Pennsylvania legislation · 2025-2026 Regular Session
Pennsylvania HR500: A Resolution designating the year of 2026 as the "80th Anniversary Year of the State YMCA of Pennsylvania Youth and Government Program" in Pennsylvania.
Status: In committee, July 22, 2026
What the bill says
A resolution Designating the year of 2026 as the "80th Anniversary Year of the State YMCA of Pennsylvania Youth and Government Program" in Pennsylvania.
From the introduced text, April 9, 2026:
A RESOLUTION Designating the year of 2026 as the "80th Anniversary Year of the State YMCA of Pennsylvania Youth and Government Program" in Pennsylvania. WHEREAS, It is self-evident that democracy requires an engaged citizenry and, as Plato famously wrote, "The price good men pay for indifference to public affairs is to be ruled by evil men"; and WHEREAS, It is our shared responsibility to maintain the health of our republic by continually empowering our youth to experience and understand civics; and WHEREAS, This Commonwealth is fortunate to have one of the most impactful programs for bringing democracy to life for young people through the State YMCA of Pennsylvania, located in Harrisburg, Dauphin County; and WHEREAS, In 1946, visionary leaders, including Lieutenant Governor Daniel B. Strickler, in collaboration with the State YMCA of Pennsylvania, launched a transformative program to engage middle and high school students in participatory civic education; and WHEREAS, This initiative, known as the Youth and Government Program, has shaped generations of creative thinkers and innovative leaders and is the only hands-on, multibranch government experience of its kind; and WHEREAS, Eighty percent of individuals who have participated in the Youth and Government Program report being actively engaged in civic life as adults; and WHEREAS, Guided by its enduring motto, "Democracy must be learned by each generation," the Youth and …
Sponsors
- Mehaffie III, Thomas L. (R, 106) · primary sponsor
- Justin Fleming (D, 105)
- Timothy Brennan (D, 29)
- Danilo Burgos (D, 197)
- T. Davis (D, 141)
- Robert FREEMAN (D, 136)
- Nancy Guenst (D, 152)
- Patrick Harkins (D, 1)
- Kristine Howard (D, 167)
- Tarik Khan (D, 194)
- Jeanne McNeill (D, 133)
- Ed Neilson (D, HD-174)
Latest actions
- : Laid on the table (Pursuant to House Rule 71), July 22, 2026
- : Reported as committed, June 10, 2026
- : Referred to STATE GOVERNMENT, April 9, 2026
Votes
- House State Government: Report Bill As Committed (June 10, 2026): 25 yea, 1 nay, passed
Subjects: STATE GOVERNMENT
Common questions
- What is HR500?
- HR500 is a bill in the Pennsylvania Legislature (2025-2026 Regular Session): A Resolution designating the year of 2026 as the "80th Anniversary Year of the State YMCA of Pennsylvania Youth and Government Program" in Pennsylvania.
- What does HR500 do?
- In its own words: A resolution Designating the year of 2026 as the "80th Anniversary Year of the State YMCA of Pennsylvania Youth and Government Program" in Pennsylvania.
- What is the status of HR500?
- In committee as of July 22, 2026. Latest action: Laid on the table (Pursuant to House Rule 71), July 22, 2026 (July 22, 2026).
- Who sponsored HR500?
- Mehaffie III, Thomas L. (R, 106), with 11 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HR500?
- On the Pennsylvania Legislature website: https://www.palegis.us/legislation/bills/2025/hr500
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