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HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOL UTION NO. 96
BY REPRESENTATIVE MAGEE
HISTORIC COMMEMORATI ON: Provides relative to an America 250 state commission
1 A CONCURRENT RESOL UTION
2To create an America 250 state commission to work jointly with the federal America 250
3 commission to help plan and coordinate the celebration of the semiquincentennial
4 anniversary of the United States of America.
5 WHEREAS, on July 4, 2026, Americans across the United States will celebrate the
6250th anniversary of our great nation's founding, and America 250 is working tirelessly to
7organize and facilitate the observance of this milestone nationwide; and
8 WHEREAS, America 250 was established by the Semiquincentennial Commission
9Act of 2016 and is a federal commission that collaborates with affiliates at the local,
10territorial, state, tribal, regional, national, and international levels; the commission strives
11to educate, engage, and unite Americans throughout a commemorative period that ranges
12from 2020 to 2027; its efforts will culminate during the celebrations on July 4, 2026; and
13 WHEREAS, America 250's February 2022 Report to the President of the United
14States accounted for twenty-one states that have established commissions; these state
15commissions support America 250's mission by planning and implementing programs that
16honor the history and culture of the United States, including public art displays, museum
17exhibitions, and educational curricula, and the federal commission expects the widest
18participation to occur through state and local projects such as these; and
19 WHEREAS, America 250 intends for the celebration to inspire the American spirit
20by deepening our understanding of our nation's history and the democratic process; it also
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1strives to increase engagement in community and government and to foster unity between
2the "many" Americans and "one" nation; and
3 WHEREAS, the state of Louisiana can pay tribute to our nation's most foundational
4values by joining in the celebration of the United States of America's two hundred fiftieth
5anniversary.
6 THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Legislature of Louisiana does hereby
7create an America 250 state commission to work jointly with the federal America 250
8commission to help plan and coordinate the celebration of the semiquincentennial
9anniversary of the United States of America.
10 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the commission shall be composed of any
11members of the federal commission residing in the state of Louisiana as well as the
12following members:
13 (1) The governor, or his designee.
14 (2) The lieutenant governor, or his designee.
15 (3) The secretary of state, or his designee.
16 (4) The board of directors of the Louisiana Travel Association shall appoint one
17member.
18 (5) The State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education shall appoint one
19member.
20 (6) The president of the Louisiana Historical Association shall appoint one member.
21 (7) The assistant secretary of the Louisiana Department of Culture, Recreation and
22Tourism, office of cultural development shall appoint one member.
23 (8) The president of the Louisiana Association of Museums shall appoint one
24member.
25 (9) The governor of the Order of the Granaderos y Damas de Galvez shall appoint
26one member.
27 (10) The state archivist shall appoint one member.
28 (11) The executive director of the Governor's Office of Indian Affairs shall appoint
29one member.
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1 (12) The president of the Louisiana Endowment for the Humanities shall appoint one
2member.
3 (13) The commissioner of higher education shall appoint one member.
4 (14) The assistant secretary of the Department of Culture, Recreation and Tourism,
5office of state museums shall appoint one member
6 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the commission shall be funded solely through
7donations and federal funds and that it shall be abolished on December 31, 2026.
DIGEST
The digest printed below was prepared by House Legislative Services. It constitutes no part
of the legislative instrument. The keyword, one-liner, abstract, and digest do not constitute
part of the law or proof or indicia of legislative intent. [R.S. 1:13(B) and 24:177(E)]
HCR 96 Engrossed 2022 Regular Session Magee
Creates an America 250 state commission to celebrate the 250th anniversary of the United
States of America.
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