HR 311 — A Resolution recognizing the month of January 2026 as "Law Enforcement Professionals Appreciation Month" in Pennsylvania, honoring and supporting law enforcement professionals of all levels of government who serve and protect this Commonwealth.

PRINTER'S NO.    2304

                     THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA



              HOUSE RESOLUTION
                 No. 311
                                                 Session of
                                                   2025

     INTRODUCED BY M. MACKENZIE, BERNSTINE, KUZMA, STAATS, GALLAGHER,
        MENTZER, WATRO, GILLEN AND ZIMMERMAN, SEPTEMBER 10, 2025

     REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY, SEPTEMBER 11, 2025


                                  A RESOLUTION
 1   Recognizing the month of January 2026 as "Law Enforcement
 2      Professionals Appreciation Month" in Pennsylvania, honoring
 3      and supporting law enforcement professionals of all levels of
 4      government who serve and protect this Commonwealth.
 5         WHEREAS, January 9 of every year is recognized as National
 6   Law Enforcement Appreciation Day, a day created in 2015 to show
 7   gratitude for law enforcement officers and recognize their
 8   service and sacrifices; and
 9         WHEREAS, Our many proud law enforcement professionals, whose
10   service and sacrifice protect our communities and safeguard our
11   democracy, provide a vital public service to this Commonwealth
12   through the fulfillment of their mission to serve and protect;
13   and
14         WHEREAS, The men and women of law enforcement put their lives
15   on the line on a daily basis to protect the safety and welfare
16   of our great Commonwealth; and
17         WHEREAS, Increasingly, the very officers who have sworn to
18   protect our residents have found themselves under attack; and
19         WHEREAS, Our law enforcement professionals have been subject
 1   to anti-police rhetoric, defunding and targeted anti-police
 2   violence; and
 3      WHEREAS, Threats of violence toward law enforcement
 4   professionals are on the rise which have affected the morale of
 5   those who run toward the danger and risk their lives for the
 6   residents of this Commonwealth; and
 7      WHEREAS, By recognizing the month of January 2026 as "Law
 8   Enforcement Professionals Appreciation Month," the House of
 9   Representatives commits itself to continue to recognize and
10   support those who put themselves between residents and danger to
11   keep our communities safe and play such an integral role in our
12   society; therefore be it
13      RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives recognize the
14   month of January 2026 as "Law Enforcement Professionals
15   Appreciation Month" in Pennsylvania; and be it further
16      RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives recognize and
17   support law enforcement professionals of all levels of
18   government in Pennsylvania.




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