AJR 50 — Relating to: recognizing the United States Army’s 250th birthday.
Last action — Representative J. Jacobson added as a coauthor
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4Passed Senate
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6Enacted
This bill has passed the Assembly. Introduced May 07, 2025. It now moves to the second chamber.
Next likely step: consideration and a floor vote in the Senate.
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Passed Assembly
Current position in the legislative process.
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57 sponsors
1 primary, 56 co-sponsors signed on.
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Bipartisan support
Sponsored across 2 parties (30 R · 13 D) — cross-party backing.
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Cleared a recorded vote
Passed 2 recorded votes so far.
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Summary
Assembly Joint Resolution 50
Bill Text
What changed in the latest version
35 added · 58 removedPlain-language change summary
The updated version of Assembly Joint Resolution 50 recognizes the 250th birthday of the U.S. Army, emphasizing its long history and role in defending the nation. The resolution now highlights the contributions of over 10,000 soldiers and civilians in Wisconsin and the economic impact of Fort McCoy, the state's only Army installation. This change is significant because it not only honors the Army's past but also acknowledges its current presence and importance in the local community, fostering appreciation for those who serve.
-Assembly 2026Joint LEGISLATUREResolution LRB-2665/150 MRK:klmENROLLED ASSEMBLY JOINT RESOLUTION 50Relating Mayto: 7, 2025 - Introduced by RepresentativeURTZ , LLEN , URD , ENTERMAN , S ORTWELL, BARE, BROWN , ALLAHAN , DESMIDT , ITTRICH, DOYLE, DUCHOW , F RANKLIN, GUNDRUM , B.
ACOBSONrecognizing ,the OHNSONUnited ,States KAUFERT,Army[s KITCHENS,250th KNODLbirthday. , K REIBICH, MC CARVILLE, M ELOTIK, MIRESSE, M OSES, M URPHY, M URSAU , N OVAK, O'CONNOR , ALMERI, PRADO , ETERSEN , HEEHAN , INICKI, NYDER , S PIRO, STEFFEN, TUBBS , UBECK , RANEL , UCKER, WICHGERS , WITTKEand Z IMMERMAN , cosponsored by SenatorAMES , ABRAL -GUEVARA , ARPENTER , D ASSLER-ALFHEIM, DRAKE , HESSELBEIN, KEYESKI, MARKLEIN, NASS, PFAFF, R OYS, PREITZER, WANGGAARD and W IMBERGER.
Referred to Committee on Rules.
Relating to:
recognizing the United States Army’s 250th birthday.
and Whereas, America’sAmerica[s Army is the largest of the armed services, consisting of - 2026 Legislature - 2 - LRB-2665/1 MRK:klm more than 1.2 million people across the globe who defend our country every day;
Army Garrison Fort McCoy has played a crucial role in our nation’snation[s defense and growth as a nation, both as a mobilization and training site for military personnel and as a select location for housing displaced persons;
Army installation in Wisconsin, has a local and regional economic impact of nearly $1.4 billion, and remains one of Monroe County’sCounty[s largest employers;
now, therefore, be it Resolved by the assembly, the senate concurring, That the Wisconsin - 2026 Legislature - 3 - LRB-2665/1 MRK:klm Legislature celebrates the U.S.
Army’sArmy[s 250th birthday on June 14, 2025, and recognizes its rich history and legacy of service, sacrifice, and dedication.
(ENDSenator )Mary Felzkowski Representative Robin J.
Vos President of the Senate Speaker of the Assembly Edward A.
Blazel Date Assembly Chief Clerk
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- Enrolled Enrolled Joint Resolution pdf
- Joint Resolution Text View text Current pdf
Action History
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Representative J. Jacobson added as a coauthor
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Report correctly enrolled on 6-20-2025
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Received from Senate concurred in
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Ordered immediately messaged
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Concurred in
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Senators Wall and Wirch added as cosponsors
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Rules suspended and taken up
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Received from Assembly
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Ordered immediately messaged
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Adopted, Ayes 94, Noes 0
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Rules suspended to withdraw from calendar and take up
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Senator Ratcliff added as a cosponsor
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Representative VanderMeer added as a coauthor
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Withdrawn from Committee on Rules and referred to calendar of 6-18-2025
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Representative Haywood added as a coauthor
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Read and referred to Committee on Rules
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Introduced by Representatives Kurtz, Allen, Hurd, Penterman, Sortwell, Bare, Brown, Callahan, DeSmidt, Dittrich, Doyle, Duchow, Franklin, Gundrum, B. Jacobson, Johnson, Kaufert, Kitchens, Knodl, Kreibich, McCarville, Melotik, Miresse, Moses, Murphy, Mursau, Novak, O'Connor, Palmeri, Prado, Petersen, Sheehan, Sinicki, Snyder, Spiros, Steffen, Stubbs, Subeck, Tranel, Tucker, Wichgers, Wittke and Zimmerman; cosponsored by Senators James, Cabral-Guevara, Carpenter, Dassler-Alfheim, Drake, Hesselbein, Keyeski, Marklein, Nass, Pfaff, Roys, Spreitzer, Wanggaard and Wimberger
Sponsors
- Scott Allen · Cosponsor
- Ben DeSmidt · Cosponsor
- Tony Kurtz · Primary
- Karen Hurd · Cosponsor
- William Penterman · Cosponsor
- Shae Sortwell · Cosponsor
- Mike Bare · Cosponsor
- Brienne Brown · Cosponsor
- Calvin Callahan · Cosponsor
- Barbara Dittrich · Cosponsor
- Steve Doyle · Cosponsor
- Tara Johnson · Cosponsor
- Brent Jacobson · Cosponsor
- James · Cosponsor
- Cabral-Guevara · Cosponsor
- Carpenter · Cosponsor
- Dassler-Alfheim · Cosponsor
- Drake · Cosponsor
- Hesselbein · Cosponsor
- Keyeski · Cosponsor
- Marklein · Cosponsor
- Nass · Cosponsor
- Cindi Duchow · Cosponsor
- Benjamin Franklin · Cosponsor
- Rick Gundrum · Cosponsor
- Dean Kaufert · Cosponsor
- Pfaff · Cosponsor
- Joel Kitchens · Cosponsor
- Daniel Knodl · Cosponsor
- Rob Kreibich · Cosponsor
- Maureen McCarville · Cosponsor
- Paul Melotik · Cosponsor
- Vincent Miresse · Cosponsor
- Clint Moses · Cosponsor
- David Murphy · Cosponsor
- Jeffrey Mursau · Cosponsor
- Todd Novak · Cosponsor
- Jerry O'Connor · Cosponsor
- Lori Palmeri · Cosponsor
- Priscilla Prado · Cosponsor
- Kevin Petersen · Cosponsor
- Joe Sheehan · Cosponsor
- Christine Sinicki · Cosponsor
- Patrick Snyder · Cosponsor
- John Spiros · Cosponsor
- David Steffen · Cosponsor
- Shelia Stubbs · Cosponsor
- Lisa Subeck · Cosponsor
- Travis Tranel · Cosponsor
- Duke Tucker · Cosponsor
- Chuck Wichgers · Cosponsor
- Robert Wittke · Cosponsor
- Shannon Zimmerman · Cosponsor
- Spreitzer · Cosponsor
- Roys · Cosponsor
- Wanggaard · Cosponsor
- Wimberger · Cosponsor
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →1 sponsors · 56 co-sponsors · 75 not signed on · 30 voted No
Sponsors (1)
- Kurtz, Tony Republican
Co-sponsors (56)
- Allen, Scott Republican
- DeSmidt, Ben Democrat Voted No
- Hurd, Karen Republican
- Penterman, William Republican
- Sortwell, Shae Republican
- Bare, Mike Democrat Voted No
- Brown, Brienne Democrat Voted No
- Callahan, Calvin Republican
- Dittrich, Barbara Republican
- Doyle, Steve Democrat Voted No
- Johnson, Tara Democrat
- Jacobson, Brent Republican
- James
- Cabral-Guevara
- Carpenter
- Dassler-Alfheim
- Drake
- Hesselbein
- Keyeski
- Marklein
- Nass
- Duchow, Cindi Republican
- Franklin, Benjamin Republican
- Gundrum, Rick Republican
- Kaufert, Dean Republican
- Pfaff
- Kitchens, Joel Republican
- Knodl, Daniel Republican
- Kreibich, Rob Republican
- McCarville, Maureen Democrat Voted No
- Melotik, Paul Republican
- Miresse, Vincent Democrat Voted No
- Moses, Clint Republican
- Murphy, David Republican
- Mursau, Jeffrey Republican
- Novak, Todd Republican
- O'Connor, Jerry Republican
- Palmeri, Lori Democrat Voted No
- Prado, Priscilla Democrat Voted No
- Petersen, Kevin Republican
- Sheehan, Joe Democrat Voted No
- Sinicki, Christine Democrat Voted No
- Snyder, Patrick Republican
- Spiros, John Republican
- Steffen, David Republican
- Stubbs, Shelia Democrat Voted No
- Subeck, Lisa Democrat Voted No
- Tranel, Travis Republican
- Tucker, Duke Republican
- Wichgers, Chuck Republican
- Wittke, Robert Republican
- Zimmerman, Shannon Republican
- Spreitzer
- Roys
- Wanggaard
- Wimberger
Not signed on (75)
75 members have not signed on to this bill.
Show all 75 →"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.
Votes
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Republican | 52 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Unaffiliated | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Democrat | 0 | 42 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 53 | 45 | 0 | 1 |
| % of votes cast | 54% | 45% | 0% | 1% |
How each member voted (99)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| ANDERSON | — | Nay |
| JOHNSON | — | Nay |
| MOORE OMOKUNDE | — | Nay |
| SPEAKER | — | Yea |
| Andraca, Deb | Democrat | Nay |
| Arney, Margaret | Democrat | Nay |
| Bare, Mike | Democrat | Nay |
| Billings, Jill | Democrat | Nay |
| Brown, Brienne | Democrat | Nay |
| Clancy, Ryan | Democrat | Nay |
| Cruz, Angelina | Democrat | Nay |
| DeSanto, Karen | Democrat | Nay |
| DeSmidt, Ben | Democrat | Nay |
| Doyle, Steve | Democrat | Nay |
| Emerson, Jodi | Democrat | Nay |
| Fitzgerald, Joan | Democrat | Nay |
| Goodwin, Russell | Democrat | Nay |
| Haywood, Kalan | Democrat | Nay |
| Hong, Francesca | Democrat | Nay |
| Hysell, Andrew | Democrat | Nay |
| Jacobson, Jenna | Democrat | Nay |
| Joers, Alex | Democrat | Nay |
| Kirsch, Karen | Democrat | Nay |
| Madison, Darrin | Democrat | Nay |
| Mayadev, Renuka | Democrat | Nay |
| McCarville, Maureen | Democrat | Nay |
| McGuire, Tip | Democrat | Nay |
| Miresse, Vincent | Democrat | Nay |
| Neubauer, Greta | Democrat | Nay |
| Ortiz-Velez, Sylvia | Democrat | Nay |
| Palmeri, Lori | Democrat | Nay |
| Phelps, Christian | Democrat | Nay |
| Prado, Priscilla | Democrat | Nay |
| Rivera-Wagner, Amaad | Democrat | Nay |
| Roe, Ann | Democrat | Nay |
| Sheehan, Joe | Democrat | Nay |
| Sinicki, Christine | Democrat | Nay |
| Snodgrass, Lee | Democrat | Nay |
| Spaude, Ryan | Democrat | Nay |
| Stroud, Angela | Democrat | Nay |
| Stubbs, Shelia | Democrat | Nay |
| Subeck, Lisa | Democrat | Nay |
| Taylor, Sequanna | Democrat | Nay |
| Tenorio, Angelito | Democrat | Nay |
| Udell, Randy | Democrat | Nay |
| Vining, Robyn | Democrat | Nay |
| Allen, Scott | Republican | Yea |
| Armstrong, David | Republican | Yea |
| August, Tyler | Republican | Yea |
| Behnke, Elijah | Republican | Yea |
| Born, Mark | Republican | Yea |
| Brill, Lindee | Republican | Yea |
| Brooks, Robert | Republican | Yea |
| Callahan, Calvin | Republican | Not Voting |
| Dallman, Alex | Republican | Yea |
| Dittrich, Barbara | Republican | Yea |
| Donovan, Bob | Republican | Yea |
| Duchow, Cindi | Republican | Yea |
| Franklin, Benjamin | Republican | Yea |
| Goeben, Joy | Republican | Yea |
| Green, Chanz | Republican | Yea |
| Gundrum, Rick | Republican | Yea |
| Gustafson, Nate | Republican | Yea |
| Hurd, Karen | Republican | Yea |
| Jacobson, Brent | Republican | Yea |
| Kaufert, Dean | Republican | Yea |
| Kitchens, Joel | Republican | Yea |
| Knodl, Daniel | Republican | Yea |
| Kreibich, Rob | Republican | Yea |
| Krug, Scott | Republican | Yea |
| Kurtz, Tony | Republican | Yea |
| Maxey, Dave | Republican | Yea |
| Melotik, Paul | Republican | Yea |
| Moses, Clint | Republican | Yea |
| Murphy, David | Republican | Yea |
| Mursau, Jeffrey | Republican | Yea |
| Nedweski, Amanda | Republican | Yea |
| Neylon, Adam | Republican | Yea |
| Novak, Todd | Republican | Yea |
| O'Connor, Jerry | Republican | Yea |
| Penterman, William | Republican | Yea |
| Petersen, Kevin | Republican | Yea |
| Piwowarczyk, Jim | Republican | Yea |
| Pronschinske, Treig | Republican | Yea |
| Rodriguez, Jessie | Republican | Yea |
| Snyder, Patrick | Republican | Yea |
| Sortwell, Shae | Republican | Yea |
| Spiros, John | Republican | Yea |
| Steffen, David | Republican | Yea |
| Summerfield, Rob | Republican | Yea |
| Swearingen, Rob | Republican | Yea |
| Tittl, Paul | Republican | Yea |
| Tranel, Travis | Republican | Yea |
| Tucker, Duke | Republican | Yea |
| Tusler, Ron | Republican | Yea |
| VanderMeer, Nancy | Republican | Yea |
| Wichgers, Chuck | Republican | Yea |
| Wittke, Robert | Republican | Yea |
| Zimmerman, Shannon | Republican | Yea |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | 51 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Democrat | 42 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unaffiliated | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 94 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| % of votes cast | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
How each member voted (94)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| SPEAKER | — | Yea |
| Anderson, Clinton | Democrat | Yea |
| Andraca, Deb | Democrat | Yea |
| Bare, Mike | Democrat | Yea |
| Billings, Jill | Democrat | Yea |
| Brown, Brienne | Democrat | Yea |
| Clancy, Ryan | Democrat | Yea |
| Cruz, Angelina | Democrat | Yea |
| DeSanto, Karen | Democrat | Yea |
| DeSmidt, Ben | Democrat | Yea |
| Doyle, Steve | Democrat | Yea |
| Emerson, Jodi | Democrat | Yea |
| Fitzgerald, Joan | Democrat | Yea |
| Goodwin, Russell | Democrat | Yea |
| Haywood, Kalan | Democrat | Yea |
| Hysell, Andrew | Democrat | Yea |
| Jacobson, Jenna | Democrat | Yea |
| Joers, Alex | Democrat | Yea |
| Johnson, LaTonya | Democrat | Yea |
| Kirsch, Karen | Democrat | Yea |
| Madison, Darrin | Democrat | Yea |
| Mayadev, Renuka | Democrat | Yea |
| McCarville, Maureen | Democrat | Yea |
| McGuire, Tip | Democrat | Yea |
| Miresse, Vincent | Democrat | Yea |
| Moore Omokunde, Supreme | Democrat | Yea |
| Neubauer, Greta | Democrat | Yea |
| Ortiz-Velez, Sylvia | Democrat | Yea |
| Palmeri, Lori | Democrat | Yea |
| Phelps, Christian | Democrat | Yea |
| Rivera-Wagner, Amaad | Democrat | Yea |
| Roe, Ann | Democrat | Yea |
| Sheehan, Joe | Democrat | Yea |
| Sinicki, Christine | Democrat | Yea |
| Snodgrass, Lee | Democrat | Yea |
| Spaude, Ryan | Democrat | Yea |
| Stroud, Angela | Democrat | Yea |
| Stubbs, Shelia | Democrat | Yea |
| Subeck, Lisa | Democrat | Yea |
| Taylor, Sequanna | Democrat | Yea |
| Tenorio, Angelito | Democrat | Yea |
| Udell, Randy | Democrat | Yea |
| Vining, Robyn | Democrat | Yea |
| Allen, Scott | Republican | Yea |
| Armstrong, David | Republican | Yea |
| August, Tyler | Republican | Yea |
| Behnke, Elijah | Republican | Yea |
| Born, Mark | Republican | Yea |
| Brill, Lindee | Republican | Yea |
| Brooks, Robert | Republican | Yea |
| Callahan, Calvin | Republican | Yea |
| Dallman, Alex | Republican | Yea |
| Dittrich, Barbara | Republican | Yea |
| Donovan, Bob | Republican | Yea |
| Duchow, Cindi | Republican | Yea |
| Franklin, Benjamin | Republican | Yea |
| Goeben, Joy | Republican | Yea |
| Green, Chanz | Republican | Yea |
| Gundrum, Rick | Republican | Yea |
| Gustafson, Nate | Republican | Yea |
| Hurd, Karen | Republican | Yea |
| Jacobson, Brent | Republican | Yea |
| Kaufert, Dean | Republican | Yea |
| Kitchens, Joel | Republican | Yea |
| Knodl, Daniel | Republican | Yea |
| Kreibich, Rob | Republican | Yea |
| Krug, Scott | Republican | Yea |
| Kurtz, Tony | Republican | Yea |
| Maxey, Dave | Republican | Yea |
| Melotik, Paul | Republican | Yea |
| Moses, Clint | Republican | Yea |
| Murphy, David | Republican | Yea |
| Mursau, Jeffrey | Republican | Yea |
| Nedweski, Amanda | Republican | Yea |
| Neylon, Adam | Republican | Yea |
| Novak, Todd | Republican | Yea |
| O'Connor, Jerry | Republican | Yea |
| Penterman, William | Republican | Yea |
| Piwowarczyk, Jim | Republican | Yea |
| Pronschinske, Treig | Republican | Yea |
| Rodriguez, Jessie | Republican | Yea |
| Snyder, Patrick | Republican | Yea |
| Sortwell, Shae | Republican | Yea |
| Spiros, John | Republican | Yea |
| Steffen, David | Republican | Yea |
| Summerfield, Rob | Republican | Yea |
| Swearingen, Rob | Republican | Yea |
| Tittl, Paul | Republican | Yea |
| Tranel, Travis | Republican | Yea |
| Tucker, Duke | Republican | Yea |
| Tusler, Ron | Republican | Yea |
| VanderMeer, Nancy | Republican | Yea |
| Wichgers, Chuck | Republican | Yea |
| Wittke, Robert | Republican | Yea |
Subjects
Frequently asked questions
- What does AJR 50 do?
- Assembly Joint Resolution 50
- Who sponsors AJR 50?
- AJR 50 is sponsored by Allen, Scott (Republican), DeSmidt, Ben (Democrat), Kurtz, Tony (Republican), Hurd, Karen (Republican), Penterman, William (Republican), Sortwell, Shae (Republican), Bare, Mike (Democrat), Brown, Brienne (Democrat), Callahan, Calvin (Republican), Dittrich, Barbara (Republican), Doyle, Steve (Democrat), Johnson, Tara (Democrat), Jacobson, Brent (Republican), James, Cabral-Guevara, Carpenter, Dassler-Alfheim, Drake, Hesselbein, Keyeski, Marklein, Nass, Duchow, Cindi (Republican), Franklin, Benjamin (Republican), Gundrum, Rick (Republican), Kaufert, Dean (Republican), Pfaff, Kitchens, Joel (Republican), Knodl, Daniel (Republican), Kreibich, Rob (Republican), McCarville, Maureen (Democrat), Melotik, Paul (Republican), Miresse, Vincent (Democrat), Moses, Clint (Republican), Murphy, David (Republican), Mursau, Jeffrey (Republican), Novak, Todd (Republican), O'Connor, Jerry (Republican), Palmeri, Lori (Democrat), Prado, Priscilla (Democrat), Petersen, Kevin (Republican), Sheehan, Joe (Democrat), Sinicki, Christine (Democrat), Snyder, Patrick (Republican), Spiros, John (Republican), Steffen, David (Republican), Stubbs, Shelia (Democrat), Subeck, Lisa (Democrat), Tranel, Travis (Republican), Tucker, Duke (Republican), Wichgers, Chuck (Republican), Wittke, Robert (Republican), Zimmerman, Shannon (Republican), Spreitzer, Roys, Wanggaard, and Wimberger.
- What is the current status of AJR 50?
- This bill has passed the Assembly. Introduced May 07, 2025. It now moves to the second chamber.
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