Dec. 13, 2021 /
![House Committee Advances Struzzi Jobs Bill]()
HARRISBURG – Bipartisan legislation authored by state Rep. Jim Struzzi (R-Indiana) that would address the post-pandemic employment landscape has been passed unanimously by the House Education Committee and may now be considered by the full House.
Dec. 13, 2021 /
![Roae: Commerce Committee Advances Bills to Help Charities and Promote Clean-Energy Projects in Pennsylvania]()
HARRISBURG – House Commerce Committee Chairman Brad Roae (R-Crawford/Erie) today in Harrisburg convened a meeting where he and his colleagues voted to approve two bills. The first bill would make it easier for charities to raise funds, while the second would promote clean-energy projects in Pennsylvania.
Dec. 13, 2021 /
![Pennycuick Announces Legislation to Help Every PA Worker Save for Retirement]()
WHAT: Rep. Tracy Pennycuick (R-Montgomery) will unveil her legislation, Keystone Saves, that will allow Pennsylvania workers, who currently have no opportunity to save for retirement at their place of employment, the ability to join a voluntary employee retirement savings program.
Dec. 13, 2021 /
![Ortitay to Lead Second Hearing on Special Education]()
WHAT: Rep. Jason Ortitay (R-Washington/Allegheny), chair of the House Education Subcommittee on Special Education, will lead a second subcommittee public hearing on the delivery of special education services to students in the Commonwealth. This is a continuation of a hearing held in October, and this time will gather testimony from school personnel and parents.
Dec. 10, 2021 /
PA Supreme Court strikes down school masking order
Dec. 10, 2021 /
![Roae to Convene Commerce Committee to Consider Bills to Help Charities and Promote Clean-Energy Projects]()
WHAT: A House Commerce Committee meeting to vote on one bill (Senate Bill 731) that would make it easier for charities and nonprofit organizations to receive large financial gifts to fulfill their missions and another bill (House Bill 1760) that would expand an existing program that promotes the development of clean-energy projects in the Commonwealth.
Dec. 10, 2021 /
![Health Committee Chair Rapp to Convene Hearing on Effectiveness/Risks of COVID-19 Treatment Options]()
WHAT: PA House Health Committee Majority Chair Kathy Rapp (R-Warren/Crawford/Forest) will convene a public hearing to receive testimony regarding COVID-19 treatment options.
Dec. 10, 2021 /
![Kauffman Announces Voting Meeting of the House Judiciary Committee]()
WHAT: The House Judiciary Committee will hold a voting meeting to vote on the following bills: HB 661, HB 1880 and HB 1241.
Dec. 10, 2021 /
![Committee to Consider Two Education Bills]()
WHAT: The House Education Committee, chaired by Rep. Curt Sonney (R-Erie), will hold a voting meeting to consider two education-related proposals.
Dec. 10, 2021 /
![State Government Committee to Take Up Congressional Redistricting Map on Monday]()
WHAT: Following the most open and transparent congressional redistricting process in Pennsylvania history, the House State Government Committee selected a citizen map as its preliminary congressional plan. The preliminary plan, submitted through the committee’s online mapping tool by Lehigh County resident Amanda Holt, will be taken into consideration at the committee’s next meeting.
Dec. 09, 2021 /
![Thomas to Introduce Legislation to Target Porch Pirates]()
HARRISBURG—Rep. Wendi Thomas (R-Bucks) will soon introduce legislation to crack down on home delivery theft.
Dec. 08, 2021 /
![Balance of Power in Government Means More Power for the People]()
The abuse of executive power by both parties and at all levels of government must stop. The recent unprecedented increase of these executive orders not only concentrates too much power into the hands of a single person, but it also effectively silences the voice of the people and stifles freedom.
Dec. 08, 2021 /
![Grove Announces Citizen Map Selected as Preliminary Congressional Plan, Invites Public Comment]()
HARRISBURG – Rep. Seth Grove (R-York), chairman of the House State Government Committee, announced today that following the most open and transparent congressional redistricting process in Pennsylvania history, the committee has selected a citizen map as its preliminary congressional plan. The preliminary plan, submitted through the committee’s online mapping tool by Lehigh County resident Amanda Holt, is now posted for public comment.
Dec. 08, 2021 /
![Struzzi Legislation Would Expand Existing Law to Protect Additional Members of Law Enforcement]()
HARRISBURG – State Rep. Jim Struzzi (R-Indiana) wants to amend an 86-year-old law to expand the list of public servants who are protected should they be injured while on the job.
Dec. 07, 2021 /
HARRISBURG – When eight teenagers from Council Rock School District contacted Rep. Tom Mehaffie (R-Dauphin) about crafting legislation to designate Hershey’s Kisses as Pennsylvania’s state candy, Mehaffie jumped at the opportunity to build on their enthusiasm and get the bill introduced.
Dec. 07, 2021 /
WELLSBORO – Government officials, conservation leaders and area landowners must work together to properly maintain creeks and streams to prevent devastating floods like the ones seen in the region this summer, members of the House Majority Policy Committee heard Monday.
Dec. 06, 2021 /
![Metcalfe Slams Two-Faced Attorney General/Gubernatorial Candidate Shapiro for Deceitful Approval of Wolf’s Job-Killing RGGI Scheme]()
HARRISBURG – House Environmental Resources and Energy Committee Chairman Daryl Metcalfe (R-Butler) issued the following statement today in response to Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro’s approval of the governor’s rogue Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI) scheme for form and legality:
Dec. 03, 2021 /
![Latest Move to Implement RGGI Creates Major Concern]()
HARRISBURG – Rep. Lee James (R-Venango/Butler) announced today the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) attempted to bypass the Legislature on Monday by submitting a Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI) regulation, through the Environmental Quality Board (EQB), to the Pennsylvania Code and Bulletin Office for publication. The regulation was denied because the General Assembly must be able to take action on a disapproval resolution under the Regulatory Review Act.
Dec. 03, 2021 /
![Owlett, Causer Co-Host Policy Committee Hearing, Tour to Discuss Stream Maintenance and Flooding]()
WHAT: Reps. Clint Owlett (R-Tioga/Bradford/Potter) and Martin Causer (R-Cameron/McKean/Potter), chairman of the House Majority Policy Committee, will co-host a hearing focused on the importance of maintaining creeks and streams to prevent flooding.
Dec. 03, 2021 /
![Deadline to Submit Congressional District Maps Extended to Monday, Grove Says]()
HARRISBURG – Rep. Seth Grove (R-York), chairman of the House State Government Committee, today announced an extension of the deadline to draw and submit congressional district maps.