America the Beautiful is not the US national anthem

America The Beautiful is a more inclusive beautiful song more representative of our country, that is easier to remember and sing, as well as having a far better melody than the Star Spangled Banner.

They are all countries whose flags ... have a national anthem that at least mentions the name of our country? I hereby nominate "America the Beautiful"....

H.R.215 - 103rd Congress (1993-1994): To make ``America, the Beautiful'' the national anthem of the United States of America., H.R.215, 103rd Cong.

The composition consisting of the words and music known as The Star-Spangled Banner is designated the national anthem of the United States of America.

As codified in Title 36 of the U.S. Code, Congress has designated a national anthem ("The Star-Spangled Banner"), a national motto ("In God we trust"), a national floral emblem (the rose), a national march ("The Stars and Stripes Forever"), a national tree (oak), a national mammal (North American ...

In 1931 Congress officially designated the song as the national anthem. O say does that star spangled banner yet wave O’er the land of the free and the home of the brave? “Star-Spangled Banner,” National Anthem of the United States ... In April 1930 the House of Representatives passed a bill introduced by Representative John Linthicum of Maryland to make “The Star-Spangled Banner” the nation’s anthem. Despite critics who disliked the melody or felt the law unnecessary, the Senate passed the bill the following year, and President Herbert Hoover signed it into law on March 2, 1931...

An additional change was made to the wording of the third verse in 1913 to give us the version we know today. The song is considered by some to be the country’s unofficial national anthem. ... O beautiful for spacious skies, For amber waves of grain, For purple mountains majesties Above the ...

Written by a feminist poet who struggled with bouts of depression, the song is an aspirational counterpoint to "The Star-Spangled Banner" — calling on America to use its riches for the common good.

There are still occasional conversations as to whether the song Bates' lyrics, which is sometimes called the "unofficial national anthem," should be made the official national anthem.