Apr. 05, 2022 /
![State Government Committee to Host Hearing on Preparations of the 2022 Primary Election]()
WHAT: The past few election cycles have been ripe with issues. In advance of the Pennsylvania Primary Election next month, the House State Government Committee will hold a hearing with elections officials to review election preparations.
Apr. 04, 2022 /
![Kaufer Introduces Bill to Help Crime Victims]()
Measure would enable crime victims to access police investigation information when filing civil lawsuits.
Apr. 04, 2022 /
![Mehaffie Introduces Bill to Expand Nuclear Energy Production in PA]()
HARRISBURG – Legislation being crafted by Rep. Tom Mehaffie (R-Dauphin) would spur development of small modular reactors, which are nuclear fission reactors that can provide clean energy despite weather conditions and sunshine.
Apr. 01, 2022 /
![Warner’s V-Toll Notification, Turnpike Consumer Protection Bill Earns Committee Approval]()
HARRISBURG – Rep. Ryan Warner’s (R-Fayette/Westmoreland) bill to better protect consumers who travel the Pennsylvania Turnpike has been approved by the House Transportation Committee.
Apr. 01, 2022 /
![Day to Lead Informational Meeting Regarding Older Adult Abuse]()
WHAT: Rep. Gary W. Day (R-Berks/Lehigh), chairman of the House Aging and Older Adult Services Committee, along with members of the committee will be holding an informational meeting to discuss House Bill 2425 and concerns with communications between departments in long term care facilities. The committee will hear personal testimony focusing on older adult abuse.
Apr. 01, 2022 /
![House Committee Approves Kerwin’s Bill and Others Aimed at Helping Dairy Farmers]()
HARRISBURG – The House Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee on Wednesday in Harrisburg approved several bills aimed at helping Pennsylvania dairy farmers, including one piece of legislation introduced by local state Rep. Joe Kerwin (R-Dauphin/Schuylkill) that would streamline the certification process for milk testers.
Mar. 31, 2022 /
HARRISBURG – State Rep. Lynda Culver (R-Northumberland/Snyder) says the timing was perfect.
Mar. 31, 2022 /
![Grove Letter to Governor: Fight to Get Back Unemployment Fraud Payments]()
HARRISBURG – While the federal government is allowing states to turn a blind eye to recovering overpayments through pandemic unemployment programs, Rep. Seth Grove (R-York) sent letters to Gov. Tom Wolf and Department of Labor and Industry Secretary Jennifer Berrier to instead seek justice and return the hundreds of millions of dollars fraudulently obtained through the programs.
Mar. 30, 2022 /
HARRISBURG – Legislation authored by state Rep. Jim Struzzi (R-Indiana) that would protect
workers and taxpayers from the threat posed by Gov. Tom Wolf’s desire to enroll Pennsylvania in the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI) was advanced to the state Senate today with support from both sides of the aisle in the state House.
Mar. 30, 2022 /
![PA House Takes on Russia, Invests in Freedom, Manages Waived Regulations, Extends Bridge Disaster Declaration]()
HARRISBURG – The Pennsylvania House of Representatives had a successful week by tackling issues of importance to Pennsylvanians and the rest of the free world by taking on Russia by divesting Commonwealth financial assets from Russian investments while investing in freedom by leading on energy independence, House Majority Leader Kerry Benninghoff (R-Centre/Mifflin) said Wednesday.
Mar. 30, 2022 /
![Boback’s Bill to Rename Highway in Memory of Rep. George Hasay Passes House]()
HARRISBURG – Rep. Karen Boback (R-Lackawanna/Luzerne/Wyoming) is the prime sponsor of legislation to rename a portion of U.S. Route 11 in Luzerne County in memory of the late Rep. George Hasay. House Bill 2068 passed unanimously in the House of Representatives today and will next be considered by the Senate.
Mar. 30, 2022 /
YORK- Rep. Stan Saylor (R-York) today announced that his resolution urging New York Gov. Kathy Hochul and New Jersey Gov. Philip Murphy to end their states’ policies banning the construction of any new natural gas pipelines passed in the state House by a vote of 134-64.
Mar. 30, 2022 /
HARRISBURG – Pennsylvania House Majority Leader Kerry Benninghoff (R-Centre/Mifflin) announced Wednesday that the Pennsylvania House of Representatives voted by an overwhelming bipartisan majority to reassert legislative authority and require the General Assembly’s approval before the Commonwealth can enter multi-state compacts, like the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative, that would increase energy taxes on Pennsylvanians.
Mar. 30, 2022 /
![Boback: House Passes Resolution to Extend Disaster Emergency Declaration for Pittsburgh Bridge Collapse]()
HARRISBURG – A concurrent resolution to extend the governor’s disaster emergency declaration related to the January bridge collapse in Pittsburgh until Sept. 30 was adopted by the House of Representatives today. House Resolution 188 now moves to the Senate for consideration.
Mar. 30, 2022 /
![Committee Advances Bill to Get Whole Milk Back in PA Schools, Owlett Says]()
HARRISBURG – Rep. Clint Owlett (R-Tioga/Bradford/Potter) today applauded the House Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee for its approval of his legislation to get whole milk back in schools.
Mar. 30, 2022 /
![Committee Moves Bills to Aid Struggling Dairy Farmers, Says Moul]()
HARRISBURG – Rep. Dan Moul (R-Adams), majority chairman of the House Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee, held a voting meeting today at which the committee advanced a package of six bills aimed at helping Pennsylvania’s struggling dairy industry.
Mar. 29, 2022 /
![Committee to Vote on Bills to Help Struggling Dairy Farmers]()
WHAT: Rep. Dan Moul (R-Adams), chairman of the House Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee, will hold a voting meeting tomorrow to consider a package of bills to help Pennsylvania’s struggling dairy industry.
Mar. 29, 2022 /
![Benninghoff Bill to Divest Commonwealth from Russian, Belarusian Financial Assets Advances from Committee]()
HARRISBURG – The Pennsylvania House State Government Committee Tuesday passed legislation sponsored by House Majority Leader Kerry Benninghoff that would divest the Commonwealth from Russian and Belarusian financial assets and prohibit future investment of Commonwealth funds in financial assets of those countries.
Mar. 29, 2022 /
![Grove: State Government Committee Approves Expense Transparency Legislation, Other Bills]()
HARRISBURG – Knowing Pennsylvanians deserve to know how every cent of taxpayer funds is spent, the House State Government Committee advanced today legislation to require all members of the General Assembly make public their legislative expenses, Rep. Seth Grove (R-York), chairman of the committee, said.
Mar. 29, 2022 /
![Pickett’s Bill to Make Mental Health Services More Accessible Garners Committee Approval]()
HARRISBURG – Legislation sponsored by Rep. Tina Pickett (R-Bradford/Sullivan/Susquehanna) that would make mental health services more accessible to Pennsylvania residents through telehealth technology was unanimously approved by the House Insurance Committee today.