HR 599

                                               PRINTER'S NO.   3838
             THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
      HOUSE RESOLUTION
         No. 599
                                         Session of
                                           2026
INTRODUCED BY HILL-EVANS, GREINER, STAMBAUGH, SANCHEZ, GUENST,
   HOWARD, BRENNAN, ANDERSON, RIVERA, CEPEDA-FREYTIZ, SAMUELSON,
   PASHINSKI, MALAGARI AND MENTZER, AUGUST 24, 2026
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON STATE GOVERNMENT, AUGUST 25, 2026
                          A RESOLUTION
1 Designating November 15, 2026, as "Articles of Confederation
2    Day" in Pennsylvania; and recognizing the City of York, York
3    County, for its important contribution to the forging of our
4    nation.
5    WHEREAS, The Continental Congress, in flight from British
6 troops advancing on Philadelphia, chose the City of York, York
7 County, as its refuge and met there from September 30, 1777, to
8 June 27, 1778, to direct national affairs during a critical
9 period in the American Revolution; and
10    WHEREAS, The Continental Congress adopted the Articles of
11 Confederation while in session in the York County Courthouse on
12 November 15, 1777, establishing the first constitution that
13 formally united the 13 colonies as one nation; and
14    WHEREAS, The Articles of Confederation guided the functions
15 of the national government until the enactment of the United
16 States Constitution in 1789; and
17    WHEREAS, The Continental Congress ratified both the Treaty of
18 Amity and Commerce and the Treaty of Alliance with France while
1 in session in the York County Courthouse on May 4, 1778; and
2    WHEREAS, These treaties marked the first official recognition
3 by a foreign power of the United States of America as an
4 independent country and helped secure a patriot victory in the
5 American Revolution; and
6    WHEREAS, The Continental Congress adjourned from the York
7 County Courthouse on June 27, 1778, and returned to Independence
8 Hall in Philadelphia after receiving word from General George
9 Washington that the British had abandoned the city; and
10    WHEREAS, November 15, 2026, is the 249th anniversary of the
11 adoption of the Articles of Confederation in the City of York,
12 York County; therefore be it
13    RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives designate
14 November 15, 2026, as "Articles of Confederation Day" in
15 Pennsylvania; and be it further
16    RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives recognize the
17 City of York, York County, for its important contribution to the
18 forging of our nation.
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