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SR80 • 2025

A Resolution recognizing April 9, 2025, as "Appomattox Day" in Pennsylvania, in honor of the historic Confederate surrender in Appomattox, Virginia, which led to full emancipation in the United States and signaled the end of the American Civil War, and urging the designation of "Appomattox Day" as a legal holiday in this Commonwealth.

A Resolution recognizing April 9, 2025, as "Appomattox Day" in Pennsylvania, in honor of the historic Confederate surrender in Appomattox, Virginia, which led to full emancipation in the United States and signaled the end of the American Civil War, and urging the designation of "Appomattox Day" as a legal holiday in this Commonwealth.

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Sponsor
HAYWOOD
Last action
2025-04-11
Official status
Referred to RULES AND EXECUTIVE NOMINATIONS, April 11, 2025
Effective date
Not listed

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Bill History

  1. 2025-04-11 Pennsylvania General Assembly

    Referred to RULES AND EXECUTIVE NOMINATIONS, April 11, 2025

Official Summary Text

A Resolution recognizing April 9, 2025, as "Appomattox Day" in Pennsylvania, in honor of the historic Confederate surrender in Appomattox, Virginia, which led to full emancipation in the United States and signaled the end of the American Civil War, and urging the designation of "Appomattox Day" as a legal holiday in this Commonwealth.