Summary of SRES 177: A Resolution Recognizing Vicksburg Bicentennial

Overview

SRES 177 is a Senate resolution recognizing the 200th anniversary of the incorporation of Vicksburg, Mississippi, and highlighting the city’s historical significance. The resolution designates 2025 as the Vicksburg Bicentennial and invites national acknowledgment of the year-long celebration. It also requests the transmission of an enrolled copy to Vicksburg.

Purpose and Key Provisions

• Designate 2025 as the Vicksburg Bicentennial.
• Honor Vicksburg and its contributions to the history of Mississippi and the United States.
• Encourage people of the United States to acknowledge Vicksburg as it begins a year-long bicentennial celebration.
• Respectfully request that the Secretary of the Senate transmit an enrolled copy of the resolution to Vicksburg in recognition of the Senate’s respect and admiration.

Procedural History and Timeline

• Introduced in the Senate on April 10, 2025.
• Considered and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent on April 10, 2025.
• Passed/agreed to in the Senate on April 10, 2025 (unanimous consent).
• Status: Introduced in the Senate; the version shown reflects actions taken on April 10, 2025.

Impact and Scope

• The bill is a non-binding, symbolic Senate resolution. It does not authorize expenditures, create new programs, or impose regulatory requirements.
• Its primary effect is ceremonial recognition intended to honor Vicksburg’s 200-year incorporation and to stimulate awareness and celebration of the bicentennial at the national level.
• May indirectly support local bicentennial events and tourism by providing federal acknowledgment.

Sponsors

• Primary: Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith
• Co-sponsor: Senator Roger F. Wicker

Notes for Readers

• As a resolution (SRES), the measure expresses the Senate’s recognition and appreciation rather than enacting law.
• The four affirmed provisions are the core substantive elements of the version adopted by the Senate. An enrolled copy is to be transmitted to Vicksburg per the resolution.