As Introduced
136th General Assembly
Regular Session S. C. R. No. 10
2025-2026
Senators Lang, Craig
A C O N C U R R E N T R E S O L U T I O N
To support and encourage the work of the Ohio Commission
for the United States Semiquincentennial in
celebrating the nation's 250th anniversary.
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE OF THE STATE OF OHIO (THE HOUSE OF
REPRESENTATIVES CONCURRING):
WHEREAS, The 250th
anniversary of the United States of
America will be observed nationally in 2026; and
WHEREAS, Every state will observe the nation's 250th
anniversary in a myriad of ways to suit each state's history and
contributions to the national narrative; and
WHEREAS, The 134th
Ohio General Assembly created the Ohio
Commission for the U.S. Semiquincentennial (Section 149.309 of
the Revised Code) in 2021 to help prepare Ohio to "plan,
encourage, develop, and coordinate the commemoration of the two
hundred fiftieth anniversary of the founding of the United
States and the impact of Ohioans on the nation's past, present,
and future"; and
WHEREAS, The Ohio Commission for the U.S.
Semiquincentennial has produced a report entitled
"Recommendations to the People of Ohio," which includes more
than 40 substantive ideas to engage Ohioans and Ohio communities
in the nation's upcoming anniversary; and
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WHEREAS, Ohioans desire to play a leading role in the
nation's anniversary not just in 2026, but also in the years
leading up to 2026; now therefore be it
RESOLVED, That we, the members of the 136th General
Assembly of the State of Ohio, are committed to supporting the
work of the Ohio Commission of the U.S. Semiquincentennial and
participating fully and enthusiastically in the nation's 250th
anniversary, which culminates on July 4, 2026; and be it further
RESOLVED, That the Clerk of the Senate transmit duly
authenticated copies of this resolution to the Governor and news
media of Ohio.
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