PRINTER'S NO. 303

THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA


HOUSE BILL

No. 279 Session of 1987


        INTRODUCED BY LESCOVITZ, SCHULER, DALEY, TRELLO, VROON, CESSAR,
           FOX, ITKIN, NOYE, WOGAN, ANGSTADT, COY, B. SMITH, MRKONIC,
           DeLUCA, HERMAN, JOHNSON, BUNT, PRESTON, BALDWIN AND
           LASHINGER, FEBRUARY 11, 1987

        REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON STATE GOVERNMENT, FEBRUARY 11, 1987

                                     AN ACT

     1  Designating December 7th as "Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day."

     2     The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
     3  hereby enacts as follows:
     4  Section 1.  Designation of "Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day."
     5     In honor of the brave veterans who fought and died in the
     6  Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, December 7th of each year is
     7  designated as "Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day."
     8  Section 2.  Governor requested to issue proclamation.
     9     The Governor is authorized and requested to issue a
    10  proclamation each year calling upon the people of this
    11  Commonwealth to commemorate the members of the armed services
    12  who fought and died at Pearl Harbor and to observe the day with
    13  appropriate honors, ceremonies and prayers.
    14  Section 3.  Effective date.
    15     This act shall take effect immediately.

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