Jun. 08, 2021 /
![Struzzi Legislation Continues Effort to Require Legislative Approval for RGGI]()
HARRISBURG – The bipartisan effort to protect family-sustaining jobs and Pennsylvania’s economic future led by state Rep. Jim Struzzi (R-Indiana) took another step forward today with passage of his bill that would force punitive actions like the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI) to face proper legislative process.
Jun. 08, 2021 /
HARRISBURG – Brooke Wheeler assumed the position of Chief Clerk of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives today when she was unanimously elected to the position by members of the House.
Jun. 07, 2021 /
![Health Committee Chair Rapp’s Full Lyme Disease Coverage Legislation Advances for Second Straight Session]()
HARRISBURG – For the second consecutive session, legislation sponsored by House Health Committee Chair Kathy Rapp (R-Warren/Crawford/Forest) that would require health insurers to cover treatment plans for Lyme disease or related tick-borne illnesses as prescribed by a patient’s health care practitioner (House Bill 1033) was advanced in the Pennsylvania House today by a solid bipartisan vote of 136-66.
Jun. 07, 2021 /
![Metcalfe, ERE Committee Set to Advance Legislation to Save Citizens, Energy Jobs from Wolf’s Fake Science-Driven, Carbon Tax-Imposing RGGI Scheme]()
WHAT: PA House Environmental Resources and Energy (ERE) Committee Majority Chairman Daryl Metcalfe (R-Butler) will convene a voting meeting to advance House Bill 637, which would require legislative authorization before Pennsylvania could join any cap-and-trade, carbon tax-imposing emissions program such as the governor’s job-killing, fake science-driven Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI).
Jun. 07, 2021 /
![House Advances Owlett Bill to Address Opioid Epidemic Impact on Infants, Children]()
HARRISBURG – With Pennsylvania being among the states hardest hit by the opioid epidemic, the House today unanimously approved legislation sponsored by Rep. Clint Owlett (R-Tioga/Bradford/Potter) that aims to help children of parents struggling with substance abuse disorders.
Jun. 07, 2021 /
HARRISBURG – Pledging to lead with accountability, transparency, integrity and uncompromising conservative values, state Rep. Leslie Rossi (R-Westmoreland/Somerset) was officially sworn into office today at the state Capitol to begin her first term in the Pennsylvania General Assembly serving the people of the 59th Legislative District.
Jun. 07, 2021 /
![Major Takes Oath of Office during Capitol Ceremony]()
HARRISBURG – Rep. Abby Major (R-Armstrong/Indiana/Butler) today took the oath of office to represent the people of the 60th Legislative District. She is focused on cutting government spending and protecting Second Amendment rights.
Jun. 07, 2021 /
![Day Approves Package of Bills Protecting Older Adults to Start Off Elder Abuse Awareness Month]()
HARRISBURG – Rep. Gary W. Day (R-Lehigh/Berks), chairman of the House Aging and Older Adults Services Committee, announced the passage of a package of bills through the committee that seeks to offer older Pennsylvanians peace of mind when it comes to protection.
Jun. 07, 2021 /
![Committee OKs Study to Address School Bus Driver Shortage, Owlett Says]()
HARRISBURG – The House Education Committee has approved a resolution sponsored by Rep. Clint Owlett (R-Tioga/Bradford/Potter) that aims to address the ongoing shortage of school bus drivers in the Commonwealth.
Jun. 04, 2021 /
![Reps. Diamond, Gleim, Introduce Ban on Teaching “Critical Race Theory” in PA Schools]()
HARRISBURG – Reps. Russ Diamond (R-Lebanon) and Barb Gleim (R-Cumberland) have joined together to sponsor legislation prohibiting the teaching, funding or dissemination of racist and sexist concepts by the Commonwealth and its political subdivisions, including school districts.
Jun. 04, 2021 /
BRACKENRIDGE – Yesterday, Reps. Carrie Lewis DelRosso (R-Allegheny/Westmoreland) and Rosemary M. Brown (R- Monroe/Pike), chairwoman of the House Urban Affairs Committee, and members of the committee met with local code enforcers, elected officials and economic development professionals about how Pennsylvania’s current blight laws are being used and how proposed legislation might assist in tackling blight in communities across the Commonwealth.
Jun. 04, 2021 /
![Ryan Stands by Unborn Child Dignity Bill, Prays for Naysayers]()
HARRISBURG - Rep. Frank Ryan (R-Lebanon) is offering prayers for Montgomery County Commissioner Chairwoman Val Arkoosh after she mischaracterized his legislation to give parents who suffer miscarriage, ectopic pregnancy or stillbirth the right to claim their child’s remains for proper cremation or burial at their own expense.
Jun. 04, 2021 /
![Rossi to Be Sworn In to Represent 59th District on June 7]()
WHAT: Rep. Leslie Rossi (R-Westmorland/Somerset) will take the oath of office as a state representative for the 59th Legislative District. She replaces former Rep. Mike Reese, who unexpectedly passed away on Jan. 2.
Jun. 04, 2021 /
![‘For Those Who Served’ Press Conference]()
WHAT: Rep. Karen Boback (R-Lackawanna/Luzerne/Wyoming), chairman of the House Veterans Affairs and Emergency Preparedness Committee, will be holding a press conference on the ‘For Those Who Served’ package of bills running on the House floor this week.
Jun. 04, 2021 /
![Major to Take Oath of Office June 7]()
WHAT: Rep. Abby Major (R-Armstrong/Butler/Indiana) will take the oath of office as a state representative for the 60th Legislative District. She replaces former Rep. Jeff Pyle who resigned due to health reasons.
Jun. 04, 2021 /
![Committee to Consider Three Education Bills]()
WHAT: The House Education Committee, chaired by Rep. Curt Sonney (R-Erie), will hold a voting meeting to consider three proposals on a variety of education topics. They include measures that would instruct the Joint State Government Commission to conduct a study on the current shortage of school bus drivers and provide recommendations to address it (House Resolution 15); create the Select Committee on the Jobs of the Future to investigate, review and make findings and recommendations regarding opportunities for the development of new industries, including advanced manufacturing (House Resolution 60); and create the Secondary Education Fire Training Pilot Program and establish the Fire Training Fund (Senate Bill 83).
Jun. 03, 2021 /
![Metcalfe Announces ‘Locked and Loaded’ Legislation and ‘Top Gun’ Speakers Lineup for 2021 Right to Keep and Bear Arms Rally]()
HARRISBURG — State Representative Daryl Metcalfe (R-Butler) and many other pro-Second Amendment state lawmakers will join together with law-abiding firearm owners from across the Commonwealth for the 2021 Right to Keep and Bear Arms Rally, which will take place this coming Monday June 7, beginning at 10 a.m., front Capitol steps, Capitol Complex, Harrisburg (rain or shine).
Jun. 02, 2021 /
![Bill to Honor Rep. Mike Reese with Road Designation Signed into Law, Warner Says]()
HARRISBURG – Legislation to designate a Westmoreland County roadway to honor and remember the late Rep. Mike Reese has been signed into law by the governor, said Rep. Ryan Warner (R-Fayette/Westmoreland), prime sponsor of the bill.
Jun. 01, 2021 /
![‘Duty to Report Disappearance of a Child’ Bill Passes Judiciary Committee, Says Boback]()
HARRISBURG – Rep. Karen Boback (R-Lackawanna/Luzerne/Wyoming) announced the passage of her legislation by the House Judiciary Committee that would require a report about a missing child be made within 24 hours after his or her whereabouts became unknown. The bill does offer protection for guardians who have a legitimate reason to believe the child is safe with someone else.
Jun. 01, 2021 /
![Speaker Leads Call to Improve Mental and Physical Health Laws]()
HARRISBURG – As Pennsylvanians recover from a once-in-a-generation pandemic and the opioid crisis continues to impact countless communities, existing health care laws actually hinder providers’ abilities to treat the overall health of patients.