Congress would formally reaffirm the Declaration of Independence as one of the Organic Laws of the United States — the small set of foundational documents, predating or underlying the Constitution, that are recognized at the front of the U.S. Code. Timed to the 250th anniversary of American independence, it directs Congress to re-adopt the Declaration as the enduring charter of American sovereignty, natural rights, equal citizenship, and government by consent. The bill includes the full text of the Declaration of Independence. It does not create any new legal obligations, change any existing statute, or alter any rights.
Congressional Summary
Declaration of Independence Reaffirmation Act of 2026This bill reaffirms and readopts the Declaration of Independence as an organic law of the United States and as the enduring charter of American independence, national sovereignty, natural rights, equal citizenship, and government by consent. (Organic laws are the laws that form the original foundation of a government.)
Details
- Congress
- 119th
- Chamber
- Senate
- Status
- summarized
- Action
- Passed Senate
- Action Date
- 2026-06-18
- Date Added
- 2026-06-26
- Source
- Congress.gov →
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