Pennsylvania legislation · 2025-2026 Regular Session
Pennsylvania HR559: A Resolution designating June 10, 2026, as "National Guard and Veterans Day" in Pennsylvania.
Status: Passed both chambers, June 10, 2026
What the bill says
A resolution Designating June 10, 2026, as "National Guard and Veterans Day" in Pennsylvania.
From the introduced text, June 8, 2026:
A RESOLUTION Designating June 10, 2026, as "National Guard and Veterans Day" in Pennsylvania. WHEREAS, In 1747, Benjamin Franklin organized the Associators in Philadelphia; and WHEREAS, Units of the Pennsylvania National Guard trace their lineage to the first Associators; and WHEREAS, In 1755, the General Assembly of the Province of Pennsylvania received a great number of petitions from the several counties of the province "setting forth, That the Petitioners are very willing to defend themselves and their Country, and desirous of being formed into regular Bodies for that Purpose, instructed and disciplined under proper Officers, with suitable and legal Authority"; and WHEREAS, In response to these petitions, the representatives of the Province of Pennsylvania, meeting in General Assembly, passed this Commonwealth's first militia law on November 25, 1755; and WHEREAS, The Militia Act, passed "for the better Ordering and Regulating such as are willing and desirous to be united for Military Purposes within this Province," created the volunteer militia and laid the legal foundation for the militia and the Pennsylvania National Guard; and WHEREAS, Enactment of the Militia Act marked the beginning of 271 years of cooperation and support from the General Assembly for the Pennsylvania Militia, the Pennsylvania National Guard and the soldiers and airmen who proudly serve this Commonwealth and this nation; and WHEREAS, In war and in …
Sponsors
- Jared Solomon (D, 202) · primary sponsor
- Mark Gillen (R, 128)
- Christopher Pielli (D, 156)
- Marc Anderson (R, 92)
- Robert KAUFFMAN (R, 089)
- Andre Carroll (D, 201)
- Manuel Guzman (D, 127)
- Arvind Venkat (D, 30)
- Tarah Probst (D, 189)
- Kristine Howard (D, 167)
- Mike Jones (R, 93)
- Joseph Hamm (R, 84)
Latest actions
- : (Remarks see House Journal Page ), June 10, 2026
- : Adopted, June 10, 2026 (202-0)
- : Reported as committed, June 10, 2026
- : Referred to VETERANS AFFAIRS AND EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS, June 8, 2026
Votes
- House Veterans Affairs & Emergency Preparedness: Report Bill As Committed (June 10, 2026): 26 yea, 0 nay, passed
- House Floor: HR0559, RC 1147 (June 10, 2026): 202 yea, 0 nay, passed
Common questions
- What is HR559?
- HR559 is a bill in the Pennsylvania Legislature (2025-2026 Regular Session): A Resolution designating June 10, 2026, as "National Guard and Veterans Day" in Pennsylvania.
- What does HR559 do?
- In its own words: A resolution Designating June 10, 2026, as "National Guard and Veterans Day" in Pennsylvania.
- What is the status of HR559?
- Passed both chambers as of June 10, 2026. Latest action: (Remarks see House Journal Page ), June 10, 2026 (June 10, 2026).
- Who sponsored HR559?
- Jared Solomon (D, 202), with 11 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HR559?
- On the Pennsylvania Legislature website: https://www.palegis.us/legislation/bills/2025/hr559
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