Pennsylvania SR 174: A Resolution condemning the practice of selectively aborting fetuses with Down syndrome.

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PRINTER'S NO. 1232
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
SENATE RESOLUTION
No. 174
Session of
2025
INTRODUCED BY BROOKS, BOSCOLA AND CULVER, OCTOBER 15, 2025
REFERRED TO HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, OCTOBER 15, 2025
A RESOLUTION
Urging the Congress of the United States to establish a
centralized, secure and streamlined national database or
comparable system to share wage, employment, unemployment
compensation and other relevant eligibility data with the
states.
WHEREAS, The Congress of the United States enacted H.R. 1 of
the 119th Congress, known as the One Big Beautiful Bill Act,
which imposes new administrative requirements on the
Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) and the
Medicaid program, including expanded community engagement
requirements and verification obligations; and
WHEREAS, SNAP and Medicaid arise under Federal law, codified
in the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 and Title XIX of the
Social Security Act, and the states implement these programs
under Federal supervision; and
WHEREAS, Section 1902(a) of the Social Security Act requires
each state Medicaid plan to comply with Federal standards and
conditions, and section 11 of the Food and Nutrition Act assigns
the Secretary of Agriculture responsibility for ensuring
effective state administration of SNAP; and
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WHEREAS, States administer these programs as agents of the
Federal Government, and Congress must provide resources, tools
and legal permissions that enable effective implementation; and
WHEREAS, The Federal Government maintains large repositories
of wage, employment, unemployment compensation and tax
information that are essential to verify eligibility and
compliance with work requirements; and
WHEREAS, Existing Federal privacy laws, including the Health
Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 and the
Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974, and statutory
confidentiality provisions that govern tax and unemployment
records, can limit or impede efficient information exchange
between Federal and state agencies; therefore be it
RESOLVED, That the Senate of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
urge the Congress of the United States to establish a
centralized, secure and streamlined national database or
comparable system to share wage, employment, unemployment
compensation and other relevant eligibility data with the
states; and be it further
RESOLVED, That the Senate of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
urge the Congress of the United States to enact targeted
exceptions to Federal privacy laws as necessary to enable lawful
and efficient intergovernmental data sharing while maintaining
the highest standards for individual privacy and data security;
and be it further
RESOLVED, That the Senate of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
urge the Congress of the United States to ensure the timely flow
of information sufficient to allow states to comply with the new
Federal requirements and to reduce administrative burdens on
states and program beneficiaries; and be it further
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RESOLVED, That copies of this resolution be transmitted to
the President of the United States, the presiding officers of
each house of Congress and to each member of Congress from
Pennsylvania.
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