Bill Text: PA HR392 | 2009-2010 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Directing the Legislative Budget and Finance Committee to conduct a comprehensive survey of all State agencies that provide social services and the cost of those services to individuals and their families who illegally immigrated to the United States and reside in this Commonwealth.

Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 32-7)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2009-07-01 - Referred to INTERGOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS [HR392 Detail]

Download: Pennsylvania-2009-HR392-Introduced.html

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PRINTER'S NO. 2352
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE RESOLUTION
No. 392 Session of2009
INTRODUCED BY HARHART, CUTLER, GINGRICH, GROVE, BELFANTI, BOBACK, BOYD, CREIGHTON, DENLINGER, EVERETT, FAIRCHILD, FLECK, GEIST, GIBBONS, GOODMAN, HARRIS, HESS, HUTCHINSON, KAUFFMAN, KORTZ, MAJOR, MARSICO, MILLARD, MURT, MUSTIO, PAYNE, PHILLIPS, PICKETT, PYLE, RAPP, READSHAW, REICHLEY, ROAE, K. SMITH, SOLOBAY, STERN, STEVENSON, VULAKOVICH AND WATSON, JULY 1, 2009
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON INTERGOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS, JULY 1, 2009
A RESOLUTION
Directing the Legislative Budget and Finance Committee to
conduct a comprehensive survey of all State agencies that
provide social services and the cost of those services to
individuals and their families who illegally immigrated to
the United States and reside in this Commonwealth.
WHEREAS, As one of the 13 original colonies, Pennsylvania
served as a gateway and welcomed individuals seeking personal
and religious freedoms; and
WHEREAS, This nation and State, built by the hard work and
assimilation of immigrants from all parts of the world, have
established laws and standards to provide for methods of legal
immigration; and
WHEREAS, Thousands of individuals follow those laws and
regulations and wait in line to be legal immigrants; and
WHEREAS, The continuing migration of illegal immigrants into
this nation and State creates burdens not imposed by individuals
entering legally; and
WHEREAS, One estimate of the total undocumented population
residing in this Commonwealth from 2002 to 2004 is between
100,000 to 150,000; and
WHEREAS, This Commonwealth cannot ignore the health and
welfare of undocumented aliens and their children; and
WHEREAS, It is necessary to determine their impact on social
service programs, such as, but not limited to, food stamps, cash
assistance, energy assistance, public education and health
services; therefore be it
RESOLVED, That the Legislative Budget and Finance Committee
conduct a comprehensive survey relating to resident illegal
immigrants and prepare a report of its findings which shall
include, at a minimum, all of the following:
(1) Identification of all federally and State mandated
programs and services provided to all persons and their
children who illegally reside in this Commonwealth as
undocumented aliens.
(2) Identification of revenues and expenditures by
source and amount for each of the programs and services.
(3) Identification of the number of persons served by
each of the programs and services;
and be it further
RESOLVED, That the Legislative Budget and Finance Committee
solicit input from all Commonwealth agencies currently providing
social services and public assistance programs to individuals
and their families who have not legally entered the United
States; and be it further
RESOLVED, That the Legislative Budget and Finance Committee
make a report of its findings to the House of Representatives
within one year of the adoption of this resolution.
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