Bill Text: PA HR164 | 2009-2010 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Urging spending of Federal economic recovery funds on products that are made and services that are performed in the United States.

Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 90-29)

Status: (Passed) 2009-03-25 - Adopted [HR164 Detail]

Download: Pennsylvania-2009-HR164-Introduced.html

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PRINTER'S NO. 1118
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE RESOLUTION
No. 164 Session of2009
INTRODUCED BY BELFANTI, DiGIROLAMO, GERGELY, DeWEESE, McCALL, EACHUS, HARHAI, BRENNAN, STURLA, McGEEHAN, VULAKOVICH, PYLE, SABATINA, SANTARSIERO, BARBIN, BRADFORD, BOYLE, BUXTON, GOODMAN, GIBBONS, GALLOWAY, SCHRODER, DeLUCA, DEASY, STEVENSON, READSHAW, FABRIZIO, BARRAR, ROAE, LEVDANSKY, FLECK, BEYER, ROEBUCK, LONGIETTI, FRANKEL, BISHOP, SAINATO, MAHONEY, FREEMAN, BOYD, SAMUELSON, MANDERINO, GEORGE, BRIGGS, GERBER, MANN, SANTONI, BROWN, MARKOSEK, GILLESPIE, BURNS, SCAVELLO, CALTAGIRONE, MARSHALL, GRUCELA, SEIP, CARROLL, MATZIE, HARKINS, SHAPIRO, CASORIO, McILVAINE SMITH, HELM, COHEN, SIPTROTH, CONKLIN, MELIO, HENNESSEY, K. SMITH, D. COSTA, MICOZZIE, HORNAMAN, M. SMITH, P. COSTA, MIRABITO, HOUGHTON, SOLOBAY, CREIGHTON, MUNDY, JOHNSON, SWANGER, CURRY, MURPHY, JOSEPHS, WAGNER, DALEY, W. KELLER, MURT, WALKO, DePASQUALE, MYERS, KESSLER, WATERS, DERMODY, D. O'BRIEN, KORTZ, WHEATLEY, DONATUCCI, PALLONE, KOTIK, WHITE, PETRARCA, WILLIAMS, KULA, PRESTON, YOUNGBLOOD, MUSTIO, PARKER, PASHINSKI, PAYNE, PAYTON, WANSACZ AND ARGALL, MARCH 18, 2009
INTRODUCED AS NONCONTROVERSIAL RESOLUTION UNDER RULE 35, MARCH 18, 2009
A RESOLUTION
Urging spending of Federal economic recovery funds on products
that are made and services that are performed in the United
States.
WHEREAS, The economic downturn is having a critical impact on
everyday Americans who are struggling to maintain or find jobs
in an increasingly difficult environment; and
WHEREAS, Those same Americans are the taxpayers that provide
the revenue needed to operate essential government services; and
WHEREAS, The Congress of the United States passed and
President Obama recently signed into law an economic recovery
package that will provide billions of dollars to help
economically devastated cities and states immediately provide
jobs to millions of out-of-work Americans through considerable
infrastructure rebuilding, green energy projects and other
projects that will require manufactured components; and
WHEREAS, Our taxpayer dollars should be spent to maximize the
creation of American jobs and restore the economic vitality of
our communities; and
WHEREAS, Any domestically produced products that are
purchased with economic recovery plan funds will immediately
help struggling businesses and American families and will help
stabilize the greater economy; and
WHEREAS, Any economic recovery plan spending for products and
services should, to the extent possible, include a commitment
from the Commonwealth to buy materials, goods and services that
are produced or performed by companies within the United States,
thus employing the workers that pay taxes for the economic
recovery plan spending; therefore be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives work to maximize
the creation of American jobs and restore economic growth and
opportunity by urging the spending of economic recovery plan
funds on products and services that both create jobs and help
keep Americans employed; and be it further
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives urge that
products that are made and services that are performed in the
United States be purchased, when possible, with economic
recovery funds received by the Commonwealth; and be it further
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives call upon State
agencies to promptly publish any request to waive procurement
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priorities so as to give American workers and producers the
opportunity to identify and provide American products and
services to maximize the success of this nation's economic
recovery program.
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