Pennsylvania legislation · 2025-2026 Regular Session
Pennsylvania HR589: A Resolution celebrating the momentous and historic occasion of the United States Semiquincentennial.
Status: Passed both chambers, September 9, 2026
What the bill says
A resolution Celebrating the momentous and historic occasion of the United States Semiquincentennial.
From the introduced text, July 22, 2026:
A RESOLUTION Celebrating the momentous and historic occasion of the United States Semiquincentennial. WHEREAS, The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania joins the rest of the nation in celebrating the momentous 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence; and WHEREAS, Following the passage of the Stamp Act in 1765, a series of unpopular British laws met with stiff opposition in the colonies, fueling a bitter struggle over whether Parliament had the right to tax colonists without the consent of the representative colonial governments; and WHEREAS, This struggle erupted into violence in 1770 when British troops killed five colonists and injured six others in the Boston Massacre; and WHEREAS, Three years later, outrage over the Tea Act of 1773 prompted colonists to board an East India Company ship in Boston Harbor and dump its cargo into the sea in the now-infamous Boston Tea Party; and WHEREAS, In response, Britain cracked down further with the Coercive Acts, going so far as to revoke the colonial charter of Massachusetts and close the port of Boston; and WHEREAS, Resistance to the Intolerable Acts, as they became known, led to the formation of the First Continental Congress in Philadelphia in 1774, which denounced "taxation without representation," but stopped short of demanding independence from Britain; and WHEREAS, When the first skirmishes of the Revolutionary War broke …
Sponsors
- Joanna McClinton (D, 191) · primary sponsor
- Matthew Bradford (D, 70)
- Jesse Topper (R, 78)
- Jeremy Shaffer (R, 28)
- Timothy Briggs (D, 149)
Latest actions
- : (Remarks see House Journal Page ), Sept. 9, 2026
- : Adopted, Sept. 9, 2026 (203-0)
- : Reported as committed, Sept. 8, 2026
- : Referred to TOURISM, RECREATION AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, July 22, 2026
Votes
- House Floor: HR589, RC 1352 (September 11, 2026): 203 yea, 0 nay, passed
- House Tourism, Recreation & Economic Development: Report Bill As Committed (August 19, 2026): 26 yea, 0 nay, passed
Common questions
- What is HR589?
- HR589 is a bill in the Pennsylvania Legislature (2025-2026 Regular Session): A Resolution celebrating the momentous and historic occasion of the United States Semiquincentennial.
- What does HR589 do?
- In its own words: A resolution Celebrating the momentous and historic occasion of the United States Semiquincentennial.
- What is the status of HR589?
- Passed both chambers as of September 9, 2026. Latest action: (Remarks see House Journal Page ), Sept. 9, 2026 (September 9, 2026).
- Who sponsored HR589?
- Joanna McClinton (D, 191), with 4 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HR589?
- On the Pennsylvania Legislature website: https://www.palegis.us/legislation/bills/2025/hr589
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