SJR 102 Wisconsin Senate · 2025-2026 Regular Session

Relating to: honoring the 200th anniversary of Norwegian immigration to the United States.

SJR 102 is a symbolic resolution honoring the 200th anniversary of Norwegian immigration to the United States. It commemorates the 1825 voyage of the sloop *Restauration*, which carried Norwegian immigrants seeking religious freedom to the U.S., and acknowledges that over 800,000 Norwegians emigrated to America between 1825 and 1925, with Wisconsin becoming home to 25% of Norwegian Americans by 1900. The resolution formally designates 2025 as the year to celebrate this bicentennial, recognizing the cultural impact of Norwegian immigrants on Wisconsin and U.S. history. As a commemorative resolution, it has no binding effect or policy changes.
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Introduced Oct 17, 2025 Last action Mar 23, 2026
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Failed to adopt pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
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Oct 17, 2025
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Read and referred to Committee on Senate Organization
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Oct 17, 2025
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Introduced by Senators Ratcliff, Pfaff, Dassler-Alfheim, Hesselbein, Keyeski, Larson, Roys, Spreitzer and Wirch; cosponsored by Representatives Udell, Johnson, Allen, Arney, DeSmidt, Dittrich, Emerson, Fitzgerald, Goodwin, J. Jacobson, Joers, Mayadev, McCarville, Miresse, Ortiz-Velez, Prado, Roe, Sinicki, Stroud, Stubbs, Subeck, Tenorio and Palmeri
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