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DE HR10

Resolution

Official Source

Status

Introduced

5/9/2019

Primary Sponsor

William Bush

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Origin

House of Representatives

150th General Assembly

AI Summary

  • Recognizes Sunday, May 12, 2019 as a special day honoring all mothers in Delaware
  • Calls on all Delawareans to reflect on the selfless actions of their mothers and honor them with the gift of love
  • Acknowledges Mother's Day history, including Julia Ward Howe's 1872 call for the holiday and Anna M. Jarvis's organization of the first American observance in Philadelphia in 1907
  • Notes that President Woodrow Wilson signed a joint resolution designating the second Sunday in May as Mother's Day in 1914, establishing it as a national holiday
  • Recognizes carnations as Mother's Day symbols, with white representing a deceased mother and red representing a living mother

Legislative Description

Respecting And Honoring All Delaware Mothers On May 12, 2019, Mother's Day.

Last Action

Passed In House by Voice Vote

5/9/2019

Full Bill Text

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