PRINTER'S NO. 1012
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE RESOLUTION
No.
83
Session of
2021
INTRODUCED BY DeLUCA, HILL-EVANS, A. DAVIS, D. WILLIAMS, MERSKI,
FREEMAN, GALLOWAY, SCHLOSSBERG, HOWARD, CIRESI AND WEBSTER,
MARCH 23, 2021
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON STATE GOVERNMENT, MARCH 23, 2021
A RESOLUTION
Encouraging the United States Senate to pass H.R. 1, known as
the For the People Act.
WHEREAS, In the United States of America, government is
composed of the people, directed by the people and operates for
the people; and
WHEREAS, Participation in free and fair elections is the way
citizens direct their government; and
WHEREAS, Pennsylvania enjoyed record voter participation in
the 2020 general and presidential elections; and
WHEREAS, The high level of participation in the November 2020
election should be celebrated and serve as a reminder that
government belongs to the people; and
WHEREAS, Some elected officials across the United States are
proposing new restrictions on electoral participation; and
WHEREAS, Such restrictions inhibit the rights and ability of
the people to direct their government; and
WHEREAS, The United States House of Representatives recently
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