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PA HR342
Resolution
Status
11/19/2025
Primary Sponsor
Carol Hill-Evans
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AI Summary
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Designates November 15, 2025, as "Articles of Confederation Day" in Pennsylvania, marking the 248th anniversary of the document's adoption
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Recognizes the City of York, York County, for its role in the nation's founding when the Continental Congress met there from September 30, 1777, to June 27, 1778
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The Articles of Confederation were adopted at the York County Courthouse on November 15, 1777, establishing the first constitution uniting the 13 colonies
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The Continental Congress also ratified the Treaty of Amity and Commerce and Treaty of Alliance with France on May 4, 1778, while meeting in York—the first foreign recognition of U.S. independence
Legislative Description
Designating November 15, 2025, as "Articles of Confederation Day" in Pennsylvania; and recognizing the City of York, York County, for its important contribution to the forging of our nation.
Last Action
Adopted (200-3)
11/19/2025