D-AZRaúl M. GrijalvaOriginalJan 11, 2022
D-CAScott H. PetersOriginalJan 11, 2022
D-MASeth MoultonOriginalJan 11, 2022
D-TXSheila Jackson LeeOriginalJan 11, 2022
D-TNSteve CohenOriginalJan 11, 2022
D-WASuzan K. DelBeneOriginalJan 11, 2022
D-NYThomas R. SuozziOriginalJan 11, 2022
D-NJTom MalinowskiOriginalJan 11, 2022
D-CATony CárdenasOriginalJan 11, 2022
D-TXVeronica EscobarOriginalJan 11, 2022
D-CARo KhannaFeb 4, 2022
D-FLDarren SotoJun 9, 2022
D-NYCarolyn B. MaloneyJun 13, 2022
D-NVDina TitusJun 13, 2022
D-TXSylvia R. GarciaJul 1, 2022
D-CAAlan S. LowenthalJul 13, 2022
D-PADwight EvansJul 13, 2022
D-NYGrace MengJul 13, 2022
D-CALucille Roybal-AllardJul 13, 2022
D-FLSheila Cherfilus-McCormickJul 13, 2022
D-CATed LieuJul 13, 2022
D-PAMichael F. DoyleJul 14, 2022
D-WAPramila JayapalJul 26, 2022
D-CASalud O. CarbajalJul 26, 2022
D-CAJudy ChuAug 9, 2022

Committees 1

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseOversight and Government Reform Committee
Referred Jan 11, 2022

Actions 2

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Jan 11, 2022Introduced in House
  2. Jan 11, 2022Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.

In the Congressional Record 1

Days the Record’s own index lists this resolution, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.

WhereIn the RecordMembersDate
HouseLists H43H.J. Res. 68—Jan 11, 2022

Research

What has been written about this resolution: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.

Constitutional authority

Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: Under Article I, Section 8, Clause 18, Congress has the power to make all Laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into Execution the foregoing Powers, and all other Powers vested by this Constitution in the Government of the United States, or in any Department or Officer thereof.

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 168, no. 7, January 11, 2022, page H43.

Related bills 1

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
HJRES 14Amending title 36, United States Code, to direct the President to issue an annual proclamation establishing Democracy Day.Reintroduced BillJan 10, 2023

Titles 1

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Official Title as Introduced
Amending title 36, United States Code, to direct the President to issue an annual proclamation establishing Democracy Day.

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Government Operations and Politics.

Text 1

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  1. Jan 11, 2022Introduced in House

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