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House concurrent resolution · 107th Congress · Did not become law

Encouraging the people of the United States to celebrate the 300th anniversary of William Penn's Charter of Privileges, the 250th anniversary of the Liberty Bell, and the 225th anniversary of the first public reading of the Declaration of Independence.

H.Con.Res. 254Introduced Oct 25, 2001Policy area: Commemorations
Sponsor: Rep. Joseph Pitts R-PA
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Where it went

Latest action: Nov 14, 2001 — Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Vote results

No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).

Cosponsors

19 cosponsors — 10 Republicans, 9 Democrats

9 of 19 cosponsors (47%) are from the other party.

Robert Borski (D-PA), Robert Brady (D-PA), Mike Doyle (D-PA), Phil English (R-PA), Chaka Fattah (D-PA), George Gekas (R-PA), James Greenwood (R-PA), Melissa Hart (R-PA), Joseph Hoeffel (D-PA), Tim Holden (D-PA), Paul Kanjorski (D-PA), Frank Mascara (D-PA), John Murtha (D-PA), John Peterson (R-PA), Todd Platts (R-PA), Don Sherwood (R-PA), Bill Shuster (R-PA), Patrick Toomey (R-PA), Curt Weldon (R-PA).

More from the sponsor

Other 107th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Joseph Pitts.

Sponsor’s state and district

Pennsylvania in Congress · PA-16 district

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Data as of Sep 28, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.