Bill Title: Recognizing the month of February 2013 as "Black History Month" in Pennsylvania and urging all Pennsylvanians to be mindful of the contributions of African Americans and of all of its citizens to our country's rich history throughout the year.

Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 36-17)

Status: (Passed) 2013-02-06 - Adopted (199-0) [HR49 Detail]

Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

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Sponsors

Name	Type	Sponsorship	District	Financial	Encyclopedia	Biography
Representative Ronald Waters [D]	Primary	Sponsored Bills	HD-191	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Robert Freeman [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-136	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Michael Schlossberg [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-132	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Thomas Caltagirone [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-127	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Joseph Markosek [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-025	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Bernie O'Neill [R]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-029	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Ed Neilson [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-174	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Richard Mirabito [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-083	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative David Millard [R]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-109	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Adam Ravenstahl [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-020	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Michelle Brownlee [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-195	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Brendan Boyle [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-170	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Stephen Kinsey [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-201	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Stephen McCarter [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-154	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative William Kortz [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-038	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Michael O'Brien [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-175	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Mark Rozzi [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-126	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Dominic Costa [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-021	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Ted Harhai [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-058	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Daniel McNeill [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-133	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Louise Bishop [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-192	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Mark Longietti [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-007	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Tina Davis [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-141	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Gene DiGirolamo [R]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-018	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Scott Conklin [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-077	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Michael Sturla [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-096	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Seth Grove [R]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-196	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Michael Vereb [R]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-150	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Timothy Mahoney [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-051	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Mark Cohen [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-202	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Sandra Major [R]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-111	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Senator Rosemary Brown [R]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	SD-040	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Michael Fleck [R]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-081	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Chris Ross [R]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-157	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Curtis Thomas [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-181	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Jesse White [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-046	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Paul Clymer [R]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-145	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Scott Petri [R]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-178	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Dan Frankel [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-023	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Christopher Sainato [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-009	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Dick Hess [R]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-078	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Neal Goodman [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-123	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Vanessa Brown [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-190	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative James Roebuck [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-188	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Rosita Youngblood [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-198	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Senator Lynda Schlegel Culver [R]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	SD-027	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Katharine Watson [R]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-144	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Kerry Benninghoff [R]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-171	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Senator Steven Santarsiero [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	SD-010	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Cherelle Parker [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-200	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Gordon Denlinger [R]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-099	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Thomas Murt [R]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-152	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Matthew Bradford [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-070	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart

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