Pennsylvania HR 434: A Resolution recognizing the week of March 9 through 13, 2026, as "Civic Learning Week" in Pennsylvania.

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PRINTER'S NO. 2993
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE RESOLUTION
No. 434
Session of
2026
INTRODUCED BY PARKER, BRENNAN, SANCHEZ, GUZMAN, WAXMAN,
MALAGARI, HILL-EVANS, HOHENSTEIN, SAMUELSON, KHAN, VENKAT,
DOUGHERTY, HANBIDGE, CEPEDA-FREYTIZ, MAYES, RIVERA,
GALLAGHER, PASHINSKI, CIRESI, COOPER AND BELLMON,
MARCH 12, 2026
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION, MARCH 12, 2026
A RESOLUTION
Recognizing the week of March 9 through 13, 2026, as "Civic
Learning Week" in Pennsylvania.
WHEREAS, A well-informed and engaged citizenry are essential
to sustaining a healthy democracy; and
WHEREAS, After local observances in Massachusetts, Rhode
Island and New York in 2022, "Civic Learning Week" became a
national observance in 2023; and
WHEREAS, "Civic Learning Week" is observed across the nation
annually as a week designed to highlight the knowledge, skills
and dispositions that provide the foundation for an informed and
engaged citizenry, and to call for individual, local, state and
national action to prioritize civic education; and
WHEREAS, It is essential that each new generation is equipped
to engage in our democracy for our civic strength, our economy,
our national security and more; and
WHEREAS, Civic education is vital to the preservation and
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improvement of the constitutional government of the United
States; and
WHEREAS, In 2026, Philadelphia will host this year's Civic
Learning Week National Forum, where civic leaders, educators,
researchers and other advocates will come together to call for
an elevated prioritization of civic education in our classrooms;
and
WHEREAS, As Pennsylvania prepares to celebrate our nation's
semiquincentennial, it is important that the Commonwealth
continues to explore ways of strengthening and increasing access
to quality civic education programs so that students are
equipped to be engaged citizens within our democracy; therefore
be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives recognize the
week of March 9 through 13, 2026, as "Civic Learning Week" in
Pennsylvania; and be it further
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives recognize the
vital role civic education plays in preparing the next
generation for democratic engagement.
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