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HCONRES 148 109th Congress House

Recognizing the 230th anniversary of the Mecklenburg Declaration of Independence, which was the first proclamation issued by American colonists calling for complete separation of the American…

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Official title: Recognizing the 230th anniversary of the Mecklenburg Declaration of Independence, which was the first proclamation issued by American colonists calling for complete separation of the American colonies from the British Crown.

Introduced: May 26, 2005 See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on Government Reform.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Recognizes the 230th anniversary of the Mecklenburg Declaration of Independence (the first proclamation issued by American colonists calling for complete separation of the American colonies from the British Crown).

Honors: (1) the men who signed the Declaration and the citizens of Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, for their love of liberty and their stance against tyranny; (2) the bravery of the five men of Mecklenburg County's Committee of Safety who maintained order and kept citizens informed of the turbulent events taking place; and (3) Thomas Polk for his bravery in leading the Mecklenburg militia.

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North Carolina · May 26, 2005
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Con. Res. 148: Recognizing the 230th anniversary of the Mecklenburg Declaration of Independence, which was the first proclamation issued by American colonists calling for complete separation of the American colonies from the British Crown.. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HCONRES-148/
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"H. Con. Res. 148: Recognizing the 230th anniversary of the Mecklenburg Declaration of Independence, which was the first proclamation issued by American colonists calling for complete separation of the American colonies from the British Crown.." 109th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HCONRES-148/.
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H. Con. Res. 148, 109th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HCONRES-148/.
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[H. Con. Res. 148: Recognizing the 230th anniversary of the Mecklenburg Declaration of Independence, which was the first proclamation issued by American colonists calling for complete separation of the American colonies from the British Crown.](https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HCONRES-148/)
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