PRINTER'S NO. 2885
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE RESOLUTION
No.
639
Session of
2018
INTRODUCED BY KAUFER, JANUARY 22, 2018
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON HEALTH, JANUARY 22, 2018
A RESOLUTION
Urging the Congress of the United States to grant consent to
several states to negotiate and enter into compacts for the
purpose of establishing the residency verification interstate
compact.
WHEREAS, There is a vital need to protect the limited
resources of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and protect
Federal funds which have been appropriated to help the most
vulnerable in our society; and
WHEREAS, It is the policy of every state to promote
compliance with the laws, rules and regulations relating to the
administration of public assistance; and
WHEREAS, States believe in the one applicant and one state of
residence principle to ensure public assistance benefits are not
being duplicated; and
WHEREAS, It is in the national interest that states
participate in a reciprocal program of cooperation to share
information of public assistance applicants to ensure that an
individual is only receiving the benefits from the state in
which they are entitled; and
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WHEREAS, There is a need for developing a nationwide
reciprocal program to share information of public assistance
applicants, including, but not limited to, the establishment of
residency rules and regulations, and coordination of information
for the enforcement of the one-state residency requirement; and
WHEREAS, Cooperative effort and mutual assistance on the part
of states offers the greatest hope of satisfactorily dealing
with this national problem; therefore be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania urge the Congress of the United
States to grant consent to several states to negotiate and enter
into compacts for the purpose of establishing the residency
verification interstate compact; and be it further
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives note that the
cooperative effort and mutual assistance in the establishment
and carrying out of the administration of public assistance,
including, but not limited to, the enactment of uniform laws
requiring specific information to be shared between states to
verify residency of applicants, will be beneficial to both the
states and the recipients; and be it further
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives urge the Governor
to enter into and execute agreements or compacts with other
states to verify residency of public assistance applicants and
recipients; and be it further
RESOLVED, That copies of this resolution be transmitted to
the Office of the Governor, the presiding officers of each house
of Congress and each member of Congress from Pennsylvania.
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