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MS HC27

Concurrent Resolution

Official Source

Status

Failed

4/1/2023

Primary Sponsor

Jill Ford

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Origin

House of Representatives

2023 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Designates September 2023 as Patriotic Education Month in Mississippi
  • Encourages citizens to celebrate American founding principles of liberty and equality during September, coinciding with the back-to-school month and the anniversary of the Constitution's signing on September 17, 1787
  • Calls for displaying the American flag at homes, businesses, workplaces, and social media throughout September as a symbol of unity, equality, solidarity, and hope
  • Affirms the Legislature's policy to encourage teaching children truthful and inspiring American history, including the achievements of figures such as George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Abraham Lincoln, Frederick Douglass, and Reverend Martin Luther King, Jr.
  • Directs that copies of the resolution be provided to members of the Capitol Press Corps

Legislative Description

Patriotic Education Month; designate the month of September 2023 as.

Last Action

Died In Committee

4/1/2023

Committee Referrals

Rules1/16/2023

Full Bill Text

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