119th Congress · House bill · Last action Feb 27, 2025
H.Con.Res. 16In CommitteeCongress
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.
Sponsor: Rep. Boyle, Brendan F. (D-PA)28 cosponsorsIntroduced Feb 27, 2025
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Rep. Brendan Boyle (D-PA) sponsors this resolution to convene a joint session of Congress in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on July 2, 2026, to commemorate the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence. The resolution has 28 cosponsors split evenly between Democrats and Republicans.
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14 Democrats, 14 Republicans (of 28 shown).
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All 28 cosponsors
14 Democrats · 14 Republicans
Democrats (14)
Evans, DwightPA-03
Scanlon, Mary GayPA-05
Dean, MadeleinePA-04
Houlahan, ChrissyPA-06
Lee, Summer L.PA-12
Bishop, Sanford D.GA-02
Davids, ShariceKS-03
Thompson, Bennie G.MS-02
Costa, JimCA-21
Kennedy, Timothy M.NY-26
McIver, LaMonicaNJ-10
Davis, Donald G.NC-01
Republicans (14)
Aderholt, Robert B.AL-04
Thompson, GlennPA-15
Mackenzie, RyanPA-07
Smucker, LloydPA-11
Kelly, MikePA-16
Meuser, DanielPA-09
Moore, Blake D.UT-01
Nunn, ZacharyIA-03
Bresnahan, RobertPA-08
Latta, Robert E.OH-05
Hill, J. FrenchAR-02
Kean, Thomas H.NJ-07
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