United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 1706 (98th)
A bill to designate the square dance as the national folk dance of the United States.
Introduced
28 February 1983
Last action
28 June 1984 · Committee
Status
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Sponsors
Rep. Mineta, Norman Y. [D-CA-13], Rep. Panetta, Leon [D-CA-16], Rep. Barnard, Doug, Jr. [D-GA-10], Rep. Boner, William H. [D-TN-5], Rep. Bonker, Don [D-WA-3], Rep. Brooks, Jack B. [D-TX-9], Rep. Brown, George E., Jr. [D-CA-36], Rescom. Corrada, Baltasar [I-PR-At Large], Rep. Daub, Hal [R-NE-2], Rep. Dwyer, Bernard J. [D-NJ-6], Rep. Emerson, Bill [R-MO-8], Rep. Flippo, Ronnie G. [D-AL-5], Rep. Florio, James J. [D-NJ-1], Rep. Forsythe, Edwin B. [R-NJ-6], Rep. Frenzel, Bill [R-MN-3], Rep. Frost, Martin [D-TX-24], Rep. Hopkins, Larry J. [R-KY-6], Rep. Horton, Frank J. [R-NY-34], Rep. Hughes, William J. [D-NJ-2], Rep. Jeffords, James M. [R-VT-At Large], Rep. LaFalce, John J. [D-NY-36], Rep. Lagomarsino, Robert J. [R-CA-19], Rep. Lantos, Tom [D-CA-11], Rep. McHugh, Matthew F. [D-NY-27], Rep. Martinez, Matthew G. [D-CA-30], Rep. Matsui, Robert T. [D-CA-3], Rep. Montgomery, G. V. (Sonny) [D-MS-3], Rep. O'Brien, George M. [R-IL-17], Rep. Ratchford, William R. [D-CT-5], Sen. Reid, Harry [D-NV], Rep. Robinson, J. Kenneth [R-VA-7], Rep. Roe, Robert A. [D-NJ-8], Rep. Sharp, Philip R. [D-IN-10], Sen. Shelby, Richard C. [D-AL], Rep. Stangeland, Arlan [R-MN-7], Rep. Tallon, Robert M. (Robin) [D-SC-6], Rep. Vandergriff, Tommy J. [D-TX-26], Rep. Vento, Bruce F. [D-MN-4], Rep. Waxman, Henry A. [D-CA-24], Rep. Guarini, Frank J. [D-NJ-14], Rep. Daniel, W. C. (Dan) [D-VA-5], Rep. Morrison, Sid [R-WA-4], Rep. Fazio, Vic [D-CA-4], Rep. Stenholm, Charles W. [D-TX-17], Rep. Mazzoli, Romano L. [D-KY-3], Rep. Lipinski, William O. [D-IL-5], Rep. Shumway, Norman D. [R-CA-14], Rep. Zschau, Edwin V. W. [R-CA-12]
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Source updated
6 February 2024
Summary
Designates the square dance as the national folk dance of the United States.
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Timeline
28 February 1983
Introduced
Referred to House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service.
Source: IntroReferral
28 February 1983
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
28 February 1983
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
17 March 1983
Referred
Referred to Subcommittee on Census and Population.
Source: Committee
28 June 1984
Committee
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Source: Committee
Votes
No vote records are attached yet.
Versions
No version snapshots stored. Document URLs remain at the source.
Documents
1 official file
Introduced in House
summary · EN · 28 February 1983
Sponsors
- Rep. Mineta, Norman Y. [D-CA-13] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Panetta, Leon [D-CA-16] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Barnard, Doug, Jr. [D-GA-10] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Boner, William H. [D-TN-5] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Bonker, Don [D-WA-3] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Brooks, Jack B. [D-TX-9] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Brown, George E., Jr. [D-CA-36] · D · Sponsor
- Rescom. Corrada, Baltasar [I-PR-At Large] · I · Sponsor
- Rep. Daub, Hal [R-NE-2] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Dwyer, Bernard J. [D-NJ-6] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Emerson, Bill [R-MO-8] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Flippo, Ronnie G. [D-AL-5] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Florio, James J. [D-NJ-1] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Forsythe, Edwin B. [R-NJ-6] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Frenzel, Bill [R-MN-3] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Frost, Martin [D-TX-24] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Hopkins, Larry J. [R-KY-6] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Horton, Frank J. [R-NY-34] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Hughes, William J. [D-NJ-2] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Jeffords, James M. [R-VT-At Large] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. LaFalce, John J. [D-NY-36] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Lagomarsino, Robert J. [R-CA-19] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Lantos, Tom [D-CA-11] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. McHugh, Matthew F. [D-NY-27] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Martinez, Matthew G. [D-CA-30] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Matsui, Robert T. [D-CA-3] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Montgomery, G. V. (Sonny) [D-MS-3] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. O'Brien, George M. [R-IL-17] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Ratchford, William R. [D-CT-5] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Reid, Harry [D-NV] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Robinson, J. Kenneth [R-VA-7] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Roe, Robert A. [D-NJ-8] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Sharp, Philip R. [D-IN-10] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Shelby, Richard C. [D-AL] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Stangeland, Arlan [R-MN-7] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Tallon, Robert M. (Robin) [D-SC-6] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Vandergriff, Tommy J. [D-TX-26] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Vento, Bruce F. [D-MN-4] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Waxman, Henry A. [D-CA-24] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Guarini, Frank J. [D-NJ-14] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Daniel, W. C. (Dan) [D-VA-5] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Morrison, Sid [R-WA-4] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Fazio, Vic [D-CA-4] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Stenholm, Charles W. [D-TX-17] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Mazzoli, Romano L. [D-KY-3] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Lipinski, William O. [D-IL-5] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Shumway, Norman D. [R-CA-14] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Zschau, Edwin V. W. [R-CA-12] · R · Cosponsor
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/98th-congress/house-bill/1706
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/98/hr/1706
- us · 98-hr-1706 · source updated 6 February 2024