IA 
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. J. RES. 133 
Requesting the Secretary of the Interior to authorize unique and one-time 
arrangements for displays on the National Mall and the Washington 
Monument during the period beginning on December 31, 2025, and 
ending on January 5, 2026. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
NOVEMBER 4, 2025 
Mr. ADERHOLT (for himself, Mrs. WATSON COLEMAN, Ms. SALAZAR, and Mr. 
EVANS of Pennsylvania) submitted the following joint resolution; which 
was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources 
JOINT RESOLUTION 
Requesting the Secretary of the Interior to authorize unique 
and one-time arrangements for displays on the National 
Mall and the Washington Monument during the period 
beginning on December 31, 2025, and ending on Janu-
ary 5, 2026. 
Whereas the Second Continental Congress unanimously 
agreed to adopt the Declaration of Independence on July 
4, 1776, in which the Second Continental Congress de-
clared a complete break with Britain and the king and 
claimed the powers of an independent country; 
Whereas the founding of the United States represented a his-
toric world event that has improved the lives of the peo-
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ple of the United States and the people of other nations 
in profound ways for centuries; 
Whereas the ideas of the founding fathers, including rep-
resentative government, guaranteed rights, and national 
sovereignty, inspire all people of the United States to this 
day; 
Whereas, on July 4, 2026, the 250th anniversary of the inde-
pendence and founding of the United States will be com-
memorated and celebrated; 
Whereas 
Congress 
enacted 
the 
United 
States 
Semiquincentennial Commission Act of 2016 (36 U.S.C. 
note prec. 101; Public Law 114–196) to plan, encourage, 
develop, and coordinate the commemoration of the his-
tory of the United States leading up to the 250th anni-
versary of the founding of the United States; 
Whereas the United States Semiquincentennial Commission 
has planned, coordinated, and inspired celebrations of the 
250th anniversary across the United States to mark the 
occasion; 
Whereas New Year’s Eve in 2025 marks the boundary be-
tween the 249th and 250th year of the United States, 
will bring the people of the United States together, and 
will be a fitting date to initiate celebrations of the 250th 
anniversary of the United States in earnest; 
Whereas Congress explored lighting the Washington Monu-
ment and other capital monuments at night during cal-
endar year 1976 to celebrate the bicentennial of the 
United States; 
Whereas the National Mall hosted the 50th anniversary com-
memoration of the Apollo 11 lunar landing in 2019, 
which included the display of NASA and Smithsonian ar-
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tifacts on the National Mall for 5 days and concluded 
each night with an inspiring video program that projected 
footage from the Apollo 11 program on the Washington 
Monument; 
Whereas the commemoration of the Apollo 11 lunar landing 
was attended by over 500,000 people from all over the 
United States who gathered over a period of 5 days to 
celebrate the historic achievements of the Apollo program 
and watched the video program centered on the Wash-
ington Monument; 
Whereas hundreds of thousands of people of the United 
States visit Washington, DC, each holiday season and at-
tend outdoor exhibits; 
Whereas Washington, DC, is uniquely suitable to host the 
people of the United States for inaugural United States 
semiquincentennial festivities; and 
Whereas the Washington Monument is central to the Wash-
ington, DC, landscape and commemorates one of the 
most prominent figures in the founding of the United 
States: Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives
of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
That Congress— 
(1) requests the Secretary of the Interior to au-
thorize unique and one-time arrangements for the 
display of United States semiquincentennial mate-
rials and other significant artifacts, digital content, 
film footage, and associated audio and imagery in 
and around the vicinity of the National Mall, includ-
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ing projected onto the surface of the Washington 
Monument for 5 nights of public display, during the 
period beginning on December 31, 2025, and ending 
on January 5, 2026; and 
(2) respectfully requests that the Clerk of the 
House of Representatives transmit an enrolled copy 
of this resolution to— 
(A) the Secretary of the Interior; and 
(B) the Chair of the United States 
Semiquincentennial Commission. 
Æ 
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