HCONRES16Referred to Committee
Providing for a joint session of the Congress in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on Thursday, July 2, 2026, in honor of the semiquincentennial of the Declaration of Independence.
Introduced
In Committee
3
Passed One Chamber4
Passed Both5
Signed into Law119th
Congress
2025-02-27
Introduced
28
Cosponsors
HCONRES
ⓘType
Sponsor
Brendan F. Boyle
Democrat · PA · Representative
Votes with party: 96.8% (530 recorded votes)
Full profile: /officials/B001296
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Cosponsors (28)
Members who have signed on to support this bill since introduction. Source: Congress.gov.
- Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-NJ-12)Original· 2025-02-27
- Brian K. Fitzpatrick (R-PA-1)Original· 2025-02-27
- Chrissy Houlahan (D-PA-6)Original· 2025-02-27
- Christopher R. Deluzio (D-PA-17)Original· 2025-02-27
- Dwight Evans (D-PA-3)Original· 2025-02-27
- Glenn Thompson (R-PA-15)Original· 2025-02-27
- Lloyd Smucker (R-PA-11)Original· 2025-02-27
- Madeleine Dean (D-PA-4)Original· 2025-02-27
- Maria Elvira Salazar (R-FL-27)Original· 2025-02-27
- Mary Gay Scanlon (D-PA-5)Original· 2025-02-27
- Robert B. Aderholt (R-AL-4)Original· 2025-02-27
- Ryan Mackenzie (R-PA-7)Original· 2025-02-27
- Summer L. Lee (D-PA-12)Original· 2025-02-27
- Daniel Meuser (R-PA-9)· 2025-03-04
- Mike Kelly (R-PA-16)· 2025-03-04
- Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (D-GA-2)· 2025-03-04
- Sharice Davids (D-KS-3)· 2025-03-04
- Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS-2)· 2025-04-01
- Donald G. Davis (D-NC-1)· 2025-04-01
- Jim Costa (D-CA-21)· 2025-04-01
- LaMonica McIver (D-NJ-10)· 2025-04-01
- Timothy M. Kennedy (D-NY-26)· 2025-04-01
- Blake D. Moore (R-UT-1)· 2025-04-07
- Robert P. Bresnahan, Jr. (R-PA-8)· 2025-04-28
- Zachary Nunn (R-IA-3)· 2025-04-28
- Robert E. Latta (R-OH-5)· 2025-06-27
- J. French Hill (R-AR-2)· 2025-07-14
- Thomas H. Kean, Jr. (R-NJ-7)· 2026-03-30
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Committee Activity
Currently in
- House Committee on the JudiciaryReferred To · 2025-02-27
Previously
- Judiciary CommitteeReferred To · 2025-02-27
Plain-English Summary
Congress would hold a special joint session meeting in Philadelphia on July 2, 2026, to commemorate the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence. This would bring together members of the House and Senate for a ceremonial event marking this major milestone in American history. The proposal is currently being reviewed by the House Judiciary Committee.
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