Pennsylvania HR 600: A Resolution authorizing the House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania to hold session on September 9, 2026, at 5:45 p.m., at Congress Hall in Philadelphia, in celebration of the momentous and historic occasion of the 250th anniversary of the Constitution of Pennsylvania and the United States Semiquincentennial.

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PRINTER'S NO. 3792
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE RESOLUTION
No. 600
Session of
2026
INTRODUCED BY BRADFORD AND TOPPER, JULY 23, 2026
ORIGINATED IN COMMITTEE ON RULES JULY 23, 2026
A RESOLUTION
Authorizing the House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of
Pennsylvania to hold session on September 9, 2026, at 5:45
p.m., at Congress Hall in Philadelphia, in celebration of the
momentous and historic occasion of the 250th anniversary of
the Constitution of Pennsylvania and the United States
Semiquincentennial.
WHEREAS, The first Constitution of Pennsylvania was drafted
by the Pennsylvania Provincial Conference at Carpenters' Hall in
Philadelphia and adopted on September 28, 1776; and
WHEREAS, The Constitution of Pennsylvania of 1776 established
a profound precedent by expanding voting rights to all tax-
paying freemen, eliminating restrictive property ownership
requirements and creating a strong Declaration of Rights that
predated the United States Bill of Rights; and
WHEREAS, The enduring legacy of Pennsylvania's constitutional
history continues to protect the inherent rights, public
education and free elections of all residents of this
Commonwealth; and
WHEREAS, From June 12 through 27, 1776, Thomas Jefferson
drafted the original rough draft of the Declaration of
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Independence, which was read in Congress on June 28, 1776; and
WHEREAS, From July 1 through 4, 1776, Congress debated and
revised the Declaration of Independence, and finally signed the
document on the morning of July 4, 1776, to formally sever
political ties between the 13 American colonies and Great
Britain, unite the colonies and announce their sovereignty and
gain support from foreign nations, particularly France; and
WHEREAS, Two hundred fifty years later, this country unites
to celebrate the creation of our nation's founding document and
the intrepid men who rose up against the great power of Britain
to assert their independence; therefore be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania be authorized to hold session on
September 9, 2026, at 5:45 p.m., at Congress Hall in
Philadelphia, in commemoration of the momentous and historic
occasion of the 250th anniversary of the Constitution of
Pennsylvania and the United States Semiquincentennial.
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