HR 8
- Session Year: 2019-2020
- House: Assembly
- Latest Version Date: 2019-01-18
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| Aug 26, 2019 | Coauthors revised. |
| Jul 11, 2019 | From committee: Be adopted. Ordered to Third Reading. (Ayes 11. Noes 0.) (July 11). |
| Feb 4, 2019 | Referred to Com. on RLS. |
| Jan 18, 2019 | Introduced. |
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| Jul 11, 2019 | Be adopted. To third reading. | Assembly Standing Committee on Rules |
Passed |
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Date of Hearing: July 11, 2019
ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE ON RULES
Ken Cooley, Chair
ABPCA Bill Id:HR 8 (
Author:Voepel) – As Introduced Ver:January 18, 2019
SUBJECT: German American Heritage Day and Month.
SUMMARY: Declares the month of October 2019 as German American Heritage Month and October 6, 2019, as German American Heritage Day in California, and calls upon the people of the state to observe the month of October with appropriate ceremonies, programs, and activities. Specifically, this resolution makes the following legislative findings:
- Early German American immigrants settled in the Americas during the early years of Jamestown in Virginia: and, like many immigrant groups in the United States, German Americans came to the United States to seek opportunities that they were deprived of back home. America promised opportunity for farm ownership, escape from religious persecution, and more economic mobility to help raise their families.
- On October 6, 1683, the first American German town was founded in Pennsylvania and named Germantown.
- German Americans contributed to the development of the United States in many ways, including in science with Neil Armstrong being the first person to set foot on the moon; in entertainment with Walt Disney bringing magic into people’s lives through Disney World, Disneyland, and many treasured films that keep smiles on every child’s face; and in industry with William Edward Boeing being an aviation pioneer of The Boeing Company.
- Many people of German American descent have contributed in different areas of American life from the sciences to literature, from the economy to entrepreneurship, and from technological advancement to the design of the United States Capitol dome by August G. Schoenborn.
- Germans Americans have also played a major role in California politics as governors, legislative leaders, city mayors, and other public officials who have worked tirelessly to build California into the state that it is today.
- Today, over 42.8 million Americans across the United States and over 6 million in the State of California claim German heritage, and they continue to contribute to American and Californian politics, economy, and culture.
FISCAL EFFECT: None
REGISTERED SUPPORT / OPPOSITION:
Support
None on file
Opposition
None on file
Analysis Prepared by: Nicole Willis / RLS. / (916) 319-2800
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