Dec. 06, 2021 /
![Metcalfe Slams Two-Faced Attorney General/Gubernatorial Candidate Shapiro for Deceitful Approval of Wolf’s Job-Killing RGGI Scheme]()
HARRISBURG – House Environmental Resources and Energy Committee Chairman Daryl Metcalfe (R-Butler) issued the following statement today in response to Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro’s approval of the governor’s rogue Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI) scheme for form and legality:
Dec. 03, 2021 /
![Latest Move to Implement RGGI Creates Major Concern]()
HARRISBURG – Rep. Lee James (R-Venango/Butler) announced today the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) attempted to bypass the Legislature on Monday by submitting a Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI) regulation, through the Environmental Quality Board (EQB), to the Pennsylvania Code and Bulletin Office for publication. The regulation was denied because the General Assembly must be able to take action on a disapproval resolution under the Regulatory Review Act.
Dec. 03, 2021 /
![Owlett, Causer Co-Host Policy Committee Hearing, Tour to Discuss Stream Maintenance and Flooding]()
WHAT: Reps. Clint Owlett (R-Tioga/Bradford/Potter) and Martin Causer (R-Cameron/McKean/Potter), chairman of the House Majority Policy Committee, will co-host a hearing focused on the importance of maintaining creeks and streams to prevent flooding.
Dec. 03, 2021 /
![Deadline to Submit Congressional District Maps Extended to Monday, Grove Says]()
HARRISBURG – Rep. Seth Grove (R-York), chairman of the House State Government Committee, today announced an extension of the deadline to draw and submit congressional district maps.
Dec. 02, 2021 /
![Mehaffie, Policy Committee Hear from Exasperated Nurses]()
HERSHEY – Hospitals are at or over capacity, nurses are exhausted and the staffers who haven’t already left are considering doing so, according to nurses and other health care professionals who testified before the House Majority Policy Committee today.
Dec. 02, 2021 /
HERSHEY – With demand for health care on the rise and providers struggling to maintain necessary staffing levels to best meet patient needs, the House Majority Policy Committee, chaired by Rep. Martin Causer (R-Cameron/McKean/Potter), convened a public hearing to examine the issue Tuesday at Penn State Health in Hershey.
Nov. 26, 2021 /
![Mehaffie, House Majority Policy Committee to Explore Topic of Nursing Shortages]()
WHAT: Rep. Tom Mehaffie will host the House Majority Policy Committee led by Rep. Martin Causer (R-Cameron/McKean/Potter) for a hearing on the workforce crisis in the nursing industry. Information will be presented about nurse staffing standards, the impacts of nurse shortages on patient care and the struggles involved with maintaining a skilled workforce.
Nov. 23, 2021 /
![Owlett, Causer Co-Host Policy Committee Hearing to Discuss Stream Maintenance and Flooding]()
HARRISBURG – In the wake of major flooding across the Northern Tier earlier this year, Reps. Clint Owlett (R-Tioga/Bradford/Potter) and Martin Causer (R-Cameron/McKean/Potter), chairman of the House Majority Policy Committee, will co-host a hearing focused on the importance of maintaining creeks and streams.
Nov. 23, 2021 / Press Release
![PA Deserves Answers: Free the COVID-19 Data]()
For months during the COVID-19 pandemic, we heard from the Wolf administration, namely the governor and former Secretary of Health Rachel Levine, that we must trust the science…trust the data. And I fully agree. Science and data must drive policy, whether it be in response to a global pandemic or other bills before the General Assembly.
Nov. 22, 2021 /
![Vote to Stop Statewide Bridge Tolling Effort Advances]()
Recently, the House acted on the Wolf administration’s plan to toll nine bridges around the Commonwealth, including the one in the 124th Legislative District along Interstate 78 in Lenhartsville, Berks County. They further reassert the Legislature’s oversight of, and community involvement in, any future tolling plans.
Nov. 18, 2021 /
![Farry Legislation Advances]()
HARRISBURG – The House this week passed several measures co-authored by Rep. Frank Farry (R-Bucks), chairman of the Human Services Committee, including legislation to protect public safety officials’ personal information, allow for county overdose fatality and death by suicide review teams, and add transparency to some policies within the Department of Drug and Alcohol Programs (DDAP).
Nov. 18, 2021 /
![Benninghoff Applauds Action on Bipartisan Broadband Agreement]()
HARRISBURG – The Pennsylvania House of Representatives on Wednesday voted to unanimously adopt an amendment that reflects a bipartisan agreement on legislation sponsored by Rep. Martin Causer (R-McKean/Cameron/Potter) to improve broadband deployment across unserved and underserved areas of Pennsylvania.
Nov. 18, 2021 / Press Release
HARRISBURG – The House of Representatives today advanced an amended version of the Voting Rights Protection Act (House Bill 1800), setting up a final vote in December to modernize Pennsylvania’s election system, according to the bill’s sponsor, Rep. Seth Grove (R-Dover), chairman of the House State Government Committee.
Nov. 17, 2021 /
![Stephens’ Resolution to Investigate Sentencing for Gun Crimes Passes House]()
HARRISBURG—The House has passed a resolution sponsored by Rep. Todd Stephens (R-Montgomery) asking the Pennsylvania Commission on Sentencing to conduct an investigation into the prosecution and sentencing of violations of the Uniform Firearms Act across the state.
Nov. 17, 2021 /
![Benninghoff: House Passes Legislation to Help Make Pennsylvania Communities Safer]()
HARRISBURG – The Pennsylvania House of Representatives this week passed a package of bills that would stand up for public safety officials and help ensure Pennsylvania communities are protected from crime and unnecessary violence.
Nov. 17, 2021 /
![Lewis DelRosso Bill to Support Drug and Alcohol Treatment Passes House]()
HARRISBURG – Legislation authored by Rep. Carrie Lewis DelRosso (R-Allegheny/Westmoreland) to address administrative burdens impacting the ability of drug and alcohol treatment providers to keep their doors open and serve people in need has passed the House and will now be considered by the Senate.
Nov. 17, 2021 /
![Mackenzie Leads Hearing on Congressional Term Limits]()
HARRISBURG – Acting in his capacity as majority chairman of the House State Government Subcommittee on Campaign Finance and Elections, Rep. Ryan Mackenzie (R-Berks/Lehigh) last week led a hearing at the state Capitol on the topic of congressional term limits.
Nov. 17, 2021 /
![House Passes Thomas’ Bill to Place Washington Crossing Historic Park Under the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources]()
HARRISBURG—Rep. Wendi Thomas (R-Bucks) sponsored House Bill 1823, transferring the powers, duties, and functions of Washington Crossing Historic Park to the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources.
Nov. 17, 2021 /
![Deana’s Law Targeting ‘Worst of the Worst’ Repeat DUI Offenders Passes House]()
HARRISBURG, PA – Legislation named in memory of DUI homicide victim Deana Eckman of Delaware County passed the House of Representatives today with a broad, bi-partisan majority, said Rep. Chris Quinn (R-Delaware), the author of the bill.
Nov. 17, 2021 /
![Helm Introduces Bill to Support Coroners’ Access to Records]()
HARRISBURG – New legislation introduced by Rep. Sue Helm (Dauphin/Lebanon) would help coroners more expediently and efficiently notify the next of kin when encountering a decedent.