WI SJR135

Commemorates the 250th anniversary of the British withdrawal from Boston on Saint Patrick's Day 1776, ending the 11-month siege and marking one of the first major Patriot victories in the Revolutionary War

Recognizes General John Sullivan, son of Irish immigrants and "Officer of the Day" named by George Washington, who later became governor of New Hampshire

Honors the eight Irish American signatories of the Declaration of Independence, including Thomas McKean (who served as president of the Continental Congress), Charles Carroll, James Smith, George Taylor, Matthew Thornton, Edward Rutledge, Thomas Lynch Jr., and George Read

Notes that John Dunlap, an immigrant from County Tyrone, printed the first 200 copies of the Declaration of Independence, and Stephen Moylan, Washington's aide-de-camp, was the first to write "United States of America"

Directs the chief clerk of the senate to provide copies of the resolution to Senator Mark Daly, chair of the Senate of Ireland, and the national co-chairs of the American Irish State Legislators Caucus