Pennsylvania HB 1804: An Act amending Titles 51 (Military Affairs) and 62 (Procurement) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in veteran-owned small businesses, further providing for definitions, for regulations and for duties of Department of General Services; and, in small and disadvantaged businesses, further providing for definitions, for regulations and for duties of department.

Bill Text

PRINTER'S NO. 2218
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No. 1804
Session of
2025
INTRODUCED BY BIZZARRO, CEPHAS, HILL-EVANS, PIELLI, GUZMAN,
HOHENSTEIN, GIRAL, WAXMAN, SCHLOSSBERG, PROBST, SANCHEZ,
DONAHUE, ABNEY, BRIGGS, D. WILLIAMS, CEPEDA-FREYTIZ, FRANKEL,
BOYD AND FRIEL, AUGUST 14, 2025
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON INTERGOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS AND
OPERATIONS, AUGUST 15, 2025
AN ACT
Providing for the withholding of Commonwealth payments to the
Federal Government; perfecting liens on Federal property;
establishing a civil cause of action; and prohibiting the
Commonwealth from sharing data with the Federal Government
that contains personally identifiable information.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Chapter 1. Preliminary Provisions
Section 101. Short title.
Section 102. Definitions.
Chapter 3. Federal Money Withholding and Appropriation
Section 301. Report of treasurer.
Section 302. Withholding of Federal money.
Section 303. Amount of withholding.
Chapter 5. Liens on Federal Property
Section 501. Duty of treasurer.
Section 502. Duty of Attorney General.
Chapter 7. Data Protection
Section 701. Prohibited data sharing.
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Section 702. Actions for violations.
Chapter 9. Miscellaneous Provisions
Section 901. Private right of action.
Section 902. Applicability.
Section 903. Effective date.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
CHAPTER 1
PRELIMINARY PROVISIONS
Section 101. Short title.
This act shall be known and may be cited as the Protect
Pennsylvanians Act.
Section 102. Definitions.
The following words and phrases when used in this act shall
have the meanings given to them in this section unless the
context clearly indicates otherwise:
"Agency." An association, authority, board, department,
commission, independent agency, institution, office or other
body in State government created or authorized to be created by
the Constitution or any law, including the General Assembly and
the courts.
"Personally identifiable information." Information that can
be associated with a particular individual through one or more
identifiers or other information or circumstances.
"Treasurer." The State Treasurer of the Commonwealth.
CHAPTER 3
FEDERAL MONEY WITHHOLDING AND APPROPRIATION
Section 301. Report of treasurer.
(a) Duty of treasurer.--The treasurer shall create a report
and submit the report to the Governor, the Chief Clerk of the
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Senate and the Chief Clerk of the House of Representatives for
distribution to the members of the legislature no more than 60
days after the effective date of this subsection. The report
shall include:
(1) Federal money owed to the Commonwealth when the
Federal Government's nonpayment is in contravention of a
court decision.
(2) Money the treasurer projects will be due to be paid
by the Commonwealth to the Federal Government during the
succeeding 12 months, including Federal taxes owed by the
Commonwealth as an employer, Federal employment taxes
withheld by the Commonwealth on behalf of the
Federal Government, offsets for Federal debts, backup
withholding of Federal taxes and Federal grant repayments.
(b) Update to report.--The treasurer shall update the report
compiled under subsection (a) monthly.
Section 302. Withholding Federal money.
Following issuance of a report under section 301, if there is
Federal money owed to the Commonwealth in contravention of a
court decision, the Governor, the treasurer and the Secretary of
the Budget, acting jointly and unanimously, may direct the
Secretary of Revenue to withhold payments to
the Federal Government. The total amount withheld shall not
exceed the amount of Federal money owed to the Commonwealth in
contravention of a court decision as described in the report
under section 301.
Section 303. Amount of withholding.
Money held pursuant to section 302 shall be made available
for appropriation as State money. The appropriations under this
section may not exceed the amount of Federal money owed to the
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Commonwealth in contravention of a court decision as described
under section 301(a)(2).
CHAPTER 5
LIENS ON FEDERAL PROPERTY
Section 501. Duty of treasurer.
If the treasurer determines that Federal money was authorized
under an act of Congress and is being withheld under an
executive order of the President of the United States or in
contravention of a court order, the treasurer shall:
(1) Determine the approximate amount of Federal money
the Commonwealth is being or is expected to be deprived of as
the result of the executive order or contravention of the
court order.
(2) Not later than 60 days after the date of the
executive order or court order, submit to the Governor and to
the Chief Clerk of the Senate and the Chief Clerk of the
House of Representatives a report that:
(i)