Jul. 01, 2025 /
![Gleim, Solomon Legislation Asks Students ‘What is Your Pennsylvania Story?’]()
HARRISBURG - Encouraging Pennsylvania students to more actively examine their role in our state’s past, present and future is the subject of legislation co-authored by state Reps. Barb Gleim (R-Cumberland) and Jared Solomon (D-Philadelphia) that was passed overwhelmingly on Monday by the state House.
Jul. 01, 2025 /
![Shaffer Won’t Take a Paycheck Until Budget is Passed]()
HARRISBURG – Rep. Jeremy Shaffer (R-Allegheny) issued the following statement with June 30 passing without a new state budget in place.
Jul. 01, 2025 /
![Bonner Expresses Disappointment in Failure to Meet Budget Deadline]()
HARRISBURG – Rep. Tim Bonner (R-Mercer/Butler) issued the following statement regarding July 1 arriving with no new state budget passed.
Jul. 01, 2025 /
![Cook Wants a Balanced Budget Passed]()
HARRISBURG – Rep. Bud Cook (R- Greene/Washington) issued the following statement regarding July 1 arriving with no new state budget being passed.
Jul. 01, 2025 /
![Flick to Withhold Paycheck Until Budget is Passed]()
HARRISBURG – Rep. Jamie Flick (R-Lycoming/Union) issued the following statement as July 1 has arrived without a new state budget in place.
Jun. 30, 2025 /
![Cooper: Today Should be ‘Pay Freeze Eve’]()
HARRISBURG – For the third straight year, Rep. Jill Cooper (R-Westmoreland) is introducing legislation to suspend compensation to state officials when Harrisburg fails to pass a budget before July 1.
Jun. 27, 2025 /
HARRISBURG – This week, the Pennsylvania Senate voted to pass a bill by state Rep. Tarik Khan (D-Philadelphia) and Rep. Tom Jones (R-Lancaster/Lebanon) which would remove barriers and encourage donations to food banks and other organizations.
Jun. 27, 2025 /
![Armanini Bill Benefiting Active Duty, Retired Military Personnel Passes Committee Unanimously]()
HARRISBURG – Today, state Rep. Mike Armanini (R-Clearfield/Elk) shared that his legislation to make enjoying Pennsylvania’s great outdoors more accessible for military personnel and their families unanimously passed out of the House Veterans Affairs and Emergency Preparedness Committee.
Jun. 26, 2025 /
![Williams Legislation to Protect Custody Rights of Deployed Military Parents Passes House Unanimously]()
HARRISBURG –Rep. Craig Williams (R-Delaware/Chester) bill, known as the Uniform Deployed Parents Custody and Visitation Act, passed unanimously today in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives. The legislation, House Bill 414, would update and standardize custody and visitation protections for deployed military parents.
Jun. 26, 2025 /
![Kephart Appointed to Environmental and Natural Resources Protection Committee]()
HARRISBURG – This week, Republican leadership appointed state Rep. Dallas Kephart (R-Cambria/Clearfield) to the House Environmental and Natural Resources Protection Committee. In addition, Kephart serves on five other committees: Energy; Finance; Gaming Oversight; Government Oversight; and Housing and Community Development.
Jun. 25, 2025 /
![Flood Applauds House Passage of ‘Morgan Rose’s Law’ to Address SUDEP]()
HARRISBURG – Rep. Ann Flood (R-Northampton) is pleased to announce the Pennsylvania House of Representatives has unanimously passed House Bill 1442, known as “Morgan Rose’s Law,” to improve how deaths caused by Sudden Unexpected Death in Epilepsy (SUDEP) are identified and reported.
Jun. 25, 2025 /
![Rasel Proposal Addresses Illegal Immigrants’ Health Care Costs]()
HARRISBURG – Rep. Brian Rasel (R-Westmoreland) today announced he is introducing legislation to address health care services provided to illegal immigrants.
Jun. 25, 2025 /
![Kauffman Bill Would Create Driving Under the Influence Treatment Program to Aid Prosecutors, Rehabilitate Offenders]()
HARRISBURG – The Pennsylvania House Judiciary Committee this week approved legislation authored by Rep. Rob Kauffman (R-Franklin) that would establish the Driving Under the Influence Treatment Program for those who operate a motor vehicle while intoxicated.
Jun. 24, 2025 /
![PA House Approves Watro’s Cursive Bill]()
HARRISBURG – Legislation that would require cursive handwriting instruction in Pennsylvania schools was approved today by the state House of Representatives, according to the bill’s sponsor, Rep. Dane Watro (R-Luzerne/Schuylkill).
Jun. 24, 2025 /
![Williams Files Amendment and Legislation to Create $200 Million Hospital Acquisition Fund]()
HARRISBURG – Rep. Craig Williams (R-Delaware/Chester) announced today he has filed both an amendment to the state budget and a free-standing bill to create the Hospital Acquisition Assistance Fund. The initiative would provide $200 million to support the purchase and reopening of hospitals that have closed in the wake of failed private equity takeovers, most notably Crozer-Chester Medical Center in Delaware County.
Jun. 24, 2025 /
![A Model for Government Efficiency: State Treasurer Garrity Testifies on How to Do More with Less]()
HARRISBURG—Today, Policy Committee Chairman David H. Rowe (R-Snyder/Union/Mifflin/Juniata) and other lawmakers held a public hearing, “Government Efficiency in Action,” highlighting real-world examples of how state government agencies can operate more effectively without expanding bureaucracy.
Jun. 23, 2025 /
![Legislation to Outlaw Use of Artificial Intelligence in Political Ads Passes House, Says Shaffer]()
HARRISBURG – Rep. Jeremy Shaffer (R-Allegheny) commended the House for unanimously passing bipartisan legislation that would outlaw the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in political campaign advertisements to misrepresent a candidate. Shaffer was a co-sponsor of the bill.
Jun. 23, 2025 /
![Legislation to Protect Firefighters’ Income Passes House]()
HARRISBURG – The House of Representatives today on a unanimous vote passed legislation that would exempt income tax on length-of-service awards for volunteer firefighters, according to state Reps. Joe Kerwin and Justin Fleming, who introduced the bipartisan bill.
Jun. 23, 2025 /
![Celebrating June as ‘Life Month’]()
WHAT: Event to celebrate June as “Life Month” in Pennsylvania and to mark the third year since the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, on June 24, 2022, effectively ruling there is no federal constitutional right to an abortion. There will also be educational booths on life in the Main Capitol Rotunda from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Jun. 23, 2025 /
![Efficiency in Action: Policy Committee to Host Hearing on Government That Works]()
WHAT: House Republican Policy Committee Chairman David H. Rowe (R-Snyder/Union/Mifflin/Juniata) and other lawmakers will address opportunities for Pennsylvania government to run more efficiently and effectively.