PRINTER'S NO. 401
No. 70 Session of 2003
INTRODUCED BY ROHRER, ALLEN, BAKER, BARRAR, BASTIAN, BEBKO-
JONES, BENNINGHOFF, BUNT, CAPPELLI, CAWLEY, CLYMER, COLEMAN,
CORNELL, CORRIGAN, COSTA, CRAHALLA, CREIGHTON, CRUZ, DAILEY,
DALEY, EGOLF, FAIRCHILD, FORCIER, GABIG, GEIST, GEORGE,
GOODMAN, GRUCELA, HARHAI, HASAY, HERMAN, HERSHEY, HORSEY,
HUTCHINSON, LAUGHLIN, LEDERER, LEH, MACKERETH, MARKOSEK,
MARSICO, McNAUGHTON, METCALFE, S. MILLER, PICKETT, PISTELLA,
READSHAW, REICHLEY, ROBERTS, SATHER, SEMMEL, SHANER, SOLOBAY,
STABACK, STERN, R. STEVENSON, T. STEVENSON, E. Z. TAYLOR,
THOMAS, TURZAI, WATSON, WILT, YEWCIC, YOUNGBLOOD AND ZUG,
FEBRUARY 24, 2003
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON INTERGOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS,
FEBRUARY 24, 2003
A RESOLUTION
1 Requesting the Congress to repeal the "death tax" permanently.
2 WHEREAS, Under tax relief legislation passed in 2001, the
3 "death tax" was temporarily phased out but not permanently
4 eliminated; and
5 WHEREAS, Farmers and other small business owners will face
6 losing their farms and businesses if the Federal Government
7 resumes the heavy taxation of citizens at death; and
8 WHEREAS, Employees suffer layoffs when small and medium
9 businesses are liquidated to pay death taxes; and
10 WHEREAS, If the death tax had been repealed in 1996, the
11 United States economy would have realized billions of dollars
12 each year in extra output and an average of 145,000 additional
1 new jobs would have been created; and
2 WHEREAS, Having repeatedly passed in the United States House
3 of Representatives and Senate, repeal of the death tax holds
4 wide bipartisan support; therefore be it
5 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the
6 Commonwealth of Pennsylvania urge Congress to vote for the
7 permanent repeal of the death tax; and be it further
8 RESOLVED, That copies of this resolution be transmitted to
9 the Pennsylvania Congressional Delegation.
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