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Committee approves ceremonial resolutions: Black History Month, Holocaust Remembrance Day, Bangladesh Day
Summary
The House State Government Committee advanced three ceremonial resolutions recognizing Black History Month, International Holocaust Remembrance Day and Bangladesh Day.
The committee approved three ceremonial resolutions on the agenda.
House Resolution 12, recognizing February 2025 as Black History Month in Pennsylvania, was moved, seconded and passed by the committee.
House Resolution 22, designating Jan. 27, 2025, as International Holocaust Remembrance Day in Pennsylvania, was presented in the absence of the prime sponsor. Representative Marcel spoke on behalf of Representative Solomon, recounted Holocaust casualty figures and urged educational outreach; several members spoke in support and the resolution passed.
House Resolution 28, designating March 26, 2025, as Bangladesh Day in Pennsylvania, was presented without a sponsor’s representative in attendance; no committee debate was recorded and the resolution passed.
Each action was recorded in the transcript as moved, seconded and passed. The committee’s excerpts show roll calls and multiple "yes" or "designation" responses for members but do not provide a compiled numeric roll call tally in the excerpt provided.
