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HOUSE RESOLUTION

  
 
2    WHEREAS, There is an imbalance between the amount that 
3residents of each state pay to the federal government in tax 
4revenue and the benefits they receive from the federal 
5government; and
  
 
6    WHEREAS, Some states, including Illinois, pay more in taxes 
7to the federal government than they receive in federal 
8services, and vice-versa; and
  
 
9    WHEREAS, The federal government does not currently track 
10either how much each state receives in federal funds or what 
11the size of the imbalance is between payments and returns; and
  
 
12    WHEREAS, Having this information readily available would 
13enable more accurate estimations of the true costs and benefits 
14of federal programs to the residents of each state, providing 
15legislators with another way to gauge the value of the 
16legislation they will have the option to fund; and
  
 
17    WHEREAS, To address these concerns and provide a 
18methodologically sound basis for comparing taxation and 
19spending data, United States Representative Bill Foster has 
20introduced H.R. 787 in Congress; and
  
 
 
 
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1    WHEREAS, H.R. 787 will allow legislators to evaluate the 
2state-by-state effects of federal spending practices; 
3therefore, be it
  
 
4    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE 
5NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we 
6urge Congress to pass H.R. 787; and be it further
  
 
7    RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be 
8delivered to the members of the Illinois congressional 
9delegation.