Pennsylvania HR 152: A Resolution designating April 18, 2026, as "Lineworker Appreciation Day" in Pennsylvania.

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PRIOR PRINTER'S NO. 1182 PRINTER'S NO. 3288
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE RESOLUTION
No. 152
Session of
2025
INTRODUCED BY KEPHART, FREEMAN, GILLEN, GREINER, KAUFFMAN,
McNEILL, MERSKI, NEILSON, PICKETT, PUGH, REICHARD, STAATS,
STAMBAUGH, VENKAT, ZIMMERMAN, ROWE AND DAVANZO,
MARCH 31, 2025
AS REPORTED FROM COMMITTEE ON CONSUMER PROTECTION, TECHNOLOGY
AND UTILITIES, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, AS AMENDED,
APRIL 28, 2026
A RESOLUTION
Designating April 18, 2025 2026, as "Lineworker Appreciation
Day" in Pennsylvania.
WHEREAS, Electric energy in the United States is generated by
thousands of independently owned and operated power plants; and
WHEREAS, A complex electrical grid, consisting of more than 5
million miles of transmission and distribution lines, connects
all of these power plants to deliver energy to our homes,
businesses, hospitals, churches and schools; and
WHEREAS, Despite inclement weather, hurricanes, tornadoes and
other potential hazards, the nationwide electrical grid must be
maintained and operational 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365
days a year; and
WHEREAS, Approximately 115,000 skilled individuals known as
electrical lineworkers are employed by each independently owned
utility to carry out vital installation, operations and
maintenance services; and
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WHEREAS, Pennsylvania's skilled and dedicated lineworkers
have earned recognition for speed, accuracy and safety in
performing their very dangerous work; and
WHEREAS, The House of Representatives extends gratitude and
appreciation to the hardworking men and women who risk their
lives daily in this Commonwealth to ensure reliable delivery of
electric energy; therefore be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives designate April
18, 2025 2026, as "Lineworker Appreciation Day" in Pennsylvania.
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