May. 25, 2021 /
![Rapp Honors Pledge to Advance Landmark Pro-Life Legislation: All Human Life is Valuable]()
HARRISBURG – Following through on a promise she made throughout the unprecedented series of public hearings on pro-life and abortion issues, House Health Committee Majority Chair Kathy Rapp (R-Warren/Crawford/Forest) convened a voting meeting on Tuesday and successfully advanced three landmark pro-life bills to the full House for future consideration.
May. 25, 2021 /
![Mihalek Appointed to Chair Select Committee on the Publication of Constitutional Amendments]()
HARRISBURG – Rep. Natalie Mihalek (R-Allegheny/Washington) has been appointed to serve as chairman of the Select Committee on the Publication of Constitutional Amendments. This committee will complete a study of how constitutional amendments in the Commonwealth are advertised.
May. 25, 2021 /
![Select Committee to Investigate Department of State Failure]()
HARRISBURG – This month, Pennsylvanians were supposed to have the opportunity to vote on a constitutional amendment to provide a path for victims of childhood sexual abuse to take civil actions. However, the Pennsylvania Department of State failed to meet standard publication requirements for the amendment process and a clerical error within the department led to the removal of the question from the ballot, causing additional hardships to victims of childhood sexual abuse across the Commonwealth.
May. 25, 2021 /
![House Republicans to Introduce Lobbyist Reform Legislation]()
WHAT: Press Conference to introduce the most comprehensive lobby reforms in Harrisburg in more than 15 years.
May. 25, 2021 /
![Committee to Consider Bill to Permit Additional School Year Due to COVID-19]()
WHAT: The House Education Committee, chaired by Rep. Curt Sonney (R-Erie), will hold a voting meeting to consider legislation to amend the Public School Code to permit an optional additional year of education at a school entity for the 2021-22 school year due to COVID-19 (Senate Bill 664).
May. 24, 2021 /
HARRISBURG – Pennsylvania House Majority Leader Kerry Benninghoff (R-Centre/Mifflin) introduced on Monday a concurrent resolution to terminate the most destructive portions of Gov. Tom Wolf’s March 6, 2020, emergency disaster declaration related to COVID-19.
May. 24, 2021 /
![Owlett Pandemic Response Transparency Measure Earns House Approval]()
HARRISBURG – Less than a week after the state’s voters opted to approve two constitutional amendments placing limits on a governor’s emergency powers, the state House has approved legislation sponsored by Rep. Clint Owlett (R-Tioga/Bradford/Potter) requiring an in-depth review of this administration’s COVID-19 response.
May. 24, 2021 /
![Rapp, PA House Health Committee Set to Advance Landmark Pro-Life Legislation]()
WHAT: PA House Health Committee Majority Chair Kathy Rapp (R-Warren/Crawford/Forest) will convene a voting meeting to consider the following pro-life legislation:
May. 24, 2021 /
![House State Government Committee to Consider Bills to End COVID-19 Emergency Declaration, Other Bills]()
WHAT: The House State Government Committee will meet to consider three pieces of legislation, including a resolution to end the current COVID-19 Proclamation of Disaster Emergency, which was imposed more than a year ago.
May. 24, 2021 /
![House Approves Klunk’s Regulation Review Legislation]()
HARRISBURG – The House today moved forward with reviewing the merits of regulations when it approved House Bill 939, it’s prime sponsor, Rep. Kate Klunk (R-Hanover), announced.
May. 24, 2021 /
![House Approves Ortitay Bill to Change Who Advertises Proposed Constitutional Amendments]()
BRIDGEVILLE – The House today passed legislation authored by Rep. Jason Ortitay (R-Washington/Allegheny) that would change who is responsible for the advertisement and writing of proposed constitutional amendments.
May. 24, 2021 /
HARRISBURG – Keeping a promise he made to improve Pennsylvania’s election auditing process and ensure public trust in election results, Speaker of the House Bryan Cutler (R-Lancaster) introduced legislation today that would establish a Pennsylvania Bureau of Election Audits under the office of the state’s Auditor General.
May. 24, 2021 /
![House Judiciary Committee to Vote on Second Amendment Bills, Among Others]()
WHAT: Rep. Rob Kauffman (R-Franklin), chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, will hold a meeting to vote on the following bills:
May. 21, 2021 /
![House Veterans Affairs and Emergency Preparedness Committee to Hold Voting Meeting]()
WHAT: Rep. Karen Boback (R-Lackawanna/Luzerne/Wyoming), chairman of the House Veterans Affairs and Emergency Preparedness Committee, will be holding a voting meeting on House Bills 164, 941, 995, 1055, 1057, 1220, 1389, 1421 and 1427; House Resolutions 96 and 103; and Senate Bill 155.
May. 21, 2021 /
![Office of Open Records Rules Partially in Ortitay’s Favor on Information Withheld by Wolf Administration]()
HARRISBURG – The Office of Open Records today partially ruled in favor of Rep. Jason Ortitay’s (R-Washington/Allegheny) appeal of records withheld by Gov. Tom Wolf’s administration about its failure to advertise a constitutional amendment that would have given victims of childhood sexual abuse recourse in civil court.
May. 21, 2021 /
![Sonney, Farry to Co-Host Hearing on Student Mental Health Services]()
WHAT: Rep. Curt Sonney (R-Erie), chairman of the House Education Committee, and Rep. Frank Farry (R-Bucks), chairman of the House Human Services Committee, will hold a joint public hearing to receive an overview from state agencies, school entities and services providers on how they are providing mental health services to Pennsylvania’s elementary and secondary school students.
May. 21, 2021 /
![Heffley Co-Sponsors Legislation to Restore PennDOT Services to Rural Communities]()
WEISSPORT – Calling their continued closure a huge inconvenience for rural residents, Rep. Doyle Heffley (R-Carbon) today announced his co-sponsorship of legislation that would force the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) to resume full services at its travel sites across the Commonwealth, including the one located in Lehighton.
May. 20, 2021 /
![Causer Bill to Support Hardwoods Forestry Industry Now Law]()
HARRISBURG – Rep. Martin Causer’s (R-Turtlepoint) legislation to support the state’s forestry industry has been signed into law. Act 14 of 2021 will expand membership on the state’s Hardwoods Development Council.
May. 20, 2021 /
![Ortitay Issues Statement Regarding DOH’s Decision to Terminate Contact Tracing Contract]()
BRIDGEVILLE – Rep. Jason Ortitay (R-Washington/Allegheny) issued the following statement in response to the Pennsylvania Department of Health’s (DOH) decision to terminate Insight Global’s contract to conduct contact tracing for the Commonwealth. Last month, a WPXI investigation revealed more than 70,000 Pennsylvanians have had their personal information accessible on the internet after answering calls from Insight Global employees:
May. 19, 2021 /
![Struzzi Supports Legislation to Fully Restore PennDOT Services to Rural Areas]()
HARRISBURG – Rep. Jim Struzzi (R-Indiana) today announced his support of legislation that would restore the full array of driver and vehicle services to rural communities like Indiana.