Nov. 10, 2021 /
HARRISBURG – As we continue to explore the best possible solutions to address the multitude of issues surrounding rural broadband, Rep. Carl Metzgar (R-Somerset/Bedford) participated in a joint hearing with the House Consumer Affairs Committee and Senate Communications and Technology Committee on how residents in the Commonwealth can better perform their daily tasks.
Nov. 10, 2021 /
HARRISBURG – Legislation to help Pennsylvania veterans with service-related injuries has passed the House, according to the bill’s co-sponsors, Reps. Jim Gregory (R-Blair) and Nick Pisciottano (D-Allegheny).
Nov. 10, 2021 /
HARRISBURG – Following today’s ruling by the Commonwealth Court dismissing the acting secretary of Health’s school masking order, Speaker of the House Bryan Cutler (R-Lancaster) issued the following statement:
Nov. 10, 2021 /
HARRISBURG – Just in time for Veterans Day, the state Senate Veterans Affairs and Emergency Preparedness Committee on Tuesday in Harrisburg approved a bill introduced by state Rep. Aaron Kaufer (R-Luzerne) designed to create a system to link veterans and their family members with programs and services specifically designed to meet their needs back in their local communities.
Nov. 10, 2021 /
WHAT: Rep. Jason Ortitay (R-Washington/Allegheny) will join others in announcing legal action to stop PennDOT’s plan to toll nine bridges throughout the Commonwealth, including the I-79 bridge near the Bridgeville exit.
Nov. 10, 2021 /
HARRISBURG – Legislation sponsored by Rep. Jack Rader (R-Monroe) that would assist Pennsylvania residents with drug addictions to receive treatment was unanimously advanced by the Senate Health and Human Services Committee this week. House Bill 220 will next be considered by the full Senate.
Nov. 09, 2021 /
HARRISBURG – The House of Representatives today approved legislation to increase the monthly pension amount for both the blind and paralyzed/amputee veterans pension programs, announced Rep. Tracy Pennycuick (R-Montgomery).
Nov. 09, 2021 /
HARRISBURG – The House Judiciary Committee today advanced two pieces of legislation sponsored by Rep. Kate Klunk (R-Hanover) to the full House.
Nov. 09, 2021 /
HARRISBURG – Rep. Rob Mercuri (R-Allegheny) announced today House Resolution 150, which strongly condemns a proposal by the Biden Administration that would require financial institutions to report accounts and transactions that exceed $600 to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), passed the House of Representatives.
Nov. 09, 2021 /
HARRISBURG – Legislation sponsored by Rep. Jack Rader (R-Monroe) that would provide an estate tax exemption for military members in Pennsylvania today was unanimously advanced by the House Finance Committee.
Nov. 09, 2021 /
HARRISBURG-- The Senate Veterans Committee today passed legislation sponsored by Rep. Wendi Thomas (R-Bucks) to increase the amount of the benefit provided to those who perform burials with military honors for interred Veterans at any one of our three national cemeteries.
Nov. 09, 2021 /
HARRISBURG – Rep. Lee James (R-Venango/Butler) announced today his bill, which would add a member of the Coal Refuse Energy and Reclamation industry to the Mining Reclamation and Advisory Board (MRAB), passed the House of Representatives.
Nov. 09, 2021 /
HARRISBURG – State Rep. Tracy Pennycuick’s (R-Montgomery) legislation to give victims of serious crimes a greater voice in the bail determinations of the accused was passed by the House Judiciary Committee today and sent to the full House for consideration.
Nov. 09, 2021 /
HARRISBURG, PA – Legislation named for a Chester County boy with epilepsy and which will promote seizure recognition and first-aid training for teachers is headed to the governor, according to the sponsor of the bill, Rep. Chris Quinn (R-Delaware).
Nov. 09, 2021 /
HARRISBURG – As Pennsylvanians recover from a once-in-a-generation pandemic and the opioid crisis continues to impact countless communities, a package of bills to improve health care providers’ abilities to treat the overall health of patients was unanimously passed by the House today.
Nov. 09, 2021 /
HARRISBURG – Rep. Tim O’Neal (R-Washington) today announced just over $260,000 in Neighborhood Assistance Program (NAP) tax credits have been awarded to fund three projects in the 48th Legislative District.
Nov. 09, 2021 /
WHAT: Rep. Sheryl Delozier (R-Cumberland) will host a shredder event to help safeguard residents against identity theft.
Nov. 09, 2021 /
MERCER COUNTY – Rep. Tim Bonner (R-Mercer/Butler) invites residents of the 8th Legislative District to attend a Concealed Carry Seminar on Thursday, Nov. 18, from 6-7:30 p.m. The seminar will be held at the East End Fire Department, located at 104 Wilson Ave., Mercer.
Nov. 09, 2021 /
HARRISBURG – Continuing efforts by the General Assembly to ensure no single person, authority or interest can outweigh the voices of the people of the Commonwealth, Speaker Bryan Cutler (R-Lancaster) and Sen. Ryan Aument (R-Lancaster) are introducing two amendments to the Pennsylvania Constitution that would restore the balance of power to the three-branch system of governing.
Nov. 09, 2021 /
HARRISBURG – State Reps. Tommy Sankey (R-Clearfield/Cambria) and Mike Armanini (R-Clearfield/Elk) issued a statement in reaction to Monday’s vote by the House Environmental Resources and Energy Committee on a concurrent resolution that disapproves of the Environmental Quality Board’s support for Gov. Tom Wolf’s plan to enroll Pennsylvania in the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI), which would place a carbon tax on existing coal-fired and natural gas-fired electric providers: