By: Raymond, et al. (Senate Sponsor - Hall) H.B. No. 2703

(In the Senate - Received from the House May 8, 2025; May 8, 2025, read first time and referred to Committee on Administration; May 12, 2025, reported favorably by the following vote: Yeas 7, Nays 0; May 12, 2025, sent to printer.) Click here to see the committee vote

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to designating July as American Patriotism Month.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:

SECTION 1. Subchapter D, Chapter 662, Government Code, is amended by adding Section 662.117 to read as follows:

Sec. 662.117. AMERICAN PATRIOTISM MONTH. (a) July is American Patriotism Month to:

(1) celebrate the United States of America and honor the values and principles on which it was founded; and

(2) recognize:

(A) the brave patriots who fought for the right of self-governance in the American War of Independence and those who volunteered to serve this country in every conflict fought since the founding of this country;

(B) the founding fathers of the United States of America and the framers of the Constitution;

(C) the astronauts who won the space race and walked on the moon, and the people who supported them;

(D) the civil rights leaders and activists who risked their lives to fight for equal rights for all Americans; and

(E) the resilience, patriotism, and unity shown by the American people after the September 11, 2001, terror attacks.

(b) American Patriotism Month shall be regularly observed by appropriate ceremonies and activities that help citizens develop a sense of national pride and national identity.

SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this Act takes effect September 1, 2025.

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