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Pennsylvania · 2025-2026 Regular Session · Resolution

HR 493: A Resolution recognizing May 28, 2026, as "World Hunger Day" in Pennsylvania and raising awareness of food insecurity across this Commonwealth.

Passed one chamber Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

HR 493 is a resolution introduced in the Pennsylvania House on April 27, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: A Resolution recognizing May 28, 2026, as "World Hunger Day" in Pennsylvania and raising awareness of food insecurity across this Commonwealth. Primary sponsor: Tarik Khan (Democratic). It lists 29 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (May 6, 2026): Adopted.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 28 · Republican 2

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Tarik KhanPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse194
Anthony BellmonCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse203
Heather BoydCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse163
Johanny Cepeda-FreytizCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse129
Joe CiresiCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse146
Dan DeasyCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse27
Sean DoughertyCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse172
Justin FlemingCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse105
Roni GreenCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse190
Manny GuzmanCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse127
Carol Hill-EvansCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse95
Joe HohensteinCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse177
Emily KinkeadCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse20
Steve MalagariCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse53
La'Tasha MayesCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse24
Jeanne McNeillCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse133
Bob MerskiCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse2
Ed NeilsonCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse174
Jenn O'MaraCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse165
Eddie PashinskiCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse121
Nikki RiveraCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse96
Abigail SalisburyCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse34
Steve SamuelsonCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse135
Ben SanchezCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse153
Jeremy ShafferCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse28
Arvind VenkatCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse30
Ben WaxmanCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse182
Joe WebsterCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse150
Dan WilliamsCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse74
Dave ZimmermanCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse99

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Adopted
  2. Reported as committed
  3. Referred to Agriculture & Rural Affairs

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source