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NJ AR154

Resolution

Status

Passed

1/30/2025

Primary Sponsor

William Moen

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Origin

General Assembly

2024-2025 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Urges Congress to reintroduce and pass House Congressional Resolution 115 from the 118th Congress to hold a joint session of Congress at Independence Hall in Philadelphia on July 2, 2026

  • Commemorates the semiquincentennial (250th anniversary) of the Declaration of Independence, which was approved at Independence Hall on July 4, 1776

  • Highlights New Jersey's significance during the American Revolution, including nearly 300 military engagements and earning the nickname "Crossroads of the American Revolution"

  • Notes that Trenton, New Jersey was one of only three locations where the Declaration of Independence received its first public reading on July 8, 1776

  • Directs copies of the resolution to be sent to congressional leadership and all New Jersey members of Congress

Legislative Description

Urges Congress to provide for joint session at Independence Hall in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in honor of semiquincentennial of Declaration of Independence.

Resolutions and Concurrent Resolutions Filed w/Sec. of State

Last Action

Filed with Secretary of State

1/30/2025

Committee Referrals

Tourism, Gaming and the Arts9/12/2024

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