Expressing support for designation of March 2023 as Music in Our Schools Month.
HRES 119 is a symbolic resolution expressing the U.S. House of Representatives' support for designating March 2023 as "Music in Our Schools Month." It highlights music's cultural importance, historical role in education, and documented benefits for student engagement and development. The resolution specifically notes inequitable access to music programs in underserved schools (including those in urban/rural areas, high-poverty districts, and majority-Black, Hispanic, or Native American communities). As a non-binding resolution, it does not create new policies, funding, or mandates - it solely serves to publicly recognize the value of music education.
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Feb 2023
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Introduced Feb 9, 2023
Last action Feb 9, 2023
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Feb 9, 2023
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Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
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Feb 9, 2023
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1 primary · 17 co-sponsors
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Nydia M. Velázquez
DDemocratic
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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
DDemocratic
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Barbara Lee
DDemocratic
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Bonnie Watson Coleman
DDemocratic
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Brian Higgins
DDemocratic
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David N. Cicilline
DDemocratic
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Deborah K. Ross
DDemocratic
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Dwight Evans
DDemocratic
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Jahana Hayes
DDemocratic
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Jamaal Bowman
DDemocratic
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James P. McGovern
DDemocratic
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