Jun. 20, 2025 /
![Policy Committee Hearing Exposes How Pennsylvania’s Burdensome Child Care Regulations Are Failing Families, Businesses]()
DANVILLE—Today, Policy Committee Chairman David H. Rowe (R-Snyder/Union/Mifflin/Juniata) and Rep. Michael Stender (R-Northumberland/Montour) hosted a hearing, “Over-Regulation in Child Care,” to address the obstacles the child care industry faces in Pennsylvania and the desperate need to better align Pennsylvania’s regulatory environment to meet the industry’s needs and help parents.
Jun. 20, 2025 /
![Hogan, Labs Introduce Legislation to Support Early Childhood Educators]()
HARRISBURG – Reps. Joe Hogan (Bucks) and Shelby Labs (R-Bucks) today proposed legislation that would create a pilot program to support a pipeline to train the next generation of early education teachers.
Jun. 20, 2025 /
![Efficiency in Action: Policy Committee to Host Hearing on Government That Works]()
WHAT: House Republican Policy Committee Chairman David H. Rowe (R-Snyder/Union/Mifflin/Juniata) and other lawmakers will address opportunities for Pennsylvania government to run more efficiently and effectively.
Jun. 18, 2025 /
![Policy Committee to Host Hearing on the Over-Regulation of Child Care in PA]()
WHAT: House Republican Policy Committee Chairman David H. Rowe (R-Snyder/Union/Mifflin/Juniata), Rep. Michael Stender (R-Northumberland/Montour) and other lawmakers will host a hearing titled “Over-Regulation in Child Care” to discuss the obstacles the child care industry faces in Pennsylvania and how we can better align our regulatory environment to meet the industry’s needs and help parents.
Jun. 18, 2025 /
![Ecker Bill to Keep Estate Proceeds Local Advances]()
HARRISBURG – The House Judiciary Committee this week unanimously advanced legislation sponsored by Rep. Torren Ecker (R-Adams/Cumberland) to ensure that estates of residents who die without a will or heirs remain in their home communities, rather than going to the state’s General Fund.
Jun. 17, 2025 /
![House Vote in Favor of Illegal Theft of Sportsmen’s Land Sets New, Dangerous Precedent, Maloney Says]()
HARRISBURG – Today, the House voted on legislation permitting the theft of nearly 400 acres of State Game Lands 141 by Gov. Josh Shapiro, said Rep. David Maloney (R-Berks).
Jun. 16, 2025 /
![Reining in Red Tape: Policy Committee Holds Hearing on Pennsylvania’s Regulatory Burden]()
HARRISBURG—Today, Policy Committee Chairman David H. Rowe (R-Snyder/Union/Mifflin/Juniata) and other lawmakers held a public hearing, “Reining in Regulations to Unleash Pennsylvania’s Potential,” to examine the impact of excessive regulations on economic growth, job creation, and government accountability in Pennsylvania.
Jun. 14, 2025 /
![Bucks County Republican Delegation Condemns Violence Against Minnesota Lawmakers]()
HARRISBURG – Reps. Joe Hogan (R-Bucks), Shelby Labs (R-Bucks), Kristin Marcell (R-Bucks), Craig Staats (R-Bucks) and Kathleen “K.C.” Tomlinson (R-Bucks) are expressing shock and outrage following the targeted shooting of Minnesota lawmakers today.
Jun. 13, 2025 /
![Scialabba, D’Orsie, Leadbeter to Introduce AI Legislative Package]()
HARRISBURG – Pennsylvania is uniquely positioned to become a national leader in the rapidly developing Artificial Intelligence (AI) arena. Reps. Joe D’Orsie (R-Manchester), Robert Leadbeter (R-Columbia) and Stephenie Scialabba (R-Butler) are planning to introduce legislation that will incentivize new investment in the Commonwealth and encourage new business development without regulatory red tape.
Jun. 13, 2025 /
![Policy Committee Hosts Hearing on Reining in Regulations]()
WHAT: House Republican Policy Committee Chairman David H. Rowe (R-Snyder/Union/Mifflin/Juniata) and other lawmakers will address the more than 166,000 regulations stifling Pennsylvania, the 12th most regulated state, at a hearing titled “Reining in Regulations to Unleash Pennsylvania’s Potential.”
Jun. 13, 2025 /
![Flood Proposes Sales Tax Holiday to Ease Back-to-School Costs for Families]()
HARRISBURG – Rep. Ann Flood (R Northampton) introduced legislation which would establish an annual back-to-school sales tax holiday to provide targeted relief for Pennsylvania families preparing for the upcoming school year.
Jun. 12, 2025 /
HARRISBURG – Rep. Jamie Flick (R-Lycoming/Union) announced that Aug. 17–23, 2025, will be recognized as Little League World Series Week in Pennsylvania. The designation follows the successful passage of a resolution he sponsored, which was approved by an overwhelming majority in the House of Representatives.
Jun. 11, 2025 /
![Moul Votes to Protect Residents of Manufactured Home Communities]()
HARRISBURG - This week, Rep. Dan Moul (R-Adams) advocated for legislation to protect Pennsylvanians who live in manufactured homes – largely the poor, the elderly and disabled individuals – from being financially exploited and priced out of their homes.
Jun. 11, 2025 /
![Pickett Continues Fight for Broadband Development]()
HARRISBURG – Rep. Tina Pickett (R-Bradford/Wyoming) recently proposed legislation that would help maximize efforts to connect large numbers of Pennsylvanians in rural areas to high-speed broadband internet service. Specifically, she offered an amendment to House Bill 846 to clarify how prevailing wage requirements should apply to broadband infrastructure development projects to both ensure workers are paid fairly and that taxpayers get the most bang for their buck in broadband deployment.
Jun. 11, 2025 /
![Mehaffie, Isaacson Bill Seeks to Slash Fees Charged by Ticket Resellers]()
HARRISBURG – Bipartisan legislation to cut costs for Pennsylvanians who buy event tickets through resellers passed the House today on a 108-to-95 vote, according to the bill’s sponsors, Reps. Mary Isaacson (D-Philadelphia) and Tom Mehaffie (R-Dauphin).
Jun. 11, 2025 /
HARRISBURG – House Democrats last night voted unanimously to allow the dangerous herbicide glyphosate to be applied to state game lands with the surprising support of the Pennsylvania Farm Bureau and the Pennsylvania Game Commission, Rep. David Maloney (R-Berks) said.
Jun. 11, 2025 /
![Rapp Opposes Bill that Could Further Limit Health Care Access in Rural PA]()
HARRISBURG — Rep. Kathy L. Rapp (R-Warren/Crawford/Forest), Republican chair of the House Health Committee, voted against a bill to increase government involvement in health care transactions.
Jun. 11, 2025 /
![Schlegel School Transportation Improvement Bill Passes House]()
HARRISBURG ? Legislation co-sponsored by Rep. John Schlegel (R-Lebanon) to modernize Pennsylvania’s school transportation laws passed overwhelmingly today in the state House of Representatives.
Jun. 11, 2025 /
![Bernstine Reintroduces Legislation to Stop Commercial Exploitation of Mugshots]()
HARRISBURG – Rep. Aaron Bernstine (R-Butler/Lawrence) soon will be reintroducing his legislation aimed at stopping the commercial use of booking photographs, known as mugshots, by individuals and websites that charge people to have their photos removed.
Jun. 10, 2025 /
![VICTIM Act Designed to Empower Crime Victims, Police]()
HARRISBURG – Bipartisan legislation that would provide grant funding to police departments investigating cold cases passed the House today on a 169-to-34 vote, according to the bill’s sponsors, Reps. Joe Kerwin (R-Dauphin) and Tim Briggs (D-Montgomery).