Sep. 02, 2020 /
State Rep. Jim Struzzi (R-Indiana) today announced that the House Health Committee has passed two resolutions he authored. House Resolution 459 would request guidelines for the commercial sale of CBD products from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). House Resolution 460 would request guidance and appropriate protocol from the FDA for the safe use of Kratom.
Sep. 02, 2020 /
HARRISBURG – Rep. Carl Walker Metzgar (R-Somerset/Bedford) today announced that the House of Representatives has failed to overturn the governor’s veto of House Resolution 836, which would terminate the COVID-19 disaster emergency first declared on March 6. The General Assembly had previously adopted the resolution on June 9, followed by the governor’s veto on July 14.
Sep. 02, 2020 /
HARRISBURG – Continuing to build on efforts to ensure the fall 2020 election is the most accessible, accurate and secure election in Pennsylvania’s history, today the state House of Representatives passed House Bill 2626 with bipartisan support.
Sep. 02, 2020 /
HARRISBURG – Dozens of House Republicans joined together in a press conference Wednesday morning to call for an end to Gov. Tom Wolf’s COVID-19 emergency declaration on the 180th day following issuance of his original declaration.
Sep. 02, 2020 /
HARRISBURG – The state House on Tuesday unanimously passed legislation authored by Rep. Matt Gabler (R-Clearfield/Elk) at the urging of Elk County veterans groups, the Borough of Ridgway and the Elk County Commissioners.
Sep. 02, 2020 /
HARRISBURG – Rep. Stephen Barrar (R-Chester/Delaware), majority chairman of the House Veterans Affairs and Emergency Services Committee, held a voting meeting Tuesday and advanced legislation to help veterans and their families make a smooth adjustment to civilian life after their military service. The committee also approved a bill to establish a 911 Day of Remembrance and a resolution recognizing September 2020 as “Military Service-Related Post-Traumatic Stress Injury Awareness Month” in Pennsylvania.
Sep. 02, 2020 /
In working to restore some semblance of normalcy to the people of the 63rd District and fully restart the economy across the state, Rep. Donna Oberlander (R-Clarion/Armstrong/Forest) today cast several historic votes in the state House in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Sep. 01, 2020 /
HARRISBURG – In addition to providing clean, renewable energy, solar panels could help save family farms in Pennsylvania. That was the main takeaway from a House Consumer Affairs Committee hearing convened today in Harrisburg by state Rep. Brad Roae (R-Crawford/Erie).
Sep. 01, 2020 /
HARRISBURG – With many veterans returning from service and facing difficulties transitioning to civilian life, Rep. Aaron Kaufer (R-Luzerne) introduced House Bill 2022 and announced today that the House Veterans Affairs and Emergency Preparedness Committee unanimously supported this legislation.
Sep. 01, 2020 /
Press conference discussing the 180-day anniversary of the governor’s original COVID-19 emergency declaration and the need to hold Gov. Tom Wolf accountable.
Sep. 01, 2020 /
HARRISBURG – Rep. Natalie Mihalek’s (R-Allegheny/Washington) amendment to House Bill 2022, legislation which would address the problems faced by veterans when they transition from military service to civilian life, unanimously passed the House Veterans Affairs and Emergency Preparedness Committee today.
Sep. 01, 2020 /
HARRISBURG – Rep. Zach Mako (R-Lehigh/Northampton), a combat veteran and U.S. Army helicopter pilot in the Pennsylvania National Guard, has officially returned from deployment to the Middle East and has resumed his legislative duties full time.
Aug. 31, 2020 /
WHAT: Rep. Stephen Barrar (R-Chester/Delaware), chairman of the House Veterans Affairs and Emergency Preparedness Committee, will hold a voting meeting this week to consider legislation aimed at helping veterans and their families transition from military to civilian life; establish a Sept. 11, 2001, Day of Remembrance; and establish September 2020 as Military Service-Related Post-Traumatic Stress Injury Awareness Month” in Pennsylvania.
Aug. 31, 2020 /
The citizens of this Commonwealth, the people who elected us, did an amazing job following Gov. Tom Wolf’s lead in the first 90 days after he declared a state of emergency following the arrival of COVID-19.
Aug. 28, 2020 /
HARRISBURG – Apogee Biotechnology Corp., of Hummelstown, and Penn State College of Medicine at Hershey Medical Center have been awarded grants to develop a treatment and vaccine for the novel coronavirus, Rep. Tom Mehaffie (R-Dauphin) announced Friday.
Aug. 28, 2020 /
HARRISBURG – State, county and local law enforcement officers appeared before the House Majority Policy Committee Thursday to highlight efforts to serve their communities in the face of growing challenges and changing attitudes in some regions of the state.
Aug. 27, 2020 /
HARRISBURG—Reps. K.C. Tomlinson (R-Bucks) and Meghan Schroeder (R-Bucks) have co-sponsored legislation to require the establishment of a registry of medical directors in nursing homes, personal care homes and assisted living facilities.
Aug. 26, 2020 /
HARRISBURG – Rep. Tarah Toohil (R-Luzerne) issued the following statement in response to Gov. Tom Wolf’s advocacy for the legalization of recreational marijuana in Pennsylvania. On Tuesday, the governor released his fall legislative agenda, which included a request for the General Assembly to legalize recreational marijuana with the proceeds going to existing small business grant funding.
Aug. 26, 2020 /
HARRISBURG—Rep. Wendi Thomas (R-Bucks) will introduce legislation to require the establishment of a registry of medical directors in nursing homes, personal care homes and assisted living facilities.
Aug. 25, 2020 /
HARRISBURG – Pennsylvania House Majority Leader Kerry Benninghoff (R-Centre/Mifflin) responded to Gov. Tom Wolf’s “fall legislative agenda” announcement Tuesday with the following statement: