Bill Title: Observing June 19, 2017, as "Juneteenth Independence Day" in Pennsylvania in recognition of June 19, 1865, the date on which slavery was abolished finally in all regions of the United States.

Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 24-7)

Status: (Passed) 2017-06-19 - Adopted (191-0) [HR375 Detail]

Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

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Name	Type	Sponsorship	District	Financial	Encyclopedia	Biography
Representative Stephen Kinsey [D]	Primary	Sponsored Bills	HD-201	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Vanessa Brown [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-190	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Mark Rozzi [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-126	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Madeleine Dean Cunnane [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-153	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Ryan Bizzarro [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-003	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Maria Donatucci [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-185	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Brian Sims [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-182	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Harry Lewis [R]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-074	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Christopher Rabb [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-200	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Edward Gainey [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-024	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Jordan Harris [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-186	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Michael Schlossberg [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-132	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Perry Warren [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-031	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Eddie Pashinski [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-121	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Bernie O'Neill [R]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-029	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Mark Longietti [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-007	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Peter Schweyer [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-134	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Harry Readshaw [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-036	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Jake Wheatley [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-019	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Thomas Caltagirone [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-127	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Neal Goodman [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-123	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative David Millard [R]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-109	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Michael Sturla [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-096	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Dan Frankel [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-023	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Rich Irvin [R]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-081	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Gene DiGirolamo [R]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-018	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Robert Freeman [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-136	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Seth Grove [R]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-196	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Dominic Costa [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-021	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Ed Neilson [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-174	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Susan Helm [R]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-104	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart

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