PRIOR PRINTER'S NO. 1276 PRINTER'S NO. 1838
No. 216 Session of 2007
INTRODUCED BY DALEY, SOLOBAY, DeWEESE, BAKER, BEAR, BELFANTI,
BRENNAN, CALTAGIRONE, CAUSER, CLYMER, CONKLIN, CUTLER,
DENLINGER, DONATUCCI, FAIRCHILD, FREEMAN, GALLOWAY, GEIST,
GEORGE, GERBER, GIBBONS, GRUCELA, HARHART, HARPER, HESS,
KILLION, KORTZ, KULA, MAHONEY, MANTZ, MARKOSEK, MARSHALL,
MELIO, MENSCH, MILLARD, MUSTIO, MYERS, M. O'BRIEN, O'NEILL,
PALLONE, PARKER, PAYNE, PICKETT, RAMALEY, REICHLEY, ROAE,
ROSS, SAINATO, SANTONI, SAYLOR, SIPTROTH, McILVAINE SMITH,
K. SMITH, SONNEY, STABACK, R. STEVENSON, VULAKOVICH, WATSON,
J. WHITE, WOJNAROSKI, YOUNGBLOOD, LONGIETTI AND THOMAS,
APRIL 18, 2007
AS REPORTED FROM COMMITTEE ON INTERGOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS, HOUSE
OF REPRESENTATIVES, AS AMENDED, JUNE 5, 2007
A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
1 Memorializing Congress to designate September 11 as "National
2 Emergency Responders' Day." DAY," DECLARING SEPTEMBER 11 AS <--
3 "PENNSYLVANIA EMERGENCY RESPONDERS' DAY" AND RECOGNIZING
4 EMERGENCY RESPONDERS FOR THEIR VALUABLE SERVICE.
5 WHEREAS, The disaster of September 11, 2001, was one of the
6 worst in American history; and
7 WHEREAS, Emergency responders significantly reduced the
8 amount of death and injury associated with that disaster; and
9 WHEREAS, EMERGENCY RESPONDERS ANSWERED THE CALL ON SEPTEMBER <--
10 11, 2001, AND DISPLAYED UNSELFISHNESS AND BRAVERY IN RESPONDING
11 TO THE DISASTER IN SOMERSET COUNTY; AND
12 WHEREAS, Emergency responders provide a vital service to our
13 STATE AND nation; therefore be it <--
14 RESOLVED (the Senate concurring), That the General Assembly
1 memorialize Congress to designate September 11 as "National <--
2 Emergency Responders' Day"; and be it further <--
3 RESOLVED, THAT THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY DESIGNATE SEPTEMBER 11 AS <--
4 "PENNSYLVANIA EMERGENCY RESPONDERS' DAY" IN THIS COMMONWEALTH;
5 AND BE IT FURTHER
6 RESOLVED, THAT THE GOVERNOR'S OFFICE OF HOMELAND SECURITY, IN
7 COOPERATION WITH THE VETERANS AFFAIRS AND EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS
8 COMMITTEE OF THE SENATE AND THE INTERGOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS
9 COMMITTEE AND VETERANS AFFAIRS AND EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS
10 COMMITTEE OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, RECOGNIZE EMERGENCY
11 RESPONDERS IN THIS COMMONWEALTH FOR THEIR VALUABLE SERVICE; AND
12 BE IT FURTHER
13 RESOLVED, THAT THE COMMONWEALTH AND ITS CITIZENS RECOGNIZE
14 THE COMMONWEALTH'S EMERGENCY RESPONDERS FOR THEIR INVALUABLE
15 SERVICE TO OUR COMMONWEALTH AND ITS COMMUNITIES; AND BE IT
16 FURTHER
17 RESOLVED, That copies of this resolution be transmitted to
18 the presiding officers of each house of Congress and to each
19 member of Congress from Pennsylvania.
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