Sep. 13, 2022 /
![Farry and Tomlinson Introduce Legislation for Mandatory Jail Time for Illegal Possession of a Firearm]()
WHAT: Rep. Frank Farry (R-Bucks) and Rep. K.C. Tomlinson (R-Bucks) will join local community members at an event to unveil their legislation which would impose a new mandatory minimum sentence for previously convicted offenders found to be illegally in possession of a firearm.
Sep. 13, 2022 /
![Boback to Lead Voting Meeting of House Veterans Affairs and Emergency Preparedness Committee Wednesday]()
WHAT: Rep. Karen Boback (R-Lackawanna/Luzerne/Wyoming), House Veterans Affairs and Emergency Preparedness Committee majority chairman, will lead a voting meeting to consider the following legislation:
Sep. 13, 2022 /
![Subcommittee on Courts to Gather Halcovage-Related Testimony]()
WHAT: Rep. Paul Schemel (R-Franklin) and the House Judiciary Committee’s Subcommittee on Courts will host a hearing about House Resolution 99, which authorized the subcommittee to investigate the conduct of Schuylkill County Commissioner George F. Halcovage Jr. to determine whether he is liable for impeachment and to report to the House those findings and recommendations. The hearing will be used to collect testimony from involved parties.*
Sep. 13, 2022 /
![State Government Committee to Host Hearing on Preparations for the General Election]()
WHAT: With the General Election less than two months away, the House State Government Committee will hold a hearing with top state-wide and local election officials on election preparedness.
Sep. 09, 2022 /
![House Committee to Consider Three Election-Related Bills]()
WHAT: Working to ensure Pennsylvania’s elections are secure, the House State Government Committee will take up three election-related bills at its next meeting.
Sep. 09, 2022 /
![House Majority Policy Committee to Examine Grave Impact of Activist Supreme Court’s Medical Malpractice Rule Reversal]()
Rep. Martin Causer (R-Cameron/McKean/Potter), chairman of the House Majority Policy Committee, will host a hearing to examine how the latest action by the activist Pennsylvania Supreme Court to change Pennsylvania’s medical malpractice venue rules will hurt patients and gravely impact their access to health care.
Aug. 31, 2022 /
![Clean Slate, New Legislation to Enhance Economic Opportunity]()
WHAT: Clean Slate Public Hearing and Press Conference
Aug. 29, 2022 /
![House ERE Committee to Examine Electromagnetic Pulse Attacks, Solar Flares and Security Threats to National Electric Grid]()
WHAT: PA House Environmental Resources and Energy (ERE) Committee Majority Chairman Daryl Metcalfe (R-Butler) will convene an informational meeting to receive testimony on protecting the power grid of the United States against electromagnetic pulse (EMPs) attacks, solar flares and other national security threats.
Aug. 29, 2022 /
![Davanzo to Host Hearing on Preserving PA Emergency Services]()
WHAT: Rep. Eric Davanzo (R-Westmoreland) will host the House Majority Policy Committee for a hearing on recruiting, training and retaining emergency responders in Pennsylvania.
Aug. 26, 2022 /
![Thomas Appointed to Commission for Adult Mental Health]()
HARRISBURG—Rep. Wendi Thomas (R-Bucks) has been appointed by House Speaker Bryan Cutler (R-Lancaster) to the Behavioral Health Commission for Adult Mental Health.
Aug. 26, 2022 /
![Policy Committee to Discuss How Hydrogen and Carbon Capture Development Will Increase Economic Opportunities, Job Growth]()
WHAT: Rep. Eric Nelson (R-Westmoreland) will host a hearing of the House Majority Policy Committee to discuss new economic opportunities for job growth in southwestern Pennsylvania in the energy and manufacturing industries pertaining to hydrogen and carbon capture.
Aug. 25, 2022 /
![Culver to Host Agricultural Forum]()
WHAT: State Rep. Lynda Culver (R-Northumberland/Snyder) is hosting a forum to discuss key issues affecting the local agriculture community. The discussion will take place amidst a backdrop of the Northumberland County Fair, which is going on until this Saturday, Aug. 27.
Aug. 23, 2022 /
![Policy Committee to Examine Inflation Impacts on Food, Farming]()
WHAT: Rep. Keith Greiner (R-Lancaster) will host a hearing of the House Majority Policy Committee to discuss the impacts of inflation on the state’s agriculture industry and the rising cost of food.
Aug. 22, 2022 /
![House Majority Policy Committee to Hold Hearing on Barriers to Starting and Growing a Business in Today’s Economy]()
Rep. Tim Twardzik (R-Schuylkill) will host a public hearing convened by the House Majority Policy Committee, chaired by Rep. Martin Causer (R-Cameron/McKean/Potter), to discuss issues related to the ongoing barriers to starting and growing a business in today’s economy.
Aug. 19, 2022 /
![Hearing on Protecting Pennsylvanians from Cyber Criminals]()
WHAT: Knowing government information, and taxpayer information held by the state, are often targets of cyber-attacks, the House State Government Committee will hold a hearing on the matter this week.
Aug. 12, 2022 /
![Open Primary Bill to Receive Public Hearing]()
Rep. Chris Quinn-sponsored legislation would open primaries to almost 1.3 million Pennsylvanians
Aug. 09, 2022 /
![Vietnam Traveling Memorial Wall and 9/11 Remembered Traveling Memorial Coming to Westmoreland County]()
WHAT: The Vietnam Traveling Memorial Wall and The 9/11 Remembered Traveling Memorial, hosted by Rep. Eric Davanzo (R-Westmoreland) and Bikers Helping Others (BHO), will be set up for public viewing.
Aug. 08, 2022 /
![Policy Committee to Hold Hearing on Critical Mineral, Rare Earth Element Industry]()
WHAT: Rep. Martin Causer (R-Cameron/McKean/Potter), chairman of the House Majority Policy Committee, will lead a hearing entitled “Mining for the Future: Jobs, Supply Chains and National Security.
Jul. 18, 2022 /
![Grove to Release Elections Report]()
WHAT: With the next election a little more than three months away, and the next Presidential General Election a little more than two years away, Pennsylvania is still using the same election process that resulted in Pennsylvania becoming a national embarrassment.
Jul. 14, 2022 /
![Quinn, Stollsteimer and DeRosa Family Announce Enactment of Deana’s Law]()
New law named in memory of
DUI homicide victim Deana DeRosa Eckman