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H.R. 755 (93rd)
A bill to amend the National Foundation on the Arts and Humanities Act of 1965 to provide for the Office of Poet Laureate of the United States.
Introduced
3 January 1973
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Status
Referred to House Committee on Education and Labor.
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21 July 2025
Summary
Establishes, under the National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities Act, the office of Poet Laureate of the United States. Provides that the Poet Laureate shall be appointed by the President for a term of five years and shall be a poet whose works reflect those qualities and attributes that are associated with the historical heritage, present achievement, and future potential of the United States.
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summary · EN · 3 January 1973
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/93rd-congress/house-bill/755
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/93/hr/755