Bill Title: Supporting a national and international celebration commemorating the 250th anniversary of the United States of America's birth, to be held throughout the year 2026, focused on the Greater Philadelphia Region in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, the State of Delaware, and the State of New Jersey.

Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 12-2-1)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2009-12-16 - Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. [HR986 Detail]

Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

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Sponsors

Name	Type	Sponsorship	District	Financial	Financial	Encyclopedia	Biography	BioGuide
Representative Henry Johnson [D]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-GA-4	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Richard Neal [D]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-MA-1	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Jim Gerlach [R]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-PA-6	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Joe Sestak [D]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-PA-7	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Allyson Schwartz [D]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-PA-13	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Linda Sanchez [D]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-CA-38	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Pedro Pierluisi [N]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-PR	OpenSecrets	N/A	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Donald Payne [D]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-NJ-10	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Patrick Murphy [R]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-PA-8	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Chaka Fattah [D]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-PA-2	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Michael Doyle [D]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-PA-14	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Robert Brady [D]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-PA-1	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative John Adler [D]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-NJ-3	OpenSecrets	N/A	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Senator Peter Welch [D]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	SD-VT	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Paul Kanjorski [D]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-PA-11	OpenSecrets	N/A	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide

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