Bill Text: PA SR282 | 2009-2010 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Designating April 6, 2010, as "Tartan Day" in Pennsylvania and recognizing the monumental achievements and invaluable contributions made by Scottish Americans to this Commonwealth.

Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 9-5)

Status: (Passed) 2010-03-24 - Introduced and adopted [SR282 Detail]

Download: Pennsylvania-2009-SR282-Introduced.html

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PRINTER'S NO. 1800
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
SENATE RESOLUTION
No. 282 Session of2010
INTRODUCED BY BRUBAKER, FERLO, BAKER, FONTANA, ORIE, O'PAKE, DINNIMAN, PILEGGI, COSTA, GREENLEAF, PIPPY, EARLL AND ARGALL, MARCH 24, 2010
INTRODUCED AND ADOPTED, MARCH 24, 2010
A RESOLUTION
Designating April 6, 2010, as "Tartan Day" in Pennsylvania and
recognizing the monumental achievements and invaluable
contributions made by Scottish Americans to this
Commonwealth.
WHEREAS, April 6 has a special significance for all Americans
and especially those ten million Americans of Scottish descent,
because the Declaration of Arbroath, the Scottish Declaration of
Independence, was signed on April 6, 1320, and the American
Declaration of Independence, signed in Philadelphia, was modeled
on that inspirational document; and
WHEREAS, Almost half of the signatories of the Declaration of
Independence were of Scottish descent, the governors in nine of
the original 13 states were of Scottish ancestry and Scottish
Americans have made invaluable contributions in the fields of
science, technology, medicine, government, politics, economics,
architecture, literature and the arts; and
WHEREAS, April 6 has been recognized by the United States
Senate as National Tartan Day since 1998, by the United States
House of Representatives since 2005 and by presidential
proclamation since 2008; and
WHEREAS, The Scottish government celebrates the week
containing "Tartan Day" as Scotland Week with more than 70
political, social and cultural engagements throughout Canada and
the United States, including Pittsburgh; and
WHEREAS, The contribution of Scottish Americans is strongly
felt across this Commonwealth from the signers of the
Declaration of Independence in Philadelphia to the ongoing
contributions of institutions, such as Carnegie Mellon
University in Pittsburgh, founded by Andrew Carnegie in 1900;
therefore be it
RESOLVED, That the Senate designate April 6, 2010, as "Tartan
Day" in Pennsylvania; and be it further
RESOLVED, That the Senate extend congratulations and
appreciation to Pennsylvanians of Scottish heritage for their
contributions to this Commonwealth and that a copy of this
resolution be presented to the visiting Scottish Government
Cabinet Secretary, Mr. Michael Russell, at Carnegie Mellon
University on April 5, 2010, in recognition of the friendship
and appreciation this Commonwealth maintains with Scotland.
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