{"id":863,"date":"2026-06-11T22:42:25","date_gmt":"2026-06-11T22:42:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/corporate-movers-usa.com\/?p=863"},"modified":"2026-06-11T22:42:25","modified_gmt":"2026-06-11T22:42:25","slug":"members-of-congress-will-gather-at-independence-hall-for-a-ceremonial-event-during-the-250th-anniversary-week","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/corporate-movers-usa.com\/?p=863","title":{"rendered":"Members of Congress will gather at Independence Hall for a ceremonial event during the 250th anniversary week"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>A ceremonial event with members of Congress will convene at Independence Hall during the upcoming celebration of America\u2019s 250th anniversary, the first such gathering in Philadelphia since a ceremonial joint session in 1987 to mark the bicentennial.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/corporate-movers-usa.com\/?p=861\">For Tyler Adams, Christian Pulisic, and the USMNT, it\u2019s time to prove themselves at the World Cup<\/a><\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>The event, set for July 2, will feature visits from members of Congress but is not expected to include all 535 members in a building that, when it was in use in 1776, held only 56 delegates.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>It will fall on the anniversary of the day that the Second Continental Congress voted to adopt a resolution for independence. The Declaration of Independence was drafted and formally approved on July 4.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>The gathering is years in the making. U.S. Rep. Brendan Boyle, a Democrat whose district includes the national historic site, introduced legislation starting in 2024 that called for a joint session at the site on July 2. <\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>Congress has convened for a ceremonial session outside of Washington, D.C. on only two other occasions \u2014 a 1987 event in Philadelphia with 55 lawmakers, and in September 2002, when more than 300 met in New York City for the one-year anniversary of 9\/11.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/corporate-movers-usa.com\/?p=859\">Phillies acquire outfielder Derek Hill in trade with White Sox as they await update on Adolis Garc\u00eda<\/a><\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>The congressional event comes as the City of Philadelphia and the Trump administration are engaged in an ongoing legal battle over the federal government\u2019s efforts to remove slavery exhibits from the President\u2019s House, an adjacent site which memorializes the nine people George Washington enslaved in Philadelphia during the nation\u2019s founding.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>Boyle, whose legislation did not pass, announced this year\u2019s event in a statement that did not describe it as a ceremonial joint session but as a \u201cceremonial event.\u201d Details about participants and programming would come later, his office said Thursday.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>\u201cExactly two years ago I launched this effort to bring Members of Congress, both Democrats and Republicans, back to the place where it all began 250 years ago: Independence Hall,\u201d Boyle said in a statement. \u201cI am very proud and excited this historic and special event is happening. It will be a unifying moment for the Congress and our country, at a time when we need it most.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/corporate-movers-usa.com\/?p=857\">Taylor Swift repped the Knicks at the Garden and some Philly fans feel betrayed. But should they?<\/a><\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>U.S. Rep. 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