[Congressional Bills 107th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 572 Introduced in House (IH)]






107th CONGRESS
  2d Session
H. RES. 572

   Honoring the 225th anniversary of the signing of the Articles of 
                             Confederation.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            October 3, 2002

 Mr. Platts submitted the following resolution; which was referred to 
                   the Committee on Government Reform

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                               RESOLUTION


 
   Honoring the 225th anniversary of the signing of the Articles of 
                             Confederation.

Whereas the Continental Congress met in York, Pennsylvania, from September 30, 
        1777, to June 27, 1778, to debate the very same issues that face 
        Congress today, such as individual freedoms, taxes, and State versus 
        Federal rights;
Whereas on November 15, 1777, the Continental Congress adopted the Articles of 
        Confederation in the York County Courthouse, thereby establishing the 
        first document that united the 13 original colonies as the United States 
        of America;
Whereas the Articles of Confederation established the first legal system until 
        the adoption of the Constitution;
Whereas the Continental Congress, in York, Pennsylvania, proclaimed the first 
        Thanksgiving Day as a National Day of Thanksgiving and Praise on 
        December 18, 1777;
Whereas the Continental Congress ratified the French Treaty of Amity and 
        Commerce and the Treaty of Alliance at the York County Courthouse, York, 
        Pennsylvania, on May 4, 1778;
Whereas the Continental Congress adjourned from the York County Courthouse on 
        June 27, 1778, after receiving a letter from General Washington stating 
        that the British army had vacated Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and the 
        Continental Congress departed York, Pennsylvania, to return to 
        Independence Hall in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; and
Whereas November 15, 2002, is the 225th anniversary of the signing of the 
        Articles of Confederation in York, Pennsylvania: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the House of Representatives, on the occasion of the 
225th anniversary of the signing of the Articles of Confederation in 
York, Pennsylvania, congratulates the City and County of York and its 
residents for their important contributions to the birth of our Nation, 
the United States of America.
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