HR 140 — A Resolution recognizing the month of October 2025 as "Polish American Heritage Month" in Pennsylvania.

PRINTER'S NO.   1107

                    THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA



           HOUSE RESOLUTION
              No. 140
                                               Session of
                                                 2025

     INTRODUCED BY MERSKI, TWARDZIK, HARKINS, GIRAL, SCHMITT, CEPEDA-
        FREYTIZ, VENKAT, HILL-EVANS, PICKETT, BRENNAN, VITALI, KULIK,
        BOROWSKI, NEILSON, CERRATO, FREEMAN, HOHENSTEIN AND O'MARA,
        MARCH 24, 2025

     REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON TOURISM, RECREATION AND ECONOMIC
        DEVELOPMENT, MARCH 24, 2025


                                A RESOLUTION
 1   Recognizing the month of October 2025 as "Polish American
 2      Heritage Month" in Pennsylvania.
 3      WHEREAS, This year is the 1,059th anniversary of the
 4   documented history of Poland; and
 5      WHEREAS, It is also the 417th anniversary of Polish settlers
 6   arriving in the United States at Jamestown, Virginia, on October
 7   1, 1608; and
 8      WHEREAS, This year marks the 406th anniversary of the Polish
 9   settlers who organized the first labor strike at Jamestown,
10   Virginia, the 86th anniversary of the German invasion of Poland
11   and the 81st anniversaries of the battle of Monte Cassino and
12   the Warsaw Uprising; and
13      WHEREAS, This month, the nation will be observing the 44th
14   anniversary of "Polish American Heritage Month," which
15   highlights individuals of Polish heritage who have contributed
16   greatly to global advancement and the growth of the United
 1   States and our Commonwealth; and
 2         WHEREAS, General Kazimierz "Casimir" Pulaski, known as the
 3   father of the American cavalry, is remembered as a hero who
 4   fought for independence and freedom in Poland and in the United
 5   States; and
 6         WHEREAS, Marie Sklodowska Curie earned a share of the 1903
 7   Nobel Prize in Physics for joint research on radiation and was
 8   awarded the 1911 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for her discovery of
 9   polonium and radium; and
10         WHEREAS, Ignacy Jan Paderewski, world-famous pianist and
11   composer, statesman and advocate for Polish freedom, was born in
12   Europe in 1860 and died in New York City in 1941; and
13         WHEREAS, Revolutionary War hero Tadeusz "Thaddeus"
14   Kosciuszko, renowned international conductor Leopold Stokowski,
15   former National Security Advisor Zbigniew Brzezinski and former
16   United States Senator Edmund Muskie are other Polish notables;
17   and
18         WHEREAS, Individuals of Polish heritage have many reasons to
19   celebrate their heritage, their culture and their achievements;
20   and
21         WHEREAS, Pennsylvanians are grateful for Polish Americans'
22   enduring contributions to the nation; therefore be it
23         RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives recognize the
24   month of October 2025 as "Polish American Heritage Month" in
25   Pennsylvania.




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