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Matt Van Epps (R-TN)

Declaration of Independence Reaffirmation Act of 2026

H.R. 9589 · House bill Government Operations and Politics

A Republican bill with 16 Republican cosponsors · See all 16 cosponsors

Last activity — Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

In committee

Introduced and handed to a committee in the chamber it started in.

The committee holds it, and most bills are never heard from again. A hearing or a committee vote would be news; silence is the usual outcome, and it kills the bill without anyone voting against it.

Its path through Congress

  1. Introduced
  2. In Committee

What this bill would do

The bill is titled the Declaration of Independence Reaffirmation Act of 2026. It officially recognizes the upcoming 250th anniversary of American independence. The legislation formally reaffirms and re-adopts the Declaration of Independence as an Organic Law of the United States. Furthermore, it explicitly writes out the full historical text of the Declaration of Independence within the body of the bill. Ultimately, the measure serves to honor foundational American principles like natural rights and government by consent.