Jan. 28, 2021 /
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HARRISBURG – Gov. Tom Wolf announced his tax and spend priorities Thursday that included selecting winners and losers in Pennsylvania’s economy and targeting critical industry during a pandemic.
Jan. 28, 2021 /
![Bucks Republicans Announce Health Hearing on Vaccine Rollout]()
HARRISBURG - The Bucks County House Republican Caucus today announced that the House Health Committee will hold a hearing into COVID-19 vaccination distribution in Pennsylvania.
Jan. 28, 2021 /
![Heffley Votes to Limit a Governor’s Emergency Declaration Powers]()
HARRISBURG – Rep. Doyle Heffley (R-Carbon) joined a majority of his House colleagues on Wednesday in approving a proposed constitutional amendment that would place limits on a governor’s emergency declaration powers.
Jan. 28, 2021 /
![Williams Steps into Critical House Committee Role - Appointed as Secretary of House Aging and Older Adult Services Committee]()
HARRISBURG - Rep. Craig Williams (R-Chester/Delaware) has been appointed the Secretary of the House Aging and Older Adult Services Committee.
Jan. 28, 2021 /
![Pennycuick Supports Limits on Duration of State Emergency Declarations]()
HARRISBURG - Rep. Tracy Pennycuick (R-Montgomery) today voted with the majority of her colleagues in the House to pass legislation that would change the state’s emergency declaration provision to ensure emergency declarations only last 21 days and need legislative approval to continue thereafter.
Jan. 28, 2021 /
![House Committee Advances Keefer Shawn’s Law Bill]()
HARRISBURG – Seeking to bring those who encourage others to commit suicide to justice, the House Judiciary Committee approved House Bill 184 by Rep. Dawn Keefer (R-Dillsburg).
Jan. 28, 2021 /
![House Approves Owlett Medicaid Reform Bill]()
HARRISBURG – Continuing its commitment to protecting taxpayer dollars, the state House has approved Rep. Clint Owlett’s (R-Tioga/Bradford/Potter) bill to help prevent waste, fraud and abuse within the state’s Medicaid system.
Jan. 28, 2021 /
![Rapp Votes Again to Empower the People to Stop Wolf’s Abuse of Emergency Powers]()
HARRISBURG – Answering the people’s demands that Gov. Tom Wolf’s abuse of emergency powers must be terminated and never imposed again, Rep. Kathy Rapp (R-Warren/Crawford/Forest) once again joined with her legislative colleagues in advancing a proposed constitutional amendment (House Bill 55) that would empower citizens via voter referendum to decide whether to limit the executive’s authority to declare extended disaster emergencies.
Jan. 28, 2021 /
![O’Neal Introduces Bill to Utilize PA National Guard to Assist with COVID-19 Vaccination Efforts]()
HARRISBURG – Rep. Tim O’Neal (R-Washington) today announced he has introduced legislation that would require the Pennsylvania National Guard to assist with the distribution and administration of COVID-19 vaccinations throughout the Commonwealth.
Jan. 28, 2021 /
![Grove Announces Updated State Government Committee Election Oversight Hearing Schedule]()
HARRISBURG ¬– House State Government Committee Chairman Seth Grove (R-York) today released an updated election hearing schedule the committee is undertaking, per a request from Department of State Secretary Kathy Boockvar.
Jan. 28, 2021 /
![Irvin Supports Limits on State Emergency Declarations]()
HARRISBURG - Rep. Rich Irvin (R-Huntingdon/Centre/Mifflin) this week voted in favor of legislation that would amend the Constitution to change the state’s emergency declaration provision to ensure emergency declarations only last 21 days and need legislative approval to continue thereafter.
Jan. 28, 2021 /
![Labs Appointed to Serve as Human Services Committee Secretary]()
HARRISBURG - Rep. Shelby Labs (R-Bucks) this week stepped into a new role as secretary of the House Human Services Committee.
Jan. 28, 2021 /
![Mercuri Appointed to Serve as Secretary of House Commerce Committee]()
HARRISBURG – Rep. Rob Mercuri (R-Allegheny) has been appointed by Chairman Brad Roae (R-Crawford/Erie) to serve as secretary of the House Commerce Committee during the 2021-22 Legislative Session.
Jan. 27, 2021 /
![Williams Supports Emergency Declaration Limits Legislation]()
HARRISBURG - Rep. Craig Williams (R-Chester/Delaware) today voted in support of House Bill 55 in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives.
Jan. 27, 2021 /
![House Approves Gaydos Legislation to Prevent Improper Payments Within State Programs]()
HARRISBURG – The House of Representatives overwhelmingly passed legislation today sponsored by Rep. Valerie Gaydos (R-Allegheny) that would require state agencies to review all of their programs and expenditures, and assess whether they are highly, moderately or unlikely to be susceptible to an improper payment. This assessment is sent to the governor, the budget office, the independent fiscal office, the General Assembly and the state inspector general.
Jan. 27, 2021 /
![Owlett Votes to Limit Emergency Declarations]()
HARRISBURG – Rep. Clint Owlett (R-Tioga/Bradford/Potter) joined his colleagues in the House Wednesday in approving a proposed constitutional amendment that would place limits on a governor’s emergency declaration powers.
Jan. 27, 2021 /
![Diamond Appointed to Serve as Chairman of Subcommittee on Government IT and Communication]()
HARRISBURG - Rep. Russ Diamond (R-Lebanon) has been appointed by House Speaker Bryan Cutler (R-Lancaster) to serve as the chairman of the Subcommittee on Government Information Technology and Communication under the State Government Committee for the 2021-22 Legislative Session.
Jan. 27, 2021 /
HARRISBURG – Rep. Dave Zimmerman (R-Lancaster) wants constituents to be aware that the House State Government Committee will conduct a public hearing on Thursday, Jan. 28, at 1:30 p.m. to examine the SURE System, election management systems and related information technology.
Jan. 27, 2021 /
![Diamond Applauds Passage of Legislation Ensuring Emergency Declaration Deadline]()
HARRISBURG - Today the House passed House Bill 55, legislation that Rep. Russ Diamond (R-Lebanon) strongly advocated for in 2020 as Gov. Tom Wolf’s business restrictions resulted in an unemployment rate of over 10%.
Jan. 27, 2021 /
![House State Government Committee Forwards Bills, Including Constitutional Amendment, to House]()
HARRISBURG – The House State Government Committee approved several pieces of legislation, including a constitutional amendment to improve cooperation in responding to emergencies by limiting the length of emergency disaster declarations unless approved by the General Assembly and two bills to reinvent government, at its meeting today, committee Chairman Seth Grove (R-Dover) said.