PRINTER'S NO. 3757
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE RESOLUTION
No.
873
Session of
2020
INTRODUCED BY HANBIDGE, KOSIEROWSKI, GALLOWAY, HILL-EVANS,
ULLMAN, DRISCOLL, ROZZI, SANCHEZ, MILLARD, YOUNGBLOOD,
McCLINTON, BOBACK, KINSEY, READSHAW, FREEMAN, McCARTER,
RAVENSTAHL, ISAACSON, SAPPEY, FIEDLER, THOMAS, MERSKI,
DELLOSO, SAINATO, ZABEL, HOWARD, SCHLEGEL CULVER, GAINEY,
HOHENSTEIN, NEILSON, DONATUCCI, CIRESI, MALAGARI, SCHWEYER,
POLINCHOCK, PASHINSKI, KORTZ, FRANKEL, SHUSTERMAN, TOMLINSON,
McNEILL, LONGIETTI, A. DAVIS, BROWN, O'MARA AND STAATS,
MAY 13, 2020
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON LABOR AND INDUSTRY, MAY 13, 2020
A RESOLUTION
Designating the year 2020 as "Frontline Workers Appreciation
Year" in Pennsylvania.
WHEREAS, The emergence of human-to-human transmission of the
coronavirus, also known as COVID-19, in late 2019 marked the
beginning of an ongoing pandemic that poses a serious threat to
the health and survival of communities all over the world,
including here in this Commonwealth; and
WHEREAS, In order to mitigate the spread of COVID-19,
Governor Wolf signed a declaration of emergency disaster on
March 6, 2020, and ordered the closure of all non-life-
sustaining businesses in Pennsylvania on March 19, 2020; and
WHEREAS, To protect critical infrastructure during a time of
crisis, essential services are being maintained and operated by
frontline workers so all Pennsylvanians have access to goods and
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