HR 314 — A Resolution designating September 18, 2025, as "U.S. Air Force Birthday" in Pennsylvania.
Congress · introduced 2025-09-11
Latest action: — Laid on the table (Pursuant to House Rule 71), Dec. 16, 2025
Sponsors
- Jeanne McNeill (D, PA-133) — sponsor · 2025-09-11
- Tina Pickett (R, PA-110) — cosponsor · 2025-09-11
- Arvind Venkat (D, PA-30) — cosponsor · 2025-09-11
- Benjamin V. Sanchez (D, PA-153) — cosponsor · 2025-09-11
- Carol Hill-Evans (D, PA-95) — cosponsor · 2025-09-11
- Jose Giral (D, PA-180) — cosponsor · 2025-09-11
- R. Lee James (R, PA-64) — cosponsor · 2025-09-11
- Tarah Probst (D, PA-189) — cosponsor · 2025-09-11
- Tim Brennan (D, PA-29) — cosponsor · 2025-09-11
- Robert Freeman (D, PA-136) — cosponsor · 2025-09-11
- Chris Pielli (D, PA-156) — cosponsor · 2025-09-11
- Greg Vitali (D, PA-166) — cosponsor · 2025-09-11
- Joseph C. Hohenstein (D, PA-177) — cosponsor · 2025-09-11
- Kristine C. Howard (D, PA-167) — cosponsor · 2025-09-11
- Ed Neilson (D, PA-174) — cosponsor · 2025-09-11
- Nikki Rivera (D, PA-96) — cosponsor · 2025-09-11
- Jim Haddock (D, PA-118) — cosponsor · 2025-09-11
- Marc S. Anderson (R, PA-92) — cosponsor · 2025-09-11
- Scott Conklin (D, PA-77) — cosponsor · 2025-09-11
- Kerry A. Benninghoff (R, PA-171) — cosponsor · 2025-09-11
- Dan Frankel (D, PA-23) — cosponsor · 2025-09-11
- Joe Webster (D, PA-150) — cosponsor · 2025-09-11
- Joe Ciresi (D, PA-146) — cosponsor · 2025-09-11
- Mark M. Gillen (R, PA-128) — cosponsor · 2025-09-11
Action timeline
- · house — Referred to VETERANS AFFAIRS AND EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS, Sept. 11, 2025
- · house — Reported as committed, Sept. 29, 2025
- · house — Laid on the table (Pursuant to House Rule 71), Dec. 16, 2025
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Bill text
Printer's No. 2306 · 2,818 characters · source document
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PRINTER'S NO. 2306
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE RESOLUTION
No. 314
Session of
2025
INTRODUCED BY McNEILL, PICKETT, VENKAT, SANCHEZ, HILL-EVANS,
GIRAL, JAMES, PROBST, BRENNAN, FREEMAN, PIELLI, VITALI,
HOHENSTEIN, HOWARD, NEILSON AND RIVERA, SEPTEMBER 10, 2025
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON VETERANS AFFAIRS AND EMERGENCY
PREPAREDNESS, SEPTEMBER 11, 2025
A RESOLUTION
1 Designating September 18, 2025, as "U.S. Air Force Birthday" in
2 Pennsylvania.
3 WHEREAS, The United States military obtained its first
4 aircraft in 1909; and
5 WHEREAS, The Air Force was not initially a separate and
6 independent branch of the military, but was part of the United
7 States Army; and
8 WHEREAS, The United States Air Force had several designations
9 such as the Aeronautical Section, Signal Corps (1909), Aviation
10 Section, Signal Corps (1914), United States Army Air Service
11 (1918), United States Army Corps (1926) and United States Army
12 Air Forces (1941); and
13 WHEREAS, In 1939, the United States Air Force expanded from
14 20,000 military personnel and 2,400 planes to 2.4 million
15 military personnel and 80,000 aircrafts by 1944; and
16 WHEREAS, Following World War II, the Department of Defense
17 was created, which led to the merging of military branches under
1 a unified command composed of a Joint Chiefs of Staff, including
2 Army, Navy and Air Force leaders; and
3 WHEREAS, On July 26, 1947, President Harry S. Truman signed
4 the National Security Act of 1947, which led to the
5 establishment of the United States Air Force as a separate and
6 independent branch of the military on September 18, 1947; and
7 WHEREAS, This establishment gave the Air Force the same
8 status as the United States Army and United States Navy,
9 strengthening its contribution in national defense; and
10 WHEREAS, The reorganization of the United States Air Force
11 immensely improved the operational and tactical aptitudes of the
12 military while guaranteeing an efficient approach to national
13 security; and
14 WHEREAS, The United States Air Force's birthday is
15 commemorated on September 18 annually; and
16 WHEREAS, It is important that the House of Representatives
17 recognizes the formal establishment of the United States Air
18 Force and celebrates Air Force personnel; therefore be it
19 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives designate
20 September 18, 2025, as "U.S. Air Force Birthday" in
21 Pennsylvania.
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Outbound (1)
| date | type | to | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | referred_to_committee | Pennsylvania House Veterans Affairs And Emergency Preparedness Committee | — | pa-leg |
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Who matters
Members ranked by combined influence on this bill: role (sponsor 5 / cosponsor 1), capped speech count from the Congressional Record, and recorded-vote engagement.
| # | Member | Role | Speeches | Voted | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jeanne McNeill (D, state_lower PA-133) | sponsor | 0 | — | 5 |
| 2 | Arvind Venkat (D, state_lower PA-30) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 3 | Benjamin V. Sanchez (D, state_lower PA-153) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 4 | Carol Hill-Evans (D, state_lower PA-95) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 5 | Chris Pielli (D, state_lower PA-156) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 6 | Dan Frankel (D, state_lower PA-23) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 7 | Ed Neilson (D, state_lower PA-174) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 8 | Greg Vitali (D, state_lower PA-166) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 9 | Jim Haddock (D, state_lower PA-118) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 10 | Joe Ciresi (D, state_lower PA-146) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 11 | Joe Webster (D, state_lower PA-150) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 12 | Jose Giral (D, state_lower PA-180) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 13 | Joseph C. Hohenstein (D, state_lower PA-177) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 14 | Kerry A. Benninghoff (R, state_lower PA-171) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 15 | Kristine C. Howard (D, state_lower PA-167) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 16 | Marc S. Anderson (R, state_lower PA-92) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 17 | Mark M. Gillen (R, state_lower PA-128) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 18 | Nikki Rivera (D, state_lower PA-96) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 19 | R. Lee James (R, state_lower PA-64) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 20 | Robert Freeman (D, state_lower PA-136) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 21 | Scott Conklin (D, state_lower PA-77) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 22 | Tarah Probst (D, state_lower PA-189) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 23 | Tim Brennan (D, state_lower PA-29) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 24 | Tina Pickett (R, state_lower PA-110) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
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0 predicted yes (0%) · 543 predicted no (100%) · 0 unknown (0%)
By party: · R: 0 yes / 277 no · D: 0 yes / 263 no · I: 0 yes / 3 no
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