PRINTER'S NO. 3286
No. 268 Session of 1976
INTRODUCED BY ZWIKL, BENNETT, DOMBROWSKI, HALVERSON, LAUGHLIN,
RITTER, L. E. SMITH AND DeVERTER, MAY 25, 1976
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON RULES, MAY 25, 1976
In the House of Representatives, May 25, 1976
1 WHEREAS, Private businessmen are becoming burdened and
2 overwhelmed by the number and scope of reports that they are
3 required to make to local, State and Federal agencies; and
4 WHEREAS, Some of the governmental reports may be unnecessary,
5 and elimination of all unnecessary paperwork would relieve
6 private businessmen, thus giving them more time to devote to
7 their business; therefore be it
8 RESOLVED, That the Speaker of the House of Representatives of
9 the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania direct the Committee on
10 Business and Commerce to investigate the reports that private
11 businesses are currently required to make to various
12 Commonwealth agencies and departments, and to recommend any
13 changes that would ease the burden of paperwork now imposed upon
14 private business; and be it further
15 RESOLVED, That the committee may hold hearings, take
16 testimony, and make its investigations at such places as it
17 deems necessary. It may issue subpoenas under the hand and seal
1 of its chairman commanding any person to appear before it and to
2 answer questions touching matters properly being inquired into
3 by the committee and to produce such books, papers, records and
4 documents as the committee deems necessary. Such subpoenas may
5 be served upon any person and shall have the force and effect of
6 subpoenas issued out of the courts of this Commonwealth. Any
7 person who willfully neglects or refuses to testify before the
8 committee or to produce any books, papers, records or documents,
9 shall be subject to the penalties provided by the laws of the
10 Commonwealth in such case. Each member of the committee shall
11 have power to administer oaths and affirmations to witnesses
12 appearing before the committee; and be it further
13 RESOLVED, That within 30 calendar days after the committee
14 has made its report, the chairman of the committee shall cause a
15 record of all expenses incurred by the committee, or the members
16 thereof, which are payable at Commonwealth expense, to be filed
17 with the Speaker of the House and the Speaker shall cause the
18 same to be entered in the journal thereof. No expenses incurred
19 by the committee or any member thereof shall be reimbursable by
20 the Chief Clerk unless such expense shall first have been
21 included as an expense item in the record heretofore required;
22 and be it further
23 RESOLVED, That the committee report its findings to the
24 General Assembly as soon as possible.
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