PRINTER'S NO. 3937
No. 794 Session of 2008
INTRODUCED BY COHEN, RUBLEY, FREEMAN, JAMES, BENNINGTON,
BRENNAN, FRANKEL, GOODMAN, MAHONEY, M. O'BRIEN AND SIPTROTH,
JUNE 13, 2008
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON INTERGOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS,
JUNE 13, 2008
A RESOLUTION
1 Urging nonappeal of the court decision on currency
2 discrimination.
3 WHEREAS, The United States Court of Appeals for the District
4 of Columbia Circuit has ruled that United States bill currency
5 discriminates against people who are visually challenged; and
6 WHEREAS, It is difficult for people with sight impairments to
7 tell the differences of the denominations of currency, making
8 them subject to fraud or error in currency transactions; and
9 WHEREAS, Solutions to this problem may easily be adopted by
10 the Department of the Treasury by changing the size or shape of
11 currency; therefore be it
12 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the
13 Commonwealth of Pennsylvania urge the Federal Government not to
14 appeal the court ruling on currency discrimination and instead
15 urge the Department of the Treasury to commence designing and
16 promptly produce currency whose denominations can be determined
17 by touch; and be it further
1 RESOLVED, That a copy of this resolution be sent to the
2 United States Secretary of the Treasury.
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