Oct. 29, 2025 /
![PA House Approves Watro’s Veterans Day Resolution]()
HARRISBURG – House Resolution 15, sponsored by Rep. Dane Watro (R-Luzerne/Schuylkill) to recognize Nov. 11, 2025, as Veterans Day in Pennsylvania was unanimously approved today by the Pennsylvania House of Representatives.
Oct. 29, 2025 /
![Lawmakers, Advocates: It’s Always the Right Time to Defend Our Daughters]()
HARRISBURG – A group of state lawmakers, many of whom are also dads, are calling on House Democrats and Gov. Josh Shapiro to do the right thing and act now to protect the rights of all the Commonwealth’s daughters to compete on a level playing field.
Oct. 29, 2025 /
![House Passes Brown’s Resolution Honoring Italian American Heritage]()
NEW CASTLE – The House of Representatives today overwhelmingly approved House Resolution 353, sponsored by Rep. Marla Brown (R-Lawrence). The measure designates October 2025 as Italian and Italian American History and Culture Month in Pennsylvania.
Oct. 29, 2025 /
![Delozier: Resolution Marking October as Domestic Violence Awareness Month in PA Passes House]()
HARRISBURG – A resolution marking October as Domestic Violence Awareness Month in Pennsylvania passed the House of Representatives today, according to the resolution’s sponsor, Rep. Sheryl M. Delozier (R-Cumberland).
Oct. 29, 2025 /
![Rapp Rebukes Democrats Following Another Re-Referral of ‘Save Women’s Sports Act’]()
HARRISBURG — Rep. Kathy L. Rapp (R-Warren/Crawford/Forest), Republican chair of the House Health Committee, issued this statement following a party-line vote to re-refer Senate Bill 9, also known as the Save Women’s Sports Act, out of the Health Committee to the Judiciary Committee:
Oct. 29, 2025 /
![Williams Legislation to Protect Custody Rights of Deployed Military Parents Signed into Law]()
HARRISBURG - Legislation by Rep. Craig Williams (R-Delaware/Chester) prohibiting permanent custody changes during a parent’s military deployment is now law. The measure, formerly House Bill 414 and now Act 40 of 2025, the Uniform Deployed Parents Custody and Visitation Act, was signed on October 27 after passing unanimously in both the House (202-0) and Senate (48-0).
Oct. 28, 2025 /
![Hogan Introducing Legislation to Help Residents with Rising Energy Costs]()
HARRISBURG – Rep. Joe Hogan (R-Bucks) recently announced two pieces of legislation to help Pennsylvania citizens with the increasing energy prices throughout the Commonwealth.
Oct. 28, 2025 /
![Dad Legislators Call for Action to Defend Daughters in Sports]()
WHAT: A group of dads – who also serve as state lawmakers – are leading a call for action on legislation to protect the rights of all daughters to compete on a level playing field in sports. The Dads Defending Daughters legislation, House Bill 1849, was introduced last month and would require public school entities and public institutions of higher education to ensure their sports activities are designated as male, female or coed, and expressly prohibit biological males from competing in teams or sports designated for females.
Oct. 27, 2025 /
![Watro’s Veterans Day Resolution Advances]()
HARRISBURG – A resolution sponsored by Rep. Dane Watro (R-Luzerne/Schuylkill) to recognize Nov. 11, 2025, as Veterans Day in Pennsylvania was advanced to the full House of Representatives today.
Oct. 24, 2025 /
![Heffley Calls on Shapiro Administration to End Partisan Messaging on SNAP Benefits]()
HARRISBURG – Rep. Doyle Heffley (R-Carbon) today expressed concern over recent communications from the Pennsylvania Department of Human Services (DHS) regarding November Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) payments, urging the department to focus on clear, factual information rather than partisan messaging.
Oct. 23, 2025 /
![Chairman Maloney Alerts Sportsmen to Nominee Search for Pennsylvania Fish and Boating and Pennsylvania Game Commissions]()
HARRISBURG – Today, Rep. David Maloney (R-Berks), House Game and Fisheries Chairman, alerted Commonwealths’ many sportsmen’s clubs and associations to the opening of one four-year term on the Pennsylvania Fish & Boat Commission (PFBC) and two four-year terms on the Pennsylvania Game Commission (PGC).
Oct. 23, 2025 /
![Grove Proposes Reconciliation Budget to Release Funding]()
With a majority of line items in the most recently voted down budget proposals agreed to by the House and Senate, Rep. Seth Grove (R-Dover) will introduce a Reconciliation Budget to immediately send funding to desperate school districts, counties and programs as the final details are hashed out.
Oct. 22, 2025 /
![Lawmakers from Mid-Atlantic States to Hold Joint Hearing on Energy Affordability, Reliability]()
WHAT: Republican lawmakers from Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Maryland, and Virginia will convene for the first in a series of joint policy hearings focused on restoring energy affordability and reliability across the Mid-Atlantic region.
Oct. 20, 2025 /
![Walsh Authors Legislation to Restore Traditional Interpretation of Sex as a Protected Class in PA Statute]()
HARRISBURG – Rep. Jamie Walsh (R-Luzerne) last week introduced legislation that would amend the Pennsylvania Human Relations Act to restore the traditional interpretation of sex as a protected class to avoid legal confusion and provide greater clarity for those attempting to comply with the law.
Oct. 14, 2025 /
![Rowe: Lawmakers from Mid-Atlantic States to Hold Joint Hearing on Energy Affordability, Reliability]()
HARRISBURG — Republican lawmakers from Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Maryland, and Virginia will convene on Tuesday, Oct. 28, in the Pennsylvania State Capitol for the first in a series of joint hearings focused on restoring energy affordability and reliability across the Mid-Atlantic region.
Oct. 14, 2025 /
![York County’s Data-Driven Model Sets New Standard for Water Quality Oversight]()
WRIGHTSVILLE – The House Republican Policy Committee, chaired by Rep. David H. Rowe (R-Snyder/Union/Mifflin/Juniata), held a hearing in York County last Thursday titled “York County Leads with Data: Advancing Water Quality Through Real-Time Monitoring” to spotlight how local innovation is reshaping the way Pennsylvania measures and manages water quality.
Oct. 10, 2025 /
![Leadbeter Proposes Legislation to Have Pennsylvania Join Other States in Creating a Purple Alert System]()
BERWICK – In his Berwick district office today, state Rep. Robert Leadbeter (R-Columbia) spoke about his plans to introduce legislation – dubbed as Aiden’s Law – to establish a “Purple Alert” system in Pennsylvania to ensure the Commonwealth’s most vulnerable citizens who go missing are brought home safely.
Oct. 10, 2025 /
![Watro Wants Our Energy Industry to Reach its Full Potential]()
HARRISBURG – This week, Rep. Dane Watro (R-Luzerne/Schuylkill) joined with his House colleagues to help move Pennsylvania’s energy industry forward.
Oct. 09, 2025 /
![Flick Tops List of Effective Lawmakers]()
HARRISBURG – Rep. Jamie Flick (R-Lycoming/Union) was recently named one of the most high-performing Pennsylvania representatives among lawmakers who recently began their service.
Oct. 09, 2025 /
![Olsommer Bill to Address Guardianship Hearing Efficiency on Governor’s Desk]()
HARRISBURG – A bill sponsored by Rep. Jeff Olsommer (R-Wayne/Pike) addressing the efficiency of guardianship hearings has passed the Senate and is now pending the governor’s signature to become law.