Expressing the sense of Congress that any public rendition of "The Star-Spangled Banner" must be performed as written by Francis Scott Key, in English.

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] [Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H. Con. Res. 43 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. CON. RES. 43 Expressing the sense of Congress that any public rendition of ``The Star-Spangled Banner'' must be performed as written by Francis Scott Key, in English. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 10, 2025 Mrs. Bice (for herself, Mr. Rogers of Alabama, Mr. Moore of Alabama, Mr. Feenstra, Mr. Murphy, Mrs. Miller-Meeks, Mr. Downing, Mrs. Houchin, and Mr. Carter of Georgia) submitted the following concurrent resolution; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary _______________________________________________________________________ CONCURRENT RESOLUTION Expressing the sense of Congress that any public rendition of ``The Star-Spangled Banner'' must be performed as written by Francis Scott Key, in English. Whereas ``The Star-Spangled Banner'', written by Francis Scott Key in 1814, was designated as the national anthem of the United States by Congress in 1931; Whereas the lyrics of ``The Star-Spangled Banner'', as originally composed i…