Pennsylvania legislation · 2025-2026 Regular Session
Pennsylvania HR658: A Resolution designating December 13, 2026, as the "390th Birthday of the National Guard" in Pennsylvania.
Status: In committee, October 20, 2026
What the bill says
A resolution Designating December 13, 2026, as the "390th Birthday of the National Guard" in Pennsylvania.
From the introduced text, October 15, 2026:
A RESOLUTION Designating December 13, 2026, as the "390th Birthday of the National Guard" in Pennsylvania. WHEREAS, The National Guard was assembled as the first organized militia of the United States in Boston, Massachusetts, through an act legislated by the Massachusetts General Court on December 13, 1636; and WHEREAS, The Massachusetts General Court declared that the colony's existing militia companies be organized into three and WHEREAS, Four current Army National Guard units descended from those original three regiments and remain the oldest units in the United States military; and WHEREAS, Citizens first assembled for military training in Salem, Massachusetts, during the spring of 1637, which became known as the "First Muster" of a militia regiment; and WHEREAS, The Pennsylvania National Guard was assembled as the first militia of this Commonwealth in Philadelphia when Ben Franklin established the Associators in 1747; and WHEREAS, During the 19th century, the term "National Guard" began to replace "militia" in honor of Marquis de Lafayette and the contributions of France's "Guarde Nacional de Paris" during the Revolutionary War; and WHEREAS, Pennsylvania's militia was redesignated as the "National Guard of Pennsylvania" on April 7, 1870; and WHEREAS, Throughout its history, the National Guard has expanded and organized into units in each of the 50 states, the District of Columbia, the Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico and Guam; …
Sponsors
- Jared Solomon (D, 202) · primary sponsor
- Joshua Bashline (R, 63)
- Joseph Hamm (R, 84)
- Joseph Kerwin (R, 125)
- Zachary Mako (R, 183)
- Timothy O'Neal (R, 48)
- Nancy Guenst (D, 152)
- Robert James (R, 64)
- Christopher Pielli (D, 156)
- Craig Staats (R, 145)
- Joseph Webster (D, 150)
- Marc Anderson (R, 92)
Latest actions
- : Reported as committed, Oct. 20, 2026
- : Referred to VETERANS AFFAIRS AND EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS, Oct. 15, 2026
Votes
- House Veterans Affairs & Emergency Preparedness: Report Bill As Committed (October 20, 2026): 26 yea, 0 nay, passed
Common questions
- What is HR658?
- HR658 is a bill in the Pennsylvania Legislature (2025-2026 Regular Session): A Resolution designating December 13, 2026, as the "390th Birthday of the National Guard" in Pennsylvania.
- What does HR658 do?
- In its own words: A resolution Designating December 13, 2026, as the "390th Birthday of the National Guard" in Pennsylvania.
- What is the status of HR658?
- In committee as of October 20, 2026. Latest action: Reported as committed, Oct. 20, 2026 (October 20, 2026).
- Who sponsored HR658?
- Jared Solomon (D, 202), with 11 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HR658?
- On the Pennsylvania Legislature website: https://www.palegis.us/legislation/bills/2025/hr658
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