PRINTER'S NO. 2786
No. 2185 Session of 1978
INTRODUCED BY COHEN, BITTINGER, DeWEESE, STUBAN, COLE, MELUSKEY,
RITTER, ZWIKL, KOWALYSHYN, GRAY, HAMILTON, GIAMMARCO, KELLY,
WHITE, JOHNSON, LEVIN, DUMAS, GREENFIELD, OLIVER, FRYER, FEE,
PRATT, MILANOVICH, PRENDERGAST, COWELL, NOVAK, ABRAHAM,
RIEGER, STEWART, O'DONNELL, DOMBROWSKI, M. H. GEORGE,
RICHARDSON, BROWN, HARPER, KUKOVICH, HOEFFEL, O'KEEFE, DOYLE
AND GLEESON, MARCH 15, 1978
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON STATE GOVERNMENT, MARCH 15, 1978
AN ACT
1 Providing for the observance of May 27 of each year as Hubert H.
2 Humphrey, Jr. Day.
3 WHEREAS, The people of Pennsylvania, and the people of the
4 United States and the world were deeply grieved by the untimely
5 death of Senator Hubert Horatio Humphrey, Jr.; and
6 WHEREAS, Hubert H. Humphrey, Jr. carried Pennsylvania as the
7 Democratic nominee for Vice President in 1964, as the Democratic
8 nominee for President in 1968, and as a candidate for the
9 Democratic nomination for President in 1972; and
10 WHEREAS, Hubert H. Humphrey, Jr. was a national leader in
11 providing for the civil rights of all persons, fair labor
12 practices, Federal aid to education, the Peace Corps, medicare,
13 arms control negotiations among the major powers of the world;
14 and
15 WHEREAS, Hubert H. Humphrey, Jr.'s 23 years in the United
1 States Senate, four years as Vice President, and three years as
2 Mayor of Minneapolis constituted one of the most significant
3 political careers in American history; and
4 WHEREAS, Many people in both political parties wish to see
5 Hubert H. Humphrey, Jr. honored for both his substantive
6 achievements and the honor, decency and integrity with which he
7 carried them out, in the hope that he will continue to serve as
8 an example for his fellow Americans.
9 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
10 hereby enacts as follows:
11 Section 1. In honor of Senator Hubert H. Humphrey, Jr., who
12 was born on May 27, 1911, May 27 of each year is hereby
13 designated as "Hubert H. Humphrey Day" and is set aside to
14 commemorate the birth of Hubert H. Humphrey, Jr. The Governor is
15 authorized and requested to issue a proclamation each year
16 calling upon the people of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania to
17 commemorate the life and the service to his country and its
18 citizens of Senator Hubert H. Humphrey, Jr., and to observe that
19 day with appropriate honors, ceremonies and prayers, with
20 notification to surviving members of the Humphrey family and the
21 members of the General Assembly.
22 Section 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
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