Vermont legislation · 2025-2026 Session
Vermont HCR304: House concurrent resolution celebrating the State House display of Julian Scott’s Civil War masterpiece, The Fourth Vermont Form
Status: Passed both chambers, May 15, 2026
House concurrent resolution celebrating the State House display of Julian Scott’s Civil War masterpiece, The Fourth Vermont Forming Under Fire, and thanking those individuals who facilitated this historic artistic event
What the bill says
From the enrolled text, May 15, 2026:
R-362 Page 1 of 2 No. R-362. House concurrent resolution celebrating the State House display of Julian Scott's Civil War masterpiece, The Fourth Vermont Forming Under Fire, and thanking those individuals who facilitated this historic artistic event. (H.C.R.304) Offered by Representatives Page of Newport City, Bailey of Hyde Park, Noyes of Wolcott, and Stevens of Waterbury Offered by Senator Westman Whereas, the stunning Civil War painting The Fourth Vermont Forming Under Fire depicts the 1863 Chancellorsville Campaign (Virginia) rear guard action, under the overall leadership of Union Major General John Sedgwick of the Fourth Vermont Regiment, gallantly protecting the critical Sixth Corps, a contingent destined to play a major role in future battles, as both units crossed the Rappahannock River at Banks Ford (the Fourth being the last to cross), following a fierce confrontation with the Confederate troops under General Robert E. Lee, and Whereas, New York patent attorney and diplomat Edwin Stoughton commissioned Julian Scott, a Johnson native; teenage Civil War fifer, drummer, and medic; one of our nation's youngest Medal of Honor recipients; and the creator of the four other magnificent Civil War paintings, including the centerpiece, The First Vermont Brigade at the Battle of Cedar Creek, which, for decades, have adorned the Cedar Creek Room in the State House, to artistically salute Stoughton's nephews, the brothers Charles …
Sponsors
- Woodman Page (R, Orleans-2) · primary sponsor
- Richard Bailey (R, Lamoille-2) · primary sponsor
- Daniel Noyes (D, Lamoille-2) · primary sponsor
- Thomas Stevens (D, Washington-Chittenden) · primary sponsor
- Richard Westman (R, Lamoille District) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Ceremonial Reading
- : Adopted pursuant to Joint Rule 16b
- : Senate Message: Adopted in concurrence
- : Adopted in concurrence per Joint Rule 16b
- : On Consent Calendar
- : On Consent Calendar
Common questions
- What is HCR304?
- HCR304 is a bill in the Vermont Legislature (2025-2026 Session): House concurrent resolution celebrating the State House display of Julian Scott’s Civil War masterpiece, The Fourth Vermont Form.
- What does HCR304 do?
- House concurrent resolution celebrating the State House display of Julian Scott’s Civil War masterpiece, The Fourth Vermont Forming Under Fire, and thanking those individuals who facilitated this historic artistic event
- What is the status of HCR304?
- Passed both chambers as of May 15, 2026. Latest action: Ceremonial Reading (May 19, 2026).
- Who sponsored HCR304?
- Woodman Page (R, Orleans-2), with 4 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HCR304?
- On the Vermont Legislature website: https://legislature.vermont.gov/bill/status/2026/H.C.R.304
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