HR 346 — A Resolution urging the Department of State to comply with the lawful requests for information from the United States Department of Justice and immediately fulfill its obligations to adequately steward the election system of this Commonwealth by fully cooperating with Federal authorities in their efforts to prevent and investigate the registration of noncitizens to vote.

PRINTER'S NO.    2466

                  THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA



           HOUSE RESOLUTION
              No. 346
                                              Session of
                                                2025

     INTRODUCED BY ROWE, ANDERSON, BARGER, D'ORSIE, T. JONES,
        LEADBETER, GREINER, STAATS, WALSH, HAMM, ROAE, WATRO, ROSSI,
        KAUFFMAN, FINK AND KUZMA, OCTOBER 14, 2025

     REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON STATE GOVERNMENT, OCTOBER 16, 2025


                               A RESOLUTION
 1   Urging the Department of State to comply with the lawful
 2      requests for information from the United States Department of
 3      Justice and immediately fulfill its obligations to adequately
 4      steward the election system of this Commonwealth by fully
 5      cooperating with Federal authorities in their efforts to
 6      prevent and investigate the registration of noncitizens to
 7      vote.
 8      WHEREAS, On June 23, August 4 and August 14, 2025, the United
 9   States Attorney General issued three letters requesting voter
10   registration information from the Department of State to
11   ascertain compliance with Federal laws, including the Help
12   America Vote Act of 2002 (Public Law 107-252, 52 U.S.C. § 21081
13   et seq.) and the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 (Public
14   Law 103-31, 52 U.S.C. § 20501 et seq.); and
15      WHEREAS, On July 23, August 18 and August 21, 2025, the
16   Department of State replied with only incomplete information,
17   not to the satisfaction of the requests made by the United
18   States Attorney General; and
19      WHEREAS, On September 25, 2025, the United States Department
20   of Justice filed suit against the Commonwealth and the Secretary
 1   of the Commonwealth to compel the production of the requested
 2   information; and
 3         WHEREAS, The information requested by the United States
 4   Attorney General would provide the United States Department of
 5   Justice with the data required to adequately enforce Federal law
 6   regarding election integrity and voter registration
 7   administration; and
 8         WHEREAS, The refusal of the Department of State to timely
 9   produce the requested information will waste Pennsylvania tax
10   dollars in litigation that the Commonwealth is likely to lose;
11   and
12         WHEREAS, The Department of State should properly share in the
13   goals of the United States Department of Justice in fully
14   utilizing all available information to investigate, prosecute
15   and prevent election fraud and the registration of noncitizens
16   to vote; therefore be it
17         RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives urge the
18   Department of State to comply with the lawful requests for
19   information from the United States Department of Justice and
20   immediately fulfill its obligations to adequately steward the
21   election system of this Commonwealth by fully cooperating with
22   Federal authorities in their efforts to prevent and investigate
23   the registration of noncitizens to vote; and be it further
24         RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives call on the
25   Governor to seek the fullest extent of collaboration between all
26   of the executive agencies under his administration and the
27   Federal Government as it seeks to duly enforce the immigration
28   laws of this nation.




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