HB 999 — An Act providing for the America250PA Semiquincentennial Celebration Bell monument on the grounds of the State Capitol to commemorate the 250th anniversary of the founding of the United States, Pennsylvania's integral role in that event and the impact of its people on the nation's past, present and future.
Congress · introduced 2025-04-01
Latest action: — Laid on the table, Sept. 10, 2025
Sponsors
- Valerie S. Gaydos (R, PA-44) — sponsor · 2025-04-01
- Jared G. Solomon (D, PA-202) — cosponsor · 2025-04-01
- Joseph C. Hohenstein (D, PA-177) — cosponsor · 2025-04-01
- Jeanne McNeill (D, PA-133) — cosponsor · 2025-04-01
- Milou Mackenzie (R, PA-131) — cosponsor · 2025-04-01
- Brad Roae (R, PA-6) — cosponsor · 2025-04-01
- Rob W. Kauffman (R, PA-89) — cosponsor · 2025-04-01
- Bud Cook (R, PA-50) — cosponsor · 2025-04-01
- Perry A. Stambaugh (R, PA-86) — cosponsor · 2025-04-01
- Nancy Guenst (D, PA-152) — cosponsor · 2025-04-01
- Keith J. Greiner (R, PA-43) — cosponsor · 2025-04-01
- R. Lee James (R, PA-64) — cosponsor · 2025-04-01
- Tina Pickett (R, PA-110) — cosponsor · 2025-04-01
- Ben Waxman (D, PA-182) — cosponsor · 2025-04-01
- Ed Neilson (D, PA-174) — cosponsor · 2025-04-01
- Robert E. Merski (D, PA-2) — cosponsor · 2025-04-01
- Arvind Venkat (D, PA-30) — cosponsor · 2025-04-01
- Russ Diamond (R, PA-102) — cosponsor · 2025-04-01
- Martin T. Causer (R, PA-67) — cosponsor · 2025-04-01
- Robert Leadbeter (R, PA-109) — cosponsor · 2025-04-01
- Paul Takac (D, PA-82) — cosponsor · 2025-04-01
- Steven C. Mentzer (R, PA-97) — cosponsor · 2025-04-01
- David H. Rowe (R, PA-85) — cosponsor · 2025-04-01
- Steven R. Malagari (D, PA-53) — cosponsor · 2025-04-01
- Nathan Davidson (D, PA-103) — cosponsor · 2025-04-01
- Justin C. Fleming (D, PA-105) — cosponsor · 2025-04-01
- Dane Watro (R, PA-116) — cosponsor · 2025-04-01
- Alec J. Ryncavage (R, PA-119) — cosponsor · 2025-04-01
- Brenda M. Pugh (R, PA-120) — cosponsor · 2025-04-01
- Jeff Olsommer (R, PA-139) — cosponsor · 2025-04-01
- Kyle Donahue (D, PA-113) — cosponsor · 2025-04-01
- David H. Zimmerman (R, PA-99) — cosponsor · 2025-04-01
- G. Roni Green (D, PA-190) — cosponsor · 2025-04-01
- Jamie L. Flick (R, PA-83) — cosponsor · 2025-04-01
- Jennifer O'Mara (D, PA-165) — cosponsor · 2025-04-01
- Joe Ciresi (D, PA-146) — cosponsor · 2025-04-01
- Jonathan Fritz (R, PA-111) — cosponsor · 2025-04-01
- Eddie DAY Pashinski (D, PA-121) — cosponsor · 2025-04-01
- Kyle J. Mullins (D, PA-112) — cosponsor · 2025-04-01
- Jim Haddock (D, PA-118) — cosponsor · 2025-04-01
- Kerry A. Benninghoff (R, PA-171) — cosponsor · 2025-04-01
- Thomas H. Kutz (R, PA-87) — cosponsor · 2025-04-01
- Jeremy Shaffer (R, PA-28) — cosponsor · 2025-04-01
- Doyle Heffley (R, PA-122) — cosponsor · 2025-04-01
- Joanne Stehr (R, PA-107) — cosponsor · 2025-04-01
- Michael Stender (R, PA-108) — cosponsor · 2025-04-01
- Bridget M. Kosierowski (D, PA-114) — cosponsor · 2025-04-01
- Nikki Rivera (D, PA-96) — cosponsor · 2025-04-01
- Craig T. Staats (R, PA-145) — cosponsor · 2025-04-01
- Johanny Cepeda-Freytiz (D, PA-129) — cosponsor · 2025-04-01
- Brian Smith (R, PA-66) — cosponsor · 2025-04-01
- Bryan Cutler (R, PA-100) — cosponsor · 2025-04-01
- Perry S. Warren (D, PA-31) — cosponsor · 2025-04-01
- Jill N. Cooper (R, PA-55) — cosponsor · 2025-04-01
- Kristin Marcell (R, PA-178) — cosponsor · 2025-04-01
- Eric R. Nelson (R, PA-57) — cosponsor · 2025-04-01
- Tim Twardzik (R, PA-123) — cosponsor · 2025-04-01
Action timeline
- · house — Referred to TOURISM, RECREATION AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, April 1, 2025
- · house — Reported as committed, June 23, 2025
- · house — First consideration, June 23, 2025
- · house — Re-committed to RULES, June 23, 2025
- · house — Re-reported as committed, Sept. 10, 2025
- · house — Laid on the table, Sept. 10, 2025
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Bill text
Printer's No. 1194 · 3,285 characters · source document
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PRINTER'S NO. 1194
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No. 999
Session of
2025
INTRODUCED BY GAYDOS, SOLOMON, HOHENSTEIN, McNEILL,
M. MACKENZIE, ROAE, KAUFFMAN, COOK, STAMBAUGH, GUENST,
GREINER, JAMES, PICKETT, WAXMAN, NEILSON, MERSKI, VENKAT,
DIAMOND, CAUSER, LEADBETER, TAKAC, MENTZER, ROWE, MALAGARI,
DAVIDSON, FLEMING, WATRO, RYNCAVAGE, PUGH, OLSOMMER, DONAHUE,
ZIMMERMAN, GREEN, FLICK AND O'MARA, APRIL 1, 2025
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON TOURISM, RECREATION AND ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT, APRIL 1, 2025
AN ACT
1 Providing for the America250PA Semiquincentennial Celebration
2 Bell monument on the grounds of the State Capitol to
3 commemorate the 250th anniversary of the founding of the
4 United States, Pennsylvania's integral role in that event and
5 the impact of its people on the nation's past, present and
6 future.
7 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
8 hereby enacts as follows:
9 Section 1. Findings.
10 The General Assembly finds and declares that:
11 (1) The Pennsylvania Commission for the United States
12 Semiquincentennial, commonly known as the America250PA
13 Commission, was established to plan, encourage, develop and
14 coordinate the commemoration of the 250th anniversary of the
15 founding of the United States, Pennsylvania's integral role
16 in that event and the impact of its people on the nation's
17 past, present and future.
1 (2) The America250PA Semiquincentennial Celebration Bell
2 monument was designed by the America250PA Commission.
3 (3) The America250PA Commission has accepted
4 responsibility to coordinate the preparation, acquisition of
5 supplies necessary to erect the monument and construction of
6 the monument.
7 Section 2. Location of the monument.
8 The area outside the East Wing of the Capitol Complex on the
9 concourse level, between the fountain and the entrance to the
10 East Wing on the grounds of the State Capitol, shall be the
11 location for the Semiquincentennial Celebration Bell monument.
12 Section 3. The Department of General Services.
13 (a) Ownership.--The Department of General Services shall
14 prepare the designated location of the monument, and, upon the
15 disbanding of the America250PA Commission, the ownership of the
16 monument shall transition to the Department of General Services
17 and be considered the property of the Commonwealth. The
18 Department of General Services shall be responsible for the
19 appropriate maintenance of the monument in perpetuity.
20 (b) Cooperation.--The Department of General Services shall
21 cooperate with the America250PA Commission regarding the
22 construction and placement of the Semiquincentennial Celebration
23 Bell monument.
24 Section 4. Effective date.
25 This act shall take effect immediately.
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Outbound (2)
| date | type | to | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | referred_to_committee | Pennsylvania House Rules Committee | — | pa-leg | |
| — | referred_to_committee | Pennsylvania House Tourism, Recreation And Economic Development Committee | — | pa-leg |
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Who matters
Members ranked by combined influence on this bill: role (sponsor 5 / cosponsor 1), capped speech count from the Congressional Record, and recorded-vote engagement.
| # | Member | Role | Speeches | Voted | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Valerie S. Gaydos (R, state_lower PA-44) | sponsor | 0 | — | 5 |
| 2 | Alec J. Ryncavage (R, state_lower PA-119) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 3 | Arvind Venkat (D, state_lower PA-30) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 4 | Ben Waxman (D, state_lower PA-182) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 5 | Brad Roae (R, state_lower PA-6) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 6 | Brenda M. Pugh (R, state_lower PA-120) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 7 | Brian Smith (R, state_lower PA-66) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 8 | Bridget M. Kosierowski (D, state_lower PA-114) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 9 | Bryan Cutler (R, state_lower PA-100) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 10 | Bud Cook (R, state_lower PA-50) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 11 | Craig T. Staats (R, state_lower PA-145) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 12 | Dane Watro (R, state_lower PA-116) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 13 | David H. Rowe (R, state_lower PA-85) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 14 | David H. Zimmerman (R, state_lower PA-99) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 15 | Doyle Heffley (R, state_lower PA-122) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 16 | Ed Neilson (D, state_lower PA-174) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 17 | Eddie DAY Pashinski (D, state_lower PA-121) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 18 | Eric R. Nelson (R, state_lower PA-57) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 19 | G. Roni Green (D, state_lower PA-190) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 20 | Jamie L. Flick (R, state_lower PA-83) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 21 | Jared G. Solomon (D, state_lower PA-202) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 22 | Jeanne McNeill (D, state_lower PA-133) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 23 | Jeff Olsommer (R, state_lower PA-139) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 24 | Jennifer O'Mara (D, state_lower PA-165) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 25 | Jeremy Shaffer (R, state_lower PA-28) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
Predicted vote
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0 predicted yes (0%) · 543 predicted no (100%) · 0 unknown (0%)
By party: · R: 0 yes / 277 no · D: 0 yes / 263 no · I: 0 yes / 3 no
Activity
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- 2026-05-20 · was referred to Pennsylvania House Rules Committee · pa-leg
- 2026-05-20 · was referred to Pennsylvania House Tourism, Recreation And Economic Development Committee · pa-leg