PRINTER'S NO. 2192
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE RESOLUTION
No.
482
Session of
2015
INTRODUCED BY ACOSTA, YOUNGBLOOD, SCHWEYER, BISHOP, HEFFLEY,
HENNESSEY, ROEBUCK, DRISCOLL, MILLARD, DiGIROLAMO, WATSON,
CRUZ, O'BRIEN, NEILSON, VEREB, VITALI, D. PARKER, BIZZARRO,
KINSEY, PASHINSKI, DERMODY, KIRKLAND, THOMAS, DAVIS,
CALTAGIRONE, MAJOR, KIM, O'NEILL, MURT, SCHREIBER, C. PARKER,
GOODMAN, DEAN, MAHONEY AND WHEELAND, SEPTEMBER 18, 2015
INTRODUCED AS NONCONTROVERSIAL RESOLUTION UNDER RULE 35,
SEPTEMBER 18, 2015
A RESOLUTION
Recognizing September 15 through October 15, 2015, as "National
Hispanic Heritage Month" in Pennsylvania and honoring Captain
Michael Anthony Bastone, Sr., of the Philadelphia Sheriff's
Office in conjunction with this observance.
WHEREAS, "National Hispanic Heritage Month" is set aside to
mark the independence of certain Latin American countries; and
WHEREAS, Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Costa
Rica, Mexico and Chile observe independence days during this
period; and
WHEREAS, "National Hispanic Heritage Month" further
commemorates the cultural diversity among Hispanic Americans,
who trace their roots to Spain, Mexico, the Caribbean, Central
America and South America; and
WHEREAS, As a nation, we celebrate our growing Hispanic
population and pay tribute to notable Hispanic Americans during
this period; and
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