PRINTER'S NO. 324
No. 64 Session of 2007
INTRODUCED BY GOODMAN, ARGALL, BARRAR, BELFANTI, BEYER, BIANCUCCI, BISHOP, CALTAGIRONE, CLYMER, COHEN, CREIGHTON, CURRY, DALEY, DONATUCCI, FABRIZIO, FAIRCHILD, FRANKEL, FREEMAN, GALLOWAY, GEIST, GEORGE, GERGELY, GILLESPIE, GINGRICH, GRUCELA, HARHAI, HARHART, HENNESSEY, HERSHEY, HESS, JOSEPHS, W. KELLER, KOTIK, LONGIETTI, MAJOR, MANN, MANTZ, MARKOSEK, MARSICO, MILLARD, MUNDY, MUSTIO, PALLONE, PETRI, PHILLIPS, RAMALEY, RAPP, REICHLEY, ROSS, RUBLEY, SAINATO, SANTONI, SCAVELLO, SCHRODER, SIPTROTH, SOLOBAY, SONNEY, STABACK, SURRA, VULAKOVICH, WALKO, WOJNAROSKI, YOUNGBLOOD AND YUDICHAK, FEBRUARY 7, 2007
INTRODUCED AS NONCONTROVERSIAL RESOLUTION UNDER RULE 35, FEBRUARY 7, 2007
A RESOLUTION 1 Commemorating February 16, 2007, as "Lithuanian Independence 2 Day" in Pennsylvania. 3 WHEREAS, On February 16, 1918, Lithuania declared itself an 4 independent nation, adopting a democratic parliamentary 5 constitution and enacting broad reforms to modernize their 6 country; and 7 WHEREAS, Following a brief period of freedom, Lithuania was 8 invaded by the Soviet Union in 1940 and remained under Soviet 9 control for the next 50 years; and 10 WHEREAS, Lithuania once again became free and independent in 11 September 1991, electing a democratic government and holding its 12 first presidential election on February 14, 1993; and 13 WHEREAS, Act 17 of 1989 designated February 16 as "Lithuanian
1 Independence Day" in order to publicly recognize the outstanding 2 contributions made by the Lithuanian people to the heritage of 3 America and this Commonwealth; therefore be it 4 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives commemorate 5 February 16, 2007, on the anniversary of the momentous occasion 6 of Lithuania's independence and note with respect and admiration 7 the struggle of the Lithuanian people for freedom in their 8 homeland. A4L82JKL/20070H0064R0324 - 2 -