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

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.