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House Tourism, Recreation and Economic Development Committee approves resolutions recognizing Polish American Heritage Month and German American Day
Summary
The House Tourism, Recreation and Economic Development Committee voted to approve two ceremonial resolutions recognizing October 2025 as Polish American Heritage Month and Oct. 6, 2025, as German American Day in Pennsylvania; both resolutions were run together and passed with all members recorded as voting yes by party.
The House Tourism, Recreation and Economic Development Committee voted to approve two ceremonial resolutions recognizing October 2025 as Polish American Heritage Month and Oct. 6, 2025, as German American Day in Pennsylvania. Committee members agreed to consider the two items together and recorded unanimous support by party for both measures.
Committee leadership presented House Resolution 140 (Printer's No. 1107), which recognizes the month of October 2025 as Polish American Heritage Month in Pennsylvania, and House Resolution 154 (Printer's No. 1183), which recognizes Oct. 6, 2025, as German American Day in Pennsylvania. A committee member asked whether there were objections to running the two resolutions together; there were none, and members on both sides of the aisle were recorded as voting in favor. The committee chair stated that both resolutions passed and may proceed to the next step in the legislative process. No substantive debate or amendments to either resolution were recorded in the transcript.
Votes at a glance: House Resolution 140 (Printer's No. 1107) — Recognizes October 2025 as Polish American Heritage Month in Pennsylvania; outcome: approved (committee recorded that Republicans and Democrats voted yes). House Resolution 154 (Printer's No. 1183) — Recognizes Oct. 6, 2025, as German American Day in Pennsylvania; outcome: approved (committee recorded that Republicans and Democrats voted yes). The transcript did not provide a numerical roll-call tally for the approvals and did not identify a mover or seconder for the motions to consider the resolutions together.
The meeting record shows a quorum and concluded after the two resolutions were considered. No further actions, referrals, or substantive policy discussions related to the resolutions were recorded in the provided transcript excerpt.
