The amended United States Semiquincentennial Commission ultimately provided for 36 members.
The commission’s membership combined several groups rather than consisting only of elected officials. Its structure included members of the Senate and House, private citizens selected through congressional party leadership, and nonvoting ex officio federal officials.
The original commission had a different composition. The 2020 amendments increased the number of nonvoting ex officio federal officials to 12 and made other technical changes, bringing the overall body to 36 members.
The figure should not be confused with the 33 commissioners who were described as being sworn in at Independence Hall in 2018. That earlier number reflects the commission’s membership at that time, while 36 is the total provided for after the governing law was amended.