[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 115 (Thursday, July 11, 2024)]
[House]
[Pages H4591-H4592]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                CELEBRATING AMERICA'S 250TH ANNIVERSARY

  (Mr. THOMPSON of Pennsylvania asked and was given permission to 
address the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. THOMPSON of Pennsylvania. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to speak 
about the Nation's 250th anniversary, which we will celebrate in 2026.
  As we prepare for this momentous occasion, I am proud to have joined 
more than 100 of my colleagues on both sides of the aisle on the 
America250 Caucus. This caucus has been instrumental in helping guide 
and shape this celebration.
  As part of the work on this caucus, I was proud to recently cosponsor 
legislation with my Pennsylvania colleagues, Congressman Brendan Boyle 
and Congresswoman Mary Gay Scanlon, to authorize a joint commemorative 
session of Congress on Thursday, July 2, 2026, at Independence National 
Historical Park in Philadelphia to commemorate the 250th anniversary of 
the Declaration of Independence.
  This would only be the third time since 1800 that a session of 
Congress would be held outside of Washington, D.C.
  Now that we are officially less than 2 years away from this 
celebration, I urge my colleagues to join the America250 Caucus and 
help support these efforts.

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