Bill Text: PA HR12 | 2011-2012 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Observing February 12, 2011, as the 202nd anniversary of the birth of Abraham Lincoln, the 16th President of the United States.

Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill

Status: (Passed) 2011-01-24 - Adopted (200-0) [HR12 Detail]

Download: Pennsylvania-2011-HR12-Introduced.html

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PRINTER'S NO. 4
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE RESOLUTION
No. 12 Session of2011
INTRODUCED BY READSHAW, MOUL, PAYNE, McGEEHAN, BAKER, BARBIN, BARRAR, BENNINGHOFF, BOBACK, BOYD, B. BOYLE, BRENNAN, BRIGGS, CALTAGIRONE, CAUSER, CLYMER, CUTLER, DAY, DEASY, DENLINGER, DiGIROLAMO, EVERETT, FLECK, FREEMAN, GEORGE, GINGRICH, HARHART, HESS, HUTCHINSON, JOSEPHS, KAUFFMAN, KILLION, KIRKLAND, KORTZ, MAHER, MAJOR, MARSHALL, MARSICO, MATZIE, MILLARD, MILLER, MIRABITO, OBERLANDER, M. O'BRIEN, PASHINSKI, PICKETT, PYLE, REICHLEY, ROEBUCK, ROSS, SABATINA, SAINATO, SCAVELLO, SONNEY, STABACK, STERN, STEVENSON, SWANGER, VULAKOVICH, WATSON, GABLER, BEAR, MANN AND KULA, JANUARY 19, 2011
INTRODUCED AS NONCONTROVERSIAL RESOLUTION UNDER RULE 35, JANUARY 19, 2011
A RESOLUTION
Observing February 12, 2011, as the 202nd anniversary of the
birth of Abraham Lincoln, the 16th President of the United
States.
WHEREAS, President Lincoln became the 16th President of the
United States on March 4, 1861, and served in that role until
his death on April 15, 1865; and
WHEREAS, President Lincoln was born into humble circumstances
on February 12, 1809, in a log cabin in Hodgenville, Kentucky;
and
WHEREAS, A strong believer in the values of education and
hard work, President Lincoln, who grew up in Indiana and into
maturity in Illinois, served in the Illinois legislature for
eight years and was a successful lawyer; and
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WHEREAS, President Lincoln served in the United States House
of Representatives from 1847 to 1849 and ran for United States
Senator from Illinois in 1858, a campaign which, though
unsuccessful at the time, catapulted him into national
prominence and led to his nomination as the 1860 Republican
candidate for President of the United States; and
WHEREAS, President Lincoln's outstanding role as president
during the Civil War brought him historical recognition as one
of our nation's greatest leaders; therefore be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives observe February
12, 2011, as the 202nd anniversary of the birth of Abraham
Lincoln, the 16th President of the United States.
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