THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA

SENATE RESOLUTION

INTRODUCED BY PILEGGI, MELLOW, BOSCOLA, STACK, DINNIMAN, TARTAGLIONE, STOUT, FERLO, FONTANA, VOGEL, BAKER, O'PAKE AND RAFFERTY, FEBRUARY 8, 2010

REFERRED TO RULES AND EXECUTIVE NOMINATIONS, FEBRUARY 8, 2010  

A RESOLUTION

Recognizing April 1, 2010, as "Census Day" in Pennsylvania.

WHEREAS, The Constitution of the United States requires a

decennial census to determine the number of residents in the

United States and within each of its states; and

WHEREAS, The results of the decennial census are used to

apportion members of the Congress of the United States among the

50 states; and

WHEREAS, The results of the decennial census are also used to

determine the allocation of more than $400 billion of Federal

funds on an annual basis, and more than $4 trillion of Federal

funds over a ten-year period; and

WHEREAS, The results of the decennial census are used as the

basis for drawing the boundaries of Congressional districts,

state Senate districts and state House districts; and

WHEREAS, Census forms will be delivered to every household in

the United States in March 2010; and

WHEREAS, The 2010 Census form includes just ten questions and

should take the average household about ten minutes to complete;

and

WHEREAS, All information provided through the census is

confidential and protected by Federal law, with a penalty of

five years in prison and a fine of $250,000 for anyone who

violates that confidentiality; and

WHEREAS, Responding to the census by mail and in a timely

manner will save taxpayer dollars by reducing the need to pay

census workers to visit households; therefore be it

RESOLVED, That the Senate recognize April 1, 2010, as "Census

Day" in Pennsylvania; and be it further

RESOLVED, That the Senate encourage all residents of

Pennsylvania to participate in the census by returning the

census form by mail and in a timely manner.