Jun. 08, 2021 /
![Metzgar Votes to Terminate Governor’s Emergency Powers]()
HARRISBURG – The Pennsylvania House of Representatives voted today to approve House Resolution 106, which would fully terminate the COVID-19 disaster emergency declaration in Pennsylvania.
Jun. 08, 2021 /
![Owlett Supports Resolution to Terminate Wolf Disaster Declaration]()
HARRISBURG – In an important step forward for the Commonwealth’s COVID-19 pandemic recovery, Rep. Clint Owlett (R-Tioga/Bradford/Potter) today joined fellow House lawmakers in voting to fully terminate Gov. Tom Wolf’s disaster emergency declaration.
Jun. 08, 2021 /
![Dowling Votes to Terminate COVID-19 Disaster Declaration]()
HARRISBURG – Rep. Matthew Dowling (R-Fayette/Somerset) today voted to fully terminate Gov. Tom Wolf’s COVID-19 disaster emergency declaration that has been in place since March 6, 2020.
Jun. 08, 2021 /
![House Passes Legislation to Better Protect the Unborn, Says Kauffman]()
HARRISBURG – The Pennsylvania House of Representatives today approved two legislative measures designed to better protect the lives of unborn children in the Commonwealth, announced Rep. Rob Kauffman (R-Franklin), author of one of the bills.
Jun. 08, 2021 /
![House Passes Miller Bill to Help Create Level Playing Field for Pennsylvania Employers]()
HARRISBURG – Legislation to address a problem plaguing employers across Pennsylvania garnered unanimous passage in the House this week, according to bill sponsor, Rep. Brett Miller (R-East Hempfield).
Jun. 08, 2021 / Press Release
![Dowling Bill to Fight Illegal Gun Ordinances Passes House]()
HARRISBURG – Rep. Matthew Dowling (R-Fayette/Somerset), chairman of the House Second Amendment Caucus, today announced passage of his bill to better combat illegal local gun ordinances and regulations that threaten Pennsylvanians’ constitutional rights.
Jun. 08, 2021 / Press Release
![House Approves Legislation to Protect Access to Ventilator, Tracheostomy Care]()
HARRISBURG – The House today passed legislation authored by Reps. Tim O’Neal (R-Washington) and Sheryl Delozier (R-Cumberland) that would dedicate additional Medicaid funding to facilities demonstrating a significant commitment to care for those on a ventilator or with a tracheostomy and create an incentive to facilities to expand geographic access to this type of care.
Jun. 08, 2021 /
![‘For Those Who Served’ Press Conference]()
WHAT: Rep. Karen Boback (R-Lackawanna/Luzerne/Wyoming), chairman of the House Veterans Affairs and Emergency Preparedness Committee, will be holding a press conference on the ‘For Those Who Served’ package of bills running on the House floor this week. The bills focus on assisting veterans and their families by increasing state funding and enhancing state veterans’ programs. Other legislation seeks to further improve state veterans oversight boards.
Jun. 08, 2021 /
![Bill to Address Impact of Opioid Epidemic on Pennsylvania’s Children Advances to Senate, Says Toohil]()
HARRISBURG – Legislation that seeks to help children in Pennsylvania with parents who are struggling with drug addiction passed unanimously in the House of Representatives on Monday. Rep. Tarah Toohil (R-Luzerne) is the prime co-sponsor of House Bill 253, which will now be considered by the Senate.
Jun. 08, 2021 /
![Stephens, Schroeder Legislation to Honor U.S. Air Force Major James Doherty Advances to House]()
HARRISBURG – To honor a local hero and memorialize his years of service to country and community, the House Transportation Committee unanimously passed legislation authored by Reps. Todd Stephens (R-Montgomery) and Meghan Schroeder (R-Warminster), to rename part of County Line Road in Horsham and Warminster townships for James R. Doherty.
Jun. 08, 2021 /
![Struzzi Legislation Continues Effort to Require Legislative Approval for RGGI]()
HARRISBURG – The bipartisan effort to protect family-sustaining jobs and Pennsylvania’s economic future led by state Rep. Jim Struzzi (R-Indiana) took another step forward today with passage of his bill that would force punitive actions like the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI) to face proper legislative process.
Jun. 08, 2021 /
HARRISBURG – Brooke Wheeler assumed the position of Chief Clerk of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives today when she was unanimously elected to the position by members of the House.
Jun. 07, 2021 /
![Health Committee Chair Rapp’s Full Lyme Disease Coverage Legislation Advances for Second Straight Session]()
HARRISBURG – For the second consecutive session, legislation sponsored by House Health Committee Chair Kathy Rapp (R-Warren/Crawford/Forest) that would require health insurers to cover treatment plans for Lyme disease or related tick-borne illnesses as prescribed by a patient’s health care practitioner (House Bill 1033) was advanced in the Pennsylvania House today by a solid bipartisan vote of 136-66.
Jun. 07, 2021 /
![Metcalfe, ERE Committee Set to Advance Legislation to Save Citizens, Energy Jobs from Wolf’s Fake Science-Driven, Carbon Tax-Imposing RGGI Scheme]()
WHAT: PA House Environmental Resources and Energy (ERE) Committee Majority Chairman Daryl Metcalfe (R-Butler) will convene a voting meeting to advance House Bill 637, which would require legislative authorization before Pennsylvania could join any cap-and-trade, carbon tax-imposing emissions program such as the governor’s job-killing, fake science-driven Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI).
Jun. 07, 2021 /
![House Advances Owlett Bill to Address Opioid Epidemic Impact on Infants, Children]()
HARRISBURG – With Pennsylvania being among the states hardest hit by the opioid epidemic, the House today unanimously approved legislation sponsored by Rep. Clint Owlett (R-Tioga/Bradford/Potter) that aims to help children of parents struggling with substance abuse disorders.
Jun. 07, 2021 /
HARRISBURG – Pledging to lead with accountability, transparency, integrity and uncompromising conservative values, state Rep. Leslie Rossi (R-Westmoreland/Somerset) was officially sworn into office today at the state Capitol to begin her first term in the Pennsylvania General Assembly serving the people of the 59th Legislative District.
Jun. 07, 2021 /
![Major Takes Oath of Office during Capitol Ceremony]()
HARRISBURG – Rep. Abby Major (R-Armstrong/Indiana/Butler) today took the oath of office to represent the people of the 60th Legislative District. She is focused on cutting government spending and protecting Second Amendment rights.
Jun. 07, 2021 /
![Day Approves Package of Bills Protecting Older Adults to Start Off Elder Abuse Awareness Month]()
HARRISBURG – Rep. Gary W. Day (R-Lehigh/Berks), chairman of the House Aging and Older Adults Services Committee, announced the passage of a package of bills through the committee that seeks to offer older Pennsylvanians peace of mind when it comes to protection.
Jun. 07, 2021 /
![Committee OKs Study to Address School Bus Driver Shortage, Owlett Says]()
HARRISBURG – The House Education Committee has approved a resolution sponsored by Rep. Clint Owlett (R-Tioga/Bradford/Potter) that aims to address the ongoing shortage of school bus drivers in the Commonwealth.
Jun. 04, 2021 /
![Reps. Diamond, Gleim, Introduce Ban on Teaching “Critical Race Theory” in PA Schools]()
HARRISBURG – Reps. Russ Diamond (R-Lebanon) and Barb Gleim (R-Cumberland) have joined together to sponsor legislation prohibiting the teaching, funding or dissemination of racist and sexist concepts by the Commonwealth and its political subdivisions, including school districts.