Bill Text: IL HR1015 | 2025-2026 | 104th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Recognizes the week of September 17 through September 23, 2026 as Constitution Week.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2026-08-14 - Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Jeff Keicher [HR1015 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2025-HR1015-Introduced.html
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| 1 | HOUSE RESOLUTION | ||||||
| 2 | WHEREAS, September 17, 2026 marks the 239th anniversary of | ||||||
| 3 | the drafting of the Constitution of the United States of | ||||||
| 4 | America at the Constitutional Convention; and | ||||||
| 5 | WHEREAS, It is fitting and proper to accord official | ||||||
| 6 | recognition to this magnificent document and its memorable | ||||||
| 7 | anniversary and to the patriotic celebrations that will | ||||||
| 8 | commemorate the occasion; and | ||||||
| 9 | WHEREAS, The General John Stark Chapter of the National | ||||||
| 10 | Society Daughters of the American Revolution are a diverse | ||||||
| 11 | group of patriotic women who share a common bond of heritage | ||||||
| 12 | with an ancestor who served or aided the American cause during | ||||||
| 13 | the American Revolution, and these members also share a | ||||||
| 14 | passion for God, home, and country; and | ||||||
| 15 | WHEREAS, The Constitution of the United States has stood | ||||||
| 16 | the test of time and remains an example to the rest of the | ||||||
| 17 | world of an effective framework for a free society; and | ||||||
| 18 | WHEREAS, Public Law 915, passed by the 84th Congress in | ||||||
| 19 | 1956, authorizes the President of the United States to | ||||||
| 20 | designate September 17 through September 23 as Constitution | ||||||
| 21 | Week; therefore, be it | ||||||
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| 1 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | ||||||
| 2 | HUNDRED FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | ||||||
| 3 | we recognize the week of September 17 through September 23, | ||||||
| 4 | 2026 as Constitution Week; and be it further | ||||||
| 5 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
| 6 | presented to the General John Stark Chapter of the National | ||||||
| 7 | Society Daughters of the American Revolution as a symbol of | ||||||
| 8 | our esteem and respect. | ||||||
