Feb. 07, 2022 /
![Legislative Audit Advisory Commission Accepts Audit of General Assembly’s 2021 Finances; Report Available to Public Online]()
HARRISBURG – The bicameral, bipartisan Legislative Audit Advisory Commission (LAAC), chaired by PA House Majority Caucus Chairman George Dunbar (R-Westmoreland), today voted unanimously to accept the audit report of the Pennsylvania General Assembly’s finances for the 2021 fiscal year as conducted by an independent certified public accounting firm.
Feb. 07, 2022 /
![Miller Bill to Help Pennsylvania Employers Headed to the Governor]()
HARRISBURG - Legislation to address a problem plaguing employers across Pennsylvania is on its way to the governor, according to bill sponsor, Rep. Brett Miller (R-Lancaster).
Feb. 07, 2022 /
![Grove: Court Recommends Citizen-Drawn, Legislative-Approved Congressional Map]()
HARRISBURG – Commonwealth Court Judge Patricia McCullough recommended the citizens’ map, drawn by Lehigh Valley resident Amanda Holt, be used as the congressional redistricting map in the upcoming election, Rep. Seth Grove (R-York), who introduced the map in House Bill 2146, said.
Feb. 07, 2022 /
![Saylor Announces Funding for EMS Professionals Moves Forward]()
YORK- Rep. Stan Saylor (R-York) today announced that the House Appropriations Committee, which he chairs, amended legislation to provide critical funding to support Emergency Medical Services (EMS) across Pennsylvania.
Feb. 07, 2022 /
![PA House Republican Leaders Comment on Selection of Congressional Map]()
HARRISBURG – Speaker of the House Bryan Cutler (R-Lancaster) and House Majority Leader Kerry Benninghoff (R-Centre/Mifflin) issued the following statement after Commonwealth Court Judge Patricia McCullough selected the congressional map passed by the Pennsylvania House and Senate in January:
Feb. 07, 2022 /
![Keefer Bill to Would Increase Access to COVID-19 Treatments]()
HARRISBURG – Aiming to ensure Pennsylvanians have access to additional COVID-19 treatments, the House Health Committee advanced today legislation by Rep. Dawn Keefer (R-York/Cumberland) to allow for prescribing and dispensing drugs approved by the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for off-label use to treat coronavirus infections.
Feb. 04, 2022 /
![Benninghoff Votes Against Final State House Map]()
HARRISBURG – Pennsylvania House Majority Leader Kerry Benninghoff (R-Centre/Mifflin), a commissioner on the Pennsylvania Legislative Reapportionment Commission, on Friday voted against the final state House map put forward by Legislative Reapportionment Commission Chairman Mark Nordenberg and supported by the other Democrats on the commission.
Feb. 04, 2022 /
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HARRISBURG – Pennsylvania House Majority Leader Kerry Benninghoff (R-Centre/Mifflin) at a press conference Friday released an amendment he will be making to the final House map offered by the Chairman of the Legislative Reapportionment Commission.
Feb. 04, 2022 /
![National Guard Academy for At-Risk Youth Set to Open in PA]()
By State Rep. Karen Boback (R-Lackawanna/Luzerne/Wyoming)
Feb. 04, 2022 /
![Metcalfe, House ERE Committee to Drill Down on DEP’s Well Plugging Program]()
WHAT: House Environmental Resources and Energy (ERE) Committee Majority Chairman Daryl Metcalfe (R-Butler) will convene an informational meeting focusing on Pennsylvania’s well plugging program and potential federal funding options.
Feb. 04, 2022 /
![Southwestern PA House Republicans Unveil ‘A New Day for PA’]()
Lawmakers to unveil a comprehensive agenda to move Pennsylvania forward.
Feb. 04, 2022 /
![State Government Committee to Hold Hearing on Donor Disclosure and Campaign Finance Regulations: Reviewing Recent Legal Precedents]()
WHAT: Knowing campaign dollars have major impacts on elections, the House State Government Committee will meet for an informational hearing to review recent legal precedents regarding donor disclosure and campaign finance regulations.
Feb. 04, 2022 /
![Rapp, House Health Committee to Consider COVID Infection Medication Act]()
WHAT: PA House Health Committee Majority Chair Kathy Rapp (R-Warren/Crawford/Forest) will convene a voting meeting to consider the following legislation:
Feb. 04, 2022 /
![Culver, Millard Bill Becomes New Law to Help Solve Missing Persons Cases]()
HARRISBURG – The loved ones of Pennsylvania’s more than 400 missing persons now have at their disposal a tool that is described as vital for keeping memories alive, thanks to legislation co-authored by state Reps. Lynda Schlegel Culver (R-Northumberland/Snyder) and Dave Millard (R-Columbia) that has been signed into law.
Feb. 03, 2022 /
![House Majority Leader Kerry Benninghoff to Discuss House Map Alternative]()
WHAT: Press conference discussing an alternative to the final House map that will be proposed by the Chairman of the Legislative Reapportionment Commission
Feb. 03, 2022 /
![Metzgar’s Bill to Dedicate Bridge to Fallen Hero Signed into Law]()
HARRISBURG–Rep. Carl Walker Metzgar (R-Somerset/Bedford) announced today that Gov. Tom Wolf signed into law his bill designating a bridge in Somerset County to honor a fallen United States Marine.
Feb. 03, 2022 /
![Mercuri’s Remote Mortgage Bill Signed into Law]()
HARRISBURG – Rep. Rob Mercuri (R-Allegheny) announced his bill, which would modernize Pennsylvania’s Banking Code to no longer restrict mortgage originations to within 100 miles of physical branch locations, was signed into law by Gov. Tom Wolf.
Feb. 03, 2022 /
![Wolf Vetoes Second Amendment Protection Bill, Dowling Says]()
HARRISBURG – Gov. Tom Wolf today vetoed legislation authored by Rep. Matthew Dowling (R-Fayette/Somerset) that would have better protected Pennsylvanians’ Second Amendment rights.
Feb. 02, 2022 /
HARRISBURG – Speaker of the House Bryan Cutler (R-Lancaster), House Majority Leader Kerry Benninghoff (R-Centre/Mifflin) and House Appropriations Committee Majority Chairman Stan Saylor (R-York) issued the following statement following calls from Gov. Tom Wolf and Democratic legislative leaders to spend federal funds:
Feb. 02, 2022 /
![Area Leaders to Discuss Securing Future of Beef Industry in Northern Tier]()
WHAT: Area leaders and farmers will hear a presentation from Keystone Farm Future about strategies to solve the beef supply chain issue and put cows back on farms in the Northern Tier.