Pennsylvania HR600: 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.

What the bill says

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.

From the introduced text, 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 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 …

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