NEWS

March 2007
National Tartan Day Will Be Celebrated in Alexandria, VA Festival

The National Capital Tartan Day Committee is hosting a Scottish festival to celebrate National Tartan Day.  The National Tartan Day Festival will be held Saturday, April 7 from 1 PM to 5 PM at Market Square (in front of City Hall) at 301 King Street in Alexandria, Virginia. See complete press release (Acrobat PDF 56 Kb)

March 2006
Friends of Scotland Congressional Caucus Holds Inaugural Luncheon and Reception

On April 5, 2006, over a dozen U.S. Members of Congress participated in inaugural events of the Friends of Scotland Congressional Caucus. Produced by the National Capital Tartan Day Committe, the luncheon and reception were hosted by Caucus co-chairs Congressmen Mike McIntyre (R-NC) and John Duncan (D-TN). The events were attended by about a dozen Members of Scottish Parliament, a British Member of Parliament, and the British Ambassador to the United States, Sir David Manning.

For photographs of the event, click here.

On March 9, 2005, the House of Representatives unanimously adopted House Resolution 41, which designates April 6th of each year as "National Tartan Day.” National Tartan Day was created to recognize the contributions that were made by Scottish-Americans to the development of the United States.

H.Res.41 Chief Sponsors were Congressmen Mike McIntyre from North Carolina and John Duncan from Tennessee. In addition to the two chief sponsors, the resolution had 54 co-sponsors, which include Congresswoman Candice Miller of Michigan, Congressman Danny K. Davis of Illinois and Congressman Alcee Hastings of Florida, who all addressed the House of Representatives in favor of the resolution.

This action completes the efforts that began in 1998 when the 105th Congress passed a similar resolution, Senate Resolution 155.

Click here for the complete text of the Congressional Record on Tartan Day.