PRINTER'S NO. 2402
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE RESOLUTION
No.
282
Session of
2023
INTRODUCED BY OTTEN, O'MARA, CEPEDA-FREYTIZ, FREEMAN, SANCHEZ,
VENKAT, GIRAL AND MADDEN, DECEMBER 11, 2023
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON STATE GOVERNMENT, DECEMBER 11, 2023
A RESOLUTION
Recognizing the year 2023 as the "Taylor Swift Era" in
Pennsylvania, in celebration of Ms. Swift's recent selection
as TIME Magazine's 2023 Person of the Year and acknowledgment
of her positive impact on Pennsylvania's economy, voter
registration numbers, consumer protections and pro-labor
practices.
WHEREAS, Taylor Alison Swift was born December 13, 1989, in
West Reading, Berks County, to Scott and Andrea Swift; and
WHEREAS, Through talent, hard work and determination, Ms.
Swift has transcended the role of pop star, becoming a veritable
cultural and economic force; and
WHEREAS, Ms. Swift shines as a role model of courage, self-
acceptance and self-determination, persisting in the face of
personal and professional obstacles and challenges; and
WHEREAS, In 2023, Ms. Swift's Eras Tour spurred an economic
boom for every city she visited, with positive impacts felt in
the hospitality, travel, tourism, retail and even housing
sectors; and
WHEREAS, The Federal Reserve credited Ms. Swift with boosting
local economies, including raising hotel revenues in
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Philadelphia to the highest point since the pandemic; and
WHEREAS, A study by Architectural Digest credits the Eras
Tour with a measurable increase in home values to cities on the
tour, including a 4% increase in Pittsburgh; and
WHEREAS, Ticketmaster's inability to handle the unprecedented
demand for tickets for Ms. Swift's Eras Tour resulted in both a
United States Department of Justice inquiry and a United States
Congressional antitrust hearing into the practices of
Ticketmaster and its parent company, Live Nation Entertainment;
and
WHEREAS, The same Ticketmaster shortcomings spurred the House
of Representatives to pass a package of bills protecting
consumers from the deceptive practices of junk fees, Grinch Bots
and speculative ticketing; and
WHEREAS, Ms. Swift has been lauded for her generosity to her
staff, her fans and philanthropic and charitable causes,
particularly hunger relief organizations, including
Philabundance and the Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank;
and
WHEREAS, Ms. Swift's Get Out The Vote plea to her followers
on National Voter Registration Day resulted in a 22.5% jump in
voter registrations over the previous year and a 115% increase
in individuals 18 years of age registering compared to the
previous year; and
WHEREAS, The release of Ms. Swift's concert film, "Taylor
Swift: The Eras Tour," resulted in a second economic boom,
breaking single-day advance ticket sales records for AMC
Theatres and boosting sales for theater owners facing the
impacts of the SAG-AFTRA strike; and
WHEREAS, Ms. Swift, herself a SAG-AFTRA union member,
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produced her concert film entirely in compliance with the
guild's new standards and obtained the union's blessing to
produce and promote the film during the ongoing strike; and
WHEREAS, The Columbia Journal of Law & the Arts posits that
Ms. Swift's bold move of negotiating directly with AMC for
distribution of the concert film rather than selling the rights
to a film studio may have hastened the resolution of the strike
with favorable terms for SAG-AFTRA members; and
WHEREAS, Ms. Swift's rise in power and prominence in 2023
coincides with the elections of the first female President pro
tempore of the Senate, the first female Speaker of the House of
Representatives, the first female Mayor of Philadelphia and the
first female Allegheny County Executive; and
WHEREAS, Ms. Swift's singular economic and cultural influence
both demonstrates and elevates the power of female agency,
feminine ideas, feminine art and a distinctly feminine
narrative, countering traditional, patriarchal structures of
power and economic influence; and
WHEREAS, On December 5, 2023, TIME Magazine declared, "[f]or
building a world of her own that made a place for so many, for
spinning her story into a global legend, for bringing joy to a
society desperately in need of it, Taylor Swift is TIME's 2023
Person of the Year"; therefore be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives recognize the
year 2023 as the "Taylor Swift Era" in Pennsylvania, in
celebration of Ms. Swift's recent selection as TIME Magazine's
2023 Person of the Year and acknowledgment of her positive
impact on Pennsylvania's economy, voter registration numbers,
consumer protections and pro-labor practices; and be it further
RESOLVED, That on December 13, 2023, the occasion of Ms.
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Swift's 34th birthday, the House of Representatives encourage
the celebration of her historic achievements, extend best wishes
for her continued happiness and success and express gratitude
for her contributions to our culture, our economy and our
Commonwealth.
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