Senator Shelley Moore Capito
U.S. Senator (West Virginia)
America250 Leadership
The U.S. Semiquincentennial Commission was established by Congress in 2016 to plan and orchestrate the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence. Appointed by the House and Senate leadership of both parties, the nonpartisan Commission is composed of 16 private citizens, 4 U.S. Representatives and 4 Senators, as well as 12 Ex Officio members from all three branches of the federal government and its independent agencies.
Commissioners
Senator Lisa Murkowski
U.S. Senator (Alaska)
Senator Alex Padilla
U.S. Senator (California)
Senator Jeanne Shaheen
U.S. Senator (New Hampshire)
Representative Robert Aderholt
U.S. Representative (Alabama 4th)
Representative Maria Elvira Salazar
U.S. Representative (Florida 27th)
Representative Dwight Evans
U.S. Representative (Pennsylvania 3rd)
Representative Bonnie Watson Coleman
U.S. Representative (New Jersey 12th)
Ex Officio Members
Pam Bondi
Attorney General of the United States
Lonnie Bunch III
Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution
Doug Burgum
Secretary of the Interior
Mary Anne Carter
Chairman of the National Endowment for the Arts
Pete Hegseth
Secretary of Defense
Anthony Kennedy
Former Associate Justice
Michael McDonald
National Endowment for the Humanities
Linda McMahon
Secretary of Education
Robert Newlen
Acting Librarian of Congress
Marco Rubio
Secretary of State
Marco Rubio
Acting Archivist of the United States
Keith E. Sonderling
Acting Director of the Institute of Museum and Library Services
America250.org is the nonprofit supporting organization to the U.S. Semiquincentennial Commission with a focus on procurement, development, and facilitation with our team of expert service providers for programming purposes.
The Congressional America250 Caucus includes more than 350 Members of Congress — the largest bicameral, bipartisan caucus in U.S. history — and provides a forum for lawmakers to participate in and promote America’s 250th anniversary on Capitol Hill. The Caucus also serves as a resource for lawmakers as well as Congressional staff who are interested in being a part of the effort.
Commissioner Co-Chairs
Rep. Robert Aderholt (AL-04)
Sen. Lisa Murkowski (AK)
Sen. Alex Padilla (CA)
Rep. Maria Elvira Salazar (FL-27)
Sen. Jeanne Shaheen (NH)
Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman (NJ-12)
Rep. Dwight Evans (PA-03)
Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (WV)
Senate Members
Sen. Katie Britt (AL)
Sen. Tommy Tuberville (AL)
Sen. Dan Sullivan (AK)
Sen. John Boozman (AR)
Sen. Tom Cotton (AR)
Sen. Adam Schiff (CA)
Sen. Richard Blumenthal (CT)
Sen. Chris Murphy (CT)
Sen. Lisa Blunt Rochester (DE)
Sen. Chris Coons (DE)
Sen. Raphael Warnock (GA)
Sen. Mike Crapo (ID)
Sen. James Risch (ID)
Sen. Joni Ernst (IA)
Sen. Chuck Grassley (IA)
Sen. Bill Cassidy (LA)
Sen. Roger Marshall (KS)
Sen. Edward Markey (MA)
Sen. Susan Collins (ME)
Sen. Angus King (ME)
Sen. Gary Peters (MI)
Sen. Elissa Slotkin (MI)
Sen. Amy Klobuchar (MN)
Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith (MS)
Sen. Roger Wicker (MS)
Sen. Josh Hawley (MO)
Sen. Eric Schmitt (MO)
Sen. Tim Sheehy (MT)
Sen. Cory Booker (NJ)
Sen. Andy Kim (NJ)
Sen. Ben Ray Luján (NM)
Sen. Thom Tillis (NC)
Sen. Kevin Cramer (ND)
Sen. John Hoeven (ND)
Sen. Jon Husted (OH)
Sen. James Lankford (OK)
Sen. Markwayne Mullin (OK)
Sen. Ron Wyden (OR)
Sen. John Fetterman (PA)
Sen. Dave McCormick (PA)
Sen. Lindsey Graham (SC)
Sen. Michael Rounds (SD)
Sen. Marsha Blackburn (TN)
Sen. Mike Lee (UT)
Sen. Tim Kaine (VA)
Sen. Mark Warner (VA)
Sen. Peter Welch (VT)
Sen. Jim Justice (WV)
Sen. John Barrasso (WY)
Sen. Cynthia Lummis (WY)
House of Representatives Members
Rep. Barry Moore (AL-01)
Rep. Shomari Figures (AL-02)
Rep. Mike Rogers (AL-03)
Rep. Dale Strong (AL-05)
Rep. Gary Palmer (AL-06)
Rep. Terri Sewell (AL-07)
Rep. Nick Begich (AK-AL)
Del. Aumua Amata Coleman Radewagen (AS-AL)
Rep. Eli Crane (AZ-02)
Rep. Greg Stanton (AZ-04)
Rep. Andy Biggs (AZ-05)
Rep. Juan Ciscomani (AZ-06)
Rep. Adelita Grijalva (AZ-07)
Rep. Paul Gosar (AZ-09)
Rep. Rick Crawford (AR-01)
Rep. French Hill (AR-02)
Rep. Steve Womack (AR-03)
Rep. Bruce Westerman (AR-04)
Rep. Jared Huffman (CA-02)
Rep. Mike Thompson (CA-04)
Rep. Tom McClintock (CA-05)
Rep. Ami Bera (CA-06)
Rep. John Garamendi (CA-08)
Rep. Mark DeSaulnier (CA-10)
Rep. Eric Swalwell (CA-14)
Rep. Kevin Mullin (CA-15)
Rep. Zoe Lofgren (CA-18)
Rep. Jimmy Panetta (CA-19)
Rep. Jim Costa (CA-21)
Rep. David Valadao (CA-22)
Rep. Salud Carbajal (CA-24)
Rep. Raul Ruiz (CA-25)
Rep. Julia Brownley (CA-26)
Rep. George Whitesides (CA-27)
Rep. Judy Chu (CA-28)
Rep. Laura Friedman (CA-30)
Rep. Pete Aguilar (CA-33)
Rep. Jimmy Gomez (CA-34)
Rep. Norma Torres (CA-35)
Rep. Ted Lieu (CA-36)
Rep. Mark Takano (CA-39)
Rep. Young Kim (CA-40)
Rep. Ken Calvert (CA-41)
Rep. Nanette Barragán (CA-44)
Rep. Lou Correa (CA-46)
Rep. Darrell Issa (CA-48)
Rep. Mike Levin (CA-49)
Rep. Scott Peters (CA-50)
Rep. Diana DeGette (CO-01)
Rep. Joe Neguse (CO-02)
Rep. Jeff Hurd (CO-03)
Rep. John Larson (CT-01)
Rep. Joe Courtney (CT-02)
Rep. Rosa DeLauro (CT-03)
Rep. Jim Himes (CT-04)
Rep. Jahana Hayes (CT-05)
Rep. Sarah McBride (DE-AL)
Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton (DC-AL)
Rep. Neal Dunn (FL-02)
Rep. Kat Cammack (FL-03)
Rep. Aaron Bean (FL-04)
Rep. Randy Fine (FL-06)
Rep. Mike Haridopolos (FL-08)
Rep. Daniel Webster (FL-11)
Rep. Gus Bilirakis (FL-12)
Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (FL-13)
Rep. Laurel Lee (FL-15)
Rep. Vern Buchanan (FL-16)
Rep. Scott Franklin (FL-18)
Rep. Byron Donalds (FL-19)
Rep. Brian Mast (FL-21)
Rep. Frederica Wilson (FL-24)
Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (FL-25)
Rep. Buddy Carter (GA-01)
Rep. Sanford Bishop, Jr. (GA-02)
Rep. Brian Jack (GA-03)
Rep. Hank Johnson, Jr. (GA-04)
Rep. Nikema Williams (GA-05)
Rep. Rich McCormick (GA-06)
Rep. Austin Scott (GA-08)
Rep. Andrew Clyde (GA-09)
Rep. Barry Loudermilk (GA-11)
Rep. Rick Allen (GA-12)
Del. James Moylan (GU-AL)
Rep. Ed Case (HI-01)
Rep. Russ Fulcher (ID-01)
Rep. Mike Simpson (ID-02)
Rep. Jonathan Jackson (IL-01)
Rep. Sean Casten (IL-06)
Rep. Danny Davis (IL-07)
Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi (IL-08)
Rep. Bill Foster (IL-11)
Rep. Mike Bost (IL-12)
Rep. Mary Miller (IL-15)
Rep. Rudy Yakym (IN-02)
Rep. Marlin Stutzman (IN-03)
Rep. Jim Baird (IN-04)
Rep. Jefferson Shreve (IN-06)
Rep. Andre Carson (IN-07)
Rep. Mark Messmer (IN-08)
Rep. Erin Houchin (IN-09)
Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks (IA-01)
Rep. Ashley Hinson (IA-02)
Rep. Zach Nunn (IA-03)
Rep. Randy Feenstra (IA-04)
Rep. Tracey Mann (KS-01)
Rep. Sharice Davids (KS-03)
Rep. Ron Estes (KS-04)
Rep. Andy Barr (KY-06)
Rep. Steve Scalise (LA-01)
Rep. Troy Carter (LA-02)
Rep. Mike Johnson (LA-04)
Rep. Julia Letlow (LA-05)
Rep. Bill Keating (MA-09)
Rep. Chellie Pingree (ME-01)
Rep. Jared Golden (ME-02)
Del. Kimberlyn King-Hinds (MP-AL)
Rep. Johnny Olszewski (MD-02)
Rep. Sarah Elfreth (MD-03)
Rep. Glenn Ivey (MD-04)
Rep. Steny Hoyer (MD-05)
Rep. April McClain Delaney (MD-06)
Rep. Kweisi Mfume (MD-07)
Rep. Jamie Raskin (MD-08)
Rep. Richard Neal (MA-01)
Rep. Jim McGovern (MA-02)
Rep. Lori Trahan (MA-03)
Rep. Katherine Clark (MA-05)
Rep. Seth Moulton (MA-06)
Rep. Ayanna Pressley (MA-07)
Rep. Stephen Lynch (MA-08)
Rep. Jack Bergman (MI-01)
Rep. John Moolenaar (MI-02)
Rep. Hillary Scholten (MI-03)
Rep. Bill Huizenga (MI-04)
Rep. Tim Walberg (MI-05)
Rep. Debbie Dingell (MI-06)
Rep. Lisa McClain (MI-09)
Rep. Haley Stevens (MI-11)
Rep. Rashida Tlaib (MI-12)
Rep. Shri Thanedar (MI-13)
Rep. Brad Finstad (MN-01)
Rep. Betty McCollum (MN-04)
Rep. Tom Emmer (MN-06)
Rep. Trent Kelly (MS-01)
Rep. Bennie Thompson (MS-02)
Rep. Michael Guest (MS-03)
Rep. Wesley Bell (MO-01)
Rep. Ann Wagner (MO-02)
Rep. Bob Onder (MO-03)
Rep. Emanuel Cleaver, II (MO-05)
Rep. Eric Burlison (MO-07)
Rep. Mike Flood (NE-01)
Rep. Don Bacon (NE-02)
Rep. Adrian Smith (NE-03)
Rep. Dina Titus (NV-01)
Rep. Mark Amodei (NV-02)
Rep. Susie Lee (NV-03)
Rep. Steven Horsford (NV-04)
Rep. Chris Pappas (NH-01)
Rep. Maggie Goodlander (NH-02)
Rep. Donald Norcross (NJ-01)
Rep. Jeff Van Drew (NJ-02)
Rep. Herb Conaway (NJ-03)
Rep. Chris Smith (NJ-04)
Rep. Josh Gottheimer (NJ-05)
Rep. Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06)
Rep. Thomas Kean, Jr. (NJ-07)
Rep. Rob Menendez, Jr. (NJ-08)
Rep. Nellie Pou (NJ-09)
Rep. LaMonica McIver (NJ-10)
Rep. Nick LaLota (NY-01)
Rep. Andrew Garbarino (NY-02)
Rep. Tom Suozzi (NY-03)
Rep. Grace Meng (NY-06)
Rep. Nydia Velázquez (NY-07)
Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (NY-08)
Rep. Yvette Clarke (NY-09)
Rep. Dan Goldman (NY-10)
Rep. Nicole Malliotakis (NY-11)
Rep. Jerrold Nadler (NY-12)
Rep. Adriano Espaillat (NY-13)
Rep. Ritchie Torres (NY-15)
Rep. George Latimer (NY-16)
Rep. Mike Lawler (NY-17)
Rep. Patrick Ryan (NY-18)
Rep. Paul Tonko (NY-20)
Rep. Elise Stefanik (NY-21)
Rep. John Mannion (NY-22)
Rep. Nicholas Langworthy (NY-23)
Rep. Claudia Tenney (NY-24)
Rep. Joseph Morelle (NY-25)
Rep. Timothy Kennedy (NY-26)
Rep. Don Davis (NC-01)
Rep. Deborah Ross (NC-02)
Rep. Gregory Murphy (NC-03)
Rep. Valerie Foushee (NC-04)
Rep. Virginia Foxx (NC-05)
Rep. Addison McDowell (NC-06)
Rep. David Rouzer (NC-07)
Rep. Richard Hudson (NC-09)
Rep. Pat Harrigan (NC-10)
Rep. Alma Adams (NC-12)
Rep. Tim Moore (NC-14)
Rep. Julie Fedorchak (ND-AL)
Rep. Dave Taylor (OH-02)
Rep. Joyce Beatty (OH-03)
Rep. Jim Jordan (OH-04)
Rep. Bob Latta (OH-05)
Rep. Michael Rulli (OH-06)
Rep. Warren Davidson (OH-08)
Rep. Marcy Kaptur (OH-09)
Rep. Michael Turner (OH-10)
Rep. Shontel Brown (OH-11)
Rep. Troy Balderson (OH-12)
Rep. David Joyce (OH-14)
Rep. Mike Carey (OH-15)
Rep. Josh Brecheen (OK-02)
Rep. Frank Lucas (OK-03)
Rep. Stephanie Bice (OK-05)
Rep. Suzanne Bonamici (OR-01)
Rep. Janelle Bynum (OR-05)
Rep. Andrea Salinas (OR-06)
Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick (PA-01)
Rep. Brendan Boyle (PA-02)
Rep. Madeleine Dean (PA-04)
Rep. Mary Gay Scanlon (PA-05)
Rep. Chrissy Houlahan (PA-06)
Rep. Ryan Mackenzie (PA-07)
Rep. Rob Bresnahan (PA-08)
Rep. Dan Meuser (PA-09)
Rep. Scott Perry (PA-10)
Rep. John Joyce (PA-13)
Rep. Guy Reschenthaler (PA-14)
Rep. Glenn “GT” Thompson (PA-15)
Rep. Mike Kelly (PA-16)
Rep. Chris Deluzio (PA-17)
Rep. Gabe Amo (RI-01)
Rep. Seth Magaziner (RI-02)
Rep. Joe Wilson (SC-02)
Rep. Sheri Biggs (SC-03)
Rep. Ralph Norman (SC-05)
Rep. Tim Burchett (TN-02)
Rep. Chuck Fleischmann (TN-03)
Rep. Scott DesJarlais (TN-04)
Rep. Andy Ogles (TN-05)
Rep. John Rose (TN-06)
Rep. David Kustoff (TN-08)
Rep. Steve Cohen (TN-09)
Rep. Nathaniel Moran (TX-01)
Rep. Dan Crenshaw (TX-02)
Rep. Keith Self (TX-03)
Rep. Pat Fallon (TX-04)
Rep. Lance Gooden (TX-05)
Rep. Jake Ellzey (TX-06)
Rep. Lizzie Fletcher (TX-07)
Rep. Morgan Luttrell (TX-08)
Rep. Al Green (TX-09)
Rep. Michael McCaul (TX-10)
Rep. August Pfluger (TX-11)
Rep. Craig Goldman (TX-12)
Rep. Ronny Jackson (TX-13)
Rep. Randy Weber (TX-14)
Rep. Monica De La Cruz (TX-15)
Rep. Veronica Escobar (TX-16)
Rep. Pete Sessions (TX-17)
Rep. Jodey Arrington (TX-19)
Rep. Joaquin Castro (TX-20)
Rep. Chip Roy (TX-21)
Rep. Troy Nehls (TX-22)
Rep. Tony Gonzales (TX-23)
Rep. Beth Van Duyne (TX-24)
Rep. Roger Williams (TX-25)
Rep. Brandon Gill (TX-26)
Rep. Michael Cloud (TX-27)
Rep. Henry Cuellar (TX-28)
Rep. Sylvia Garcia (TX-29)
Rep. Jasmine Crockett (TX-30)
Rep. John Carter (TX-31)
Rep. Marc Veasey (TX-33)
Rep. Vicente Gonzalez (TX-34)
Rep. Brian Babin (TX-36)
Rep. Lloyd Doggett (TX-37)
Rep. Wesley Hunt (TX-38)
Rep. Blake Moore (UT-01)
Rep. Celeste Maloy (UT-02)
Rep. Mike Kennedy (UT-03)
Rep. Burgess Owens (UT-04)
Del. Stacey Plaskett (USVI-AL)
Rep. Robert Wittman (VA-01)
Rep. Jen Kiggans (VA-02)
Rep. Robert Scott (VA-03)
Rep. Jennifer McClellan (VA-04)
Rep. John McGuire (VA-05)
Rep. Ben Cline (VA-06)
Rep. Eugene Vindman (VA-07)
Rep. Don Beyer, Jr. (VA-08)
Rep. H. Morgan Griffith (VA-09)
Rep. Suhas Subramanyam (VA-10)
Rep. James Walkinshaw (VA-11)
Rep. Rick Larsen (WA-02)
Rep. Dan Newhouse (WA-04)
Rep. Michael Baumgartner (WA-05)
Rep. Emily Randall (WA-06)
Rep. Pramila Jayapal (WA-07)
Rep. Carol Miller (WV-01)
Rep. Riley Moore (WV-02)
Rep. Bryan Steil (WI-01)
Rep. Derrick Van Orden (WI-03)
Rep. Gwen Moore (WI-04)
Rep. Scott Fitzgerald (WI-05)
Rep. Glenn Grothman (WI-06)
Rep. Tom Tiffany (WI-07)
Rep. Harriet Hageman (WY-AL)
President George W. Bush, Mrs. Laura Bush, President Barack Obama, and Mrs. Michelle Obama serve as Honorary National Co-Chairs of the official nonpartisan entity charged by Congress with planning the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence. As Honorary Co-Chairs, President and Mrs. Bush and President and Mrs. Obama lend their voices to the nationwide effort to mark this historic milestone.
