A bill to establish the composition known as America the Beautiful as the national anthem.

Bill: 113-s-3020
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Harkin, Tom [D-IA]
Introduced: 2014-12-16
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Music

National symbols
Latest action: action_date: 2014-12-16
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Summaries:
action_date: 2014-12-16
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p>Designates the composition consisting of the words and music known as &quot;America the Beautiful&quot; as the national anthem. (Under current law, the composition known as the Star-Spangled Banner is recognized as the nation's national anthem.)</p>

tv_txt: II 113th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 3020 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES December 16, 2014 Mr. Harkin introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To establish the composition known as America the Beautiful as the national anthem.

1. National anthem (a) Findings Congress finds the following: (1) America the Beautiful is an anthem that far better represents the scope and majesty of the geography of the United States of America as well as the principles of freedom, liberty, fraternity, and progress that are the unifying beliefs of our democracy. (2) America the Beautiful enshrines the sacrifice of those who have given their lives to create and preserve our democracy. (3) America the Beautiful should replace the Star-Spangled Banner as the national anthem. (b) Amendment Section 301(a) of title 36, United States Code, is amended to read as follows: (a) Designation The composition consisting of the words and music known as America the Beautiful is the national anthem. .