Bill Text: PA HR273 | 2011-2012 | Regular Session | Introduced


Bill Title: Memorializing the Congress of the United States to refrain from imposing unfunded mandates on the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and its citizens.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 32-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2011-05-05 - Referred to FINANCE [HR273 Detail]

Download: Pennsylvania-2011-HR273-Introduced.html

  

 

    

PRINTER'S NO.  1769

  

THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA

  

HOUSE RESOLUTION

 

No.

273

Session of

2011

  

  

INTRODUCED BY DENLINGER, AUMENT, BAKER, BARRAR, BENNINGHOFF, BOYD, CAUSER, CREIGHTON, CUTLER, DAY, FLECK, GABLER, GEIST, GILLEN, GROVE, HESS, KNOWLES, KRIEGER, MILLARD, MILNE, MOUL, PERRY, PICKETT, RAPP, REICHLEY, ROAE, SCAVELLO, STERN, SWANGER, TALLMAN, VULAKOVICH AND BLOOM, MAY 5, 2011

  

  

REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON FINANCE, MAY 5, 2011  

  

  

  

A RESOLUTION

  

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Memorializing the Congress of the United States to refrain from

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imposing unfunded mandates on the Commonwealth of

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Pennsylvania and its citizens.

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WHEREAS, The taxpayers of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

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are already facing the prospect of difficult budget cycles

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because of diminished tax revenues and growing public

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entitlement obligations; and

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WHEREAS, This situation is expected to grow worse because of:

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(1)  an end to Federal stimulus money;

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(2)  unfunded pension obligations;

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(3)  urgent infrastructure needs;

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(4)  the General Assembly's other budgetary obligations;

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and

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WHEREAS, According to the Kaiser Family Foundation, 12% of

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the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania's population is now enrolled in

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Medicaid; and

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WHEREAS, This enrollment costs the Commonwealth of

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Pennsylvania billions in public assistance programs, thus making

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welfare entitlements one of the top spending categories in the

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State budget; and

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WHEREAS, The Urban Institute estimates the Commonwealth of

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Pennsylvania will see an additional 818,390 people become

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eligible, representing a 25% increase in those enrolled in the

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Medicaid program if Medicaid eligibility is increased to 133% of

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the Federal Poverty Level as contained in HR No. 3590, passed by

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the United States Senate; and

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WHEREAS, On September 9, 2009, the President of the United

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States promised that legislation being considered by the

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Congress of the United States would not add to the Federal

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deficit but was silent about states bearing the weight of

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unfunded mandates; and

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WHEREAS, Data from the National Conference of State

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Legislatures shows the impact on states will be significant from

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this increase with the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania's added

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matching obligation to total $2.31 billion in the 2014-2019

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period; therefore be it

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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the

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Commonwealth of Pennsylvania memorialize the Congress of the

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United States to refrain from imposing unfunded mandates on the

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Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and its citizens; and be it further 

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RESOLVED, That a copy of this resolution be transmitted to

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the office of each United States Senator and to the office of

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each of the members of the United States House of

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Representatives.

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