Jun. 12, 2024 /
HARRISBURG – Bipartisan legislation crafted by Reps. Jim Gregory (R-Blair) and Joe Hohenstein (D-Philadelphia) cleared a significant hurdle today in the quest to expand and improve substance use recovery support services in Pennsylvania.
Jun. 12, 2024 /
HARRISBURG – Rep. Dane Watro (R-Luzerne/Schuylkill) will host a hearing conducted by the House Republican Policy Committee to discuss legislation that would provide historic tax cuts to working families in Pennsylvania.
Jun. 12, 2024 /
WHAT: House Republican Policy Committee Chairman Joshua D. Kail (R-Beaver/Washington), Rep. Dane Watro (R-Luzerne/Schuylkill) and other lawmakers will host the second in a series of hearings titled “Historic Tax Cuts” to discuss the House Republican tax cut plan (House Bill 2388) that would reduce the Personal Income Tax and eliminate the Gross Receipts Tax on electricity.
Jun. 12, 2024 /
HARRISBURG – House Republican Leader Bryan Cutler (R-Lancaster) announced Wednesday legislation he introduced to expand access to a state program that allows patients to access certain donated life-saving medications has passed the House Health Committee with a unanimous vote.
Jun. 11, 2024 /
HARRISBURG – Rep. Charity Grimm Krupa (R-Fayette) issued the following statement after her “no” vote on House Bill 2370:
Jun. 11, 2024 /
HARRISBURG—Today, the House Republican Policy Committee, led by Chairman Josh Kail (R-Beaver/Washington), convened the first hearing in a series to discuss the House Republican tax cut bill (House Bill 2388) that would return $3 billion to the people of Pennsylvania by reducing the Personal Income Tax (PIT) rate from 3.07% to 2.8% and eliminating the Gross Receipts Tax on electric bills.
Jun. 11, 2024 /
HARRISBURG — Rep. Kathy L. Rapp (R-Warren/Crawford/Forest), Republican chair of the House Health Committee, announced a bill she amended that would instruct medical professionals to conduct a postpartum screening for depression upon delivery and at the first few postnatal check-up visits was unanimously approved by the House. Rapp’s amendment removes the Perinatal Mood and Anxiety Disorder (PMAD) screening and information distribution requirements, and instead gives providers the option to hand out educational and resource information to their perinatal and postpartum patients.
Jun. 10, 2024 /
“The House Democrats’ basic education funding plan does nothing but double down on a failing education system that represents the inability of state and local leaders to prioritize outcomes-based learning and bring the needed transformational change to deliver on classroom success, which would truly provide for a student-first and family-focused system of education
Jun. 10, 2024 /
HARRISBURG – Rep. Ryan Warner (R-Fayette) issued the following statement after voting “no” on House Bill 2370, an education funding proposal in the state House on Monday:
Jun. 10, 2024 /
House Republican Policy Committee Chairman Joshua D. Kail (R-Beaver/Washington), Rep. Alec Ryncavage (R-Luzerne) and other lawmakers will host a hearing titled “Democrats’ Education Scheme Fails to Fund Students” to discuss the Democrats’ Basic Education Funding Commission (BEFC) report, which fails to adequately support students and places an undue burden on citizens.
Jun. 10, 2024 /
HARRISBURG – Pennsylvania House Republican Leader Bryan Cutler (R-Lancaster) Monday applauded the bipartisan House passage of legislation he co-prime sponsored to require insurance coverage of biomarker testing in Pennsylvania.
Jun. 10, 2024 /
HARRISBURG — Reps. Jason Ortitay (R-Washington/Allegheny) and Jessica Benham (D-Allegheny) and Sen. Devlin Robinson (R-Allegheny) came together today to announce they have introduced Alicia’s Law in the House and Senate to fund the prosecution of technology-facilitated child sexual exploitation and internet crimes against children.
Jun. 07, 2024 /
WHAT: A bipartisan, bicameral group of legislators will unveil efforts to fund the prosecution of technology-facilitated child sexual exploitation and internet crimes against children.
Jun. 06, 2024 /
HARRISBURG - Rep. Jamie Barton (R-Berks/Schuylkill) hosted a dedication of a plaque commemorating the 80th anniversary of the Allied Invasion of Normandy. The plaque has been placed under a red oak tree, which was planted June 6, 1984, on state Capitol grounds in Harrisburg in commemoration of the 40th anniversary of D-Day.
Jun. 06, 2024 /
House Republican Policy Committee Chairman Joshua D. Kail (R-Beaver/Washington) and other lawmakers will host the first in a series of hearings titled “Historic Tax Cuts” to discuss the House Republican tax cut plan (HB 2388) that would reduce the Personal Income Tax and eliminate the Gross Receipts Tax on electricity.
Jun. 05, 2024 /
HARRISBURG – State Rep. Jim Struzzi (R, Indiana) announced today the introduction of House Resolution 468, his legislation which will direct the Legislative Budget and Finance Committee (LBFC) to conduct a survey on the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection’s (DEP) permitting processes.
Jun. 05, 2024 /
HARRISBURG—Today the House Republican Policy Committee, led by Chairman Josh Kail (R-Beaver/Washington), convened the final hearing in a series to discuss ways to safeguard Pennsylvania’s social benefit programs from fraud, waste and abuse, and to ensure the state’s resources are efficiently allocated and accessible to those who truly require assistance.
Jun. 04, 2024 /
HARRISBURG – Frustrated by the lack of action on real issues impacting the day-to-day lives of hard-working Pennsylvanians, a group of lawmakers on Tuesday launched the “America First of PA” caucus.
Jun. 04, 2024 /
HARRISBURG – As Pennsylvania sits on a significant budget surplus, Rep. Torren Ecker (R-Adams/Cumberland) and fellow Republicans said providing tax cuts to working Pennsylvania families is the best use of the money.
Jun. 04, 2024 /
HARRISBURG – Yesterday, House Bill 82, introduced by Rep. Craig Williams (R-Delaware/Chester), passed unanimously out of the House Judiciary Committee. Known as the Uniform Deployed Parents Custody and Visitation Act, the bill will update and standardize the custody and visitation rights for deployed military parents, ensuring they are treated fairly in custody proceedings. It aligns Pennsylvania with 16 other states which have enacted similar measures.