Representatives Aderholt and Watson Coleman Introduce Resolution Recognizing Constitution Day

WASHINGTON - Today, Congressman Robert Aderholt (AL-04) released the following statement in celebration of Constitution Day, commemorating the signing of the United States Constitution on September 17, 1787. This year's observance carries special meaning as the nation prepares to mark its 250th anniversary in 2026.

Introduced by Reps. Aderholt and Watson Coleman, the Constitution Day Resolution is a bipartisan resolution that expresses support for and honors September 17th, 2024, as "Constitution Day", and calls on the people of the United States to observe the day. The resolution recognizes the importance of the Constitution, both at the time of its signing on September 17th, 1787, and the importance it still bears today.

Congressman Aderholt, who serves on the U.S. Semiquincentennial Commission (America 250), emphasized the enduring strength of the Constitution:

"The founders gave us a document that has withstood the test of time. For nearly two and a half centuries, the Constitution has been the guiding framework of our Republic, ensuring freedom, limiting government, and protecting the rights of the people. While nations around the world have risen and fallen, our Constitution has remained the foundation of American liberty and stability. As we honor Constitution Day, we should recommit ourselves to preserving its principles for future generations."

Congresswoman Bonnie Watson Coleman (NJ-12), who also serves on the U.S. Semiquincentennial Commission, added:

"As both a Representative and a citizen of the great state of New Jersey, the third state to ratify the Constitution and the first to ratify the Bill of Rights, it's an honor to help introduce this resolution supporting and celebrating Constitution Day," said Congresswoman Bonnie Watson Coleman. "The framers of the Constitution had both the ingenuity to craft such a profoundly democratic document and the foresight to include a process to reform and update it as our country grew and progressed. In this way the United States Constitution is the longest surviving written charter of government in the world. It has inspired freedom-seeking people here at home and across the globe. As we approach the nation's 250th Anniversary next year, we should all take time to reflect on our blessings and examine how we can all make the United States a 'more perfect union.'"

The U.S. Semiquincentennial Commission, on which both Aderholt and Watson Coleman serve, is leading efforts to plan the nation's 250th anniversary commemoration in 2026. Constitution Day provides an important opportunity to reflect on the document that continues to define the American experiment in self-government.

47 bipartisan members have signed on as original cosponsors Constitution Day resolution.