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House resolution · 109th Congress · Did not become law

Affirming that statements of national unity, including the National Anthem, should be recited or sung in English.

H.Res. 793Introduced May 2, 2006Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Sponsor: Rep. Jim Ryun R-KS
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Where it went

Latest action: May 2, 2006 — Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Vote results

No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).

Cosponsors

31 cosponsors — 29 Republicans, 2 Democrats

2 of 31 cosponsors (6%) are from the other party.

Robert Aderholt (R-AL), W. Akin (R-MO), Spencer Bachus (R-AL), Richard Baker (R-LA), J. Barrett (R-SC), Ginny Brown-Waite (R-FL), Dan Burton (R-IN), Jo Ann Davis (R-VA), David Dreier (R-CA), John Duncan (R-TN), J. Forbes (R-VA), Harold Ford (D-TN), Virginia Foxx (R-NC), Phil Gingrey (R-GA), Virgil Goode (R-VA), Sam Johnson (R-TX), Mark Kennedy (R-MN), Peter King (R-NY), Kenny Marchant (R-TX), Patrick McHenry (R-NC), Gary Miller (R-CA), Jeff Miller (R-FL), Sue Myrick (R-NC), Randy Neugebauer (R-TX), Charles Norwood (R-GA), Mike Pence (R-IN), Todd Platts (R-PA), Ted Poe (R-TX), Mike Rogers (R-AL), Michael Sodrel (R-IN) and 1 more.

More from the sponsor

Other 109th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Jim Ryun.

Sponsor’s state and district

Kansas in Congress · KS-2 district

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Data as of Sep 27, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.