PRINTER'S NO. 280
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE RESOLUTION
No.
65
Session of
2019
INTRODUCED BY GOODMAN, BARRAR, BIZZARRO, CALTAGIRONE,
DiGIROLAMO, DRISCOLL, FREEMAN, GROVE, HENNESSEY, HILL-EVANS,
KNOWLES, KORTZ, LONGIETTI, MARKOSEK, MEHAFFIE, MILLARD,
MULLINS, MURT, NEILSON, OBERLANDER, PASHINSKI, PICKETT,
READSHAW, RYAN, SAYLOR, SCHLOSSBERG AND YOUNGBLOOD,
FEBRUARY 1, 2019
INTRODUCED AS NONCONTROVERSIAL RESOLUTION UNDER RULE 35,
FEBRUARY 1, 2019
A RESOLUTION
Designating February 16, 2019, as "Lithuanian Independence Day"
in Pennsylvania.
WHEREAS, On February 16, 1918, Lithuania declared itself an
independent nation, adopting a democratic parliamentary
constitution and enacting broad reforms to modernize the
country; and
WHEREAS, Following a brief period of freedom, Lithuania was
invaded by the Soviet Union in 1940 and remained under Soviet
control for the next 50 years; and
WHEREAS, Lithuania once again became free and independent in
September 1991, electing a democratic government and holding its
first presidential election on February 14, 1993; and
WHEREAS, Act 17 of 1989 designated February 16 of each year
as "Lithuanian Independence Day" in order to publicly recognize
the outstanding contributions made by the Lithuanian people to
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