119th (2025–2027)
S.J.Res. 96
This joint resolution requests the Secretary of the Interior to allow special, one-time displays celebrating America's 250th anniversary on the National Mall and Washington Monument from December 31, 2025, through January 5, 2026. The resolution authorizes the display of historical materials, artifacts, and digital content related to the nation's founding, with the option to project imagery and video onto the Washington Monument for five nights during this period. The timing marks the transition into 2026, the actual 250th anniversary year of American independence, and aims to kick off nationwide celebrations already being coordinated by the United States Semiquincentennial Commission. This follows a precedent set during the nation's bicentennial in 1976 and more recently with the Apollo 11 anniversary celebration in 2019, which drew over 500,000 visitors to the National Mall. No new funding is explicitly allocated; the resolution simply requests authorization for the special arrangements from the Interior Department.