PA SR92

Designates April 2025 as "Sikh Awareness and Appreciation Month" in Pennsylvania to promote public understanding of the Sikh faith and combat anti-Sikh bigotry

Recognizes Sikhism as the world's fifth-largest religion with nearly 30 million adherents worldwide and roughly 1 million in the United States, founded by Guru Nanak in 15th century Punjab, India

Acknowledges discrimination faced by Sikh Americans, including that more than 50% of Sikh children and 67% of turbaned-Sikh children experience bullying, and that nearly 60% of Americans know nothing about the religion

Highlights Sikh community contributions to Pennsylvania and the U.S. through service in the Armed Forces, agriculture, information technology, small businesses, hotel industry, trucking, and medicine

Coincides with Vaisakhi, an annual April festival commemorating the creation of the Khalsa Panth, one of the most important Sikh holidays