Bills · 119th Congress · H.Con.Res. 16

Providing for a joint session of the Congress in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on Thursday, July 2, 2026, in honor of the semiquincentennial of the Declaration of Independence.

IntroducedConfirmed from the official record

Sponsored by Brendan F. Boyle DDemocrat, introduced . Policy area, as Congress files it: Congress.

Status is read from the official actions by their Library of Congress codes: Became Public Law (36000) or a law number on the bill reads "Became law"; Vetoed (31000) reads "Vetoed"; Presented to President (28000) reads "Sent to the President"; passed or agreed to in the House (8000) and in the Senate (17000) reads "Passed both chambers"; one of them alone reads "Passed the House" or "Passed the Senate" ("Agreed to" for a resolution); reported to the House (5000) or the Senate (14000) reads "Reported by committee"; anything else reads "Introduced".

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Cosponsors

28 cosponsors.

Cosponsors
MemberJoined
Robert B. Aderholt RRepublicanOriginal cosponsor
Dwight Evans DDemocratOriginal cosponsor
Maria Elvira Salazar RRepublicanOriginal cosponsor
Bonnie Watson Coleman DDemocratOriginal cosponsor
Mary Gay Scanlon DDemocratOriginal cosponsor
Glenn Thompson RRepublicanOriginal cosponsor
Madeleine Dean DDemocratOriginal cosponsor
Christopher R. Deluzio DDemocratOriginal cosponsor
Brian K. Fitzpatrick RRepublicanOriginal cosponsor
Chrissy Houlahan DDemocratOriginal cosponsor
Summer L. Lee DDemocratOriginal cosponsor
Ryan Mackenzie RRepublicanOriginal cosponsor
Lloyd Smucker RRepublicanOriginal cosponsor
Mike Kelly RRepublican
Daniel Meuser RRepublican
Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. DDemocrat
Sharice Davids DDemocrat
Bennie G. Thompson DDemocrat
Jim Costa DDemocrat
Timothy M. Kennedy DDemocrat
LaMonica McIver DDemocrat
Donald G. Davis DDemocrat
Blake D. Moore RRepublican
Zachary Nunn RRepublican
Robert P. Bresnahan, Jr. RRepublican
Robert E. Latta RRepublican
J. French Hill RRepublican
Thomas H. Kean, Jr. RRepublican

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Actions

  1. Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
  2. Submitted in House
  3. Submitted in House

Committees

  • Judiciary Committee (House)Referred To, February 27, 2025

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