Oct. 25, 2021 /
![State House Posthumously Honors Life, Contributions of Fred McIlhattan]()
HARRISBURG – The Pennsylvania House of Representatives unanimously voted Monday to posthumously honor the late Fred McIlhattan, who served as the state representative for the 63rd District from 1997 to 2008, said Rep. Donna Oberlander (R-Clarion/Armstrong/Forest), author of the resolution.
Oct. 25, 2021 /
![Key House Committee Approves Kaufer Gift Ban Bill]()
HARRISBURG – The Pennsylvania House State Government Committee today in Harrisburg voted to advance legislation introduced by local state Rep. Aaron Kaufer (R-Luzerne) that would prevent lobbyists from offering gifts to public officials or public employees.
Oct. 25, 2021 /
![Committee Approves New Rules for Lobbying in Pennsylvania]()
HARRISBURG – Working to make sure the voices of Pennsylvania outweigh the wallets of lobbying firms that pay to influence policymakers, the House State Government Committee approved with bipartisan support a package of legislation to modernize and reform lobbying laws, Rep. Seth Grove (R-York), chairman of the committee, announced today.
Oct. 25, 2021 /
HARRISBURG – As COVID-19 testing continues to be a crucial component of tracking the impact of the virus on Pennsylvanians, state legislative leaders are requesting access and an explanation of testing processes at the Pennsylvania Department of Health Bureau of Laboratories.
Oct. 25, 2021 /
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HARRISBURG – Pennsylvania House Majority Leader Kerry Benninghoff (R-Centre/Mifflin) voted at Monday’s meeting of the Legislative Reapportionment Commission against certifying the data affected by recently adopted prisoner reallocation proposals that will be used for state legislative redistricting.
Oct. 25, 2021 /
![Dowling on Leave from PA House Session This Week]()
HARRISBURG – Rep. Matthew Dowling (R-Fayette/Somerset) will be placed on official leave for purposes of this week’s legislative session in the state House as he continues to recover from a serious automobile accident earlier this month.
Oct. 25, 2021 /
HARRISBURG – Ensuring that the voices of the people of Pennsylvania are not silenced by those who try to pay for access and influence, a package of legislation that would establish new rules for lobbyists in Harrisburg passed a crucial State Government Committee vote with bipartisan support.
Oct. 25, 2021 /
![Ortitay to Lead Hearing on Commonwealth Procurement]()
WHAT: Rep. Jason Ortitay (R-Washington/Allegheny), chair of the House State Government Subcommittee on Government Operations, will lead a subcommittee public hearing on Commonwealth procurement procedures.
Oct. 22, 2021 /
![Metcalfe, ERE Committee to Review DEP’s Economically Hazardous Biosolids Permitting Restrictions]()
WHAT: PA House Environmental Resources and Energy (ERE) Committee Majority Chairman Daryl Metcalfe (R-Butler) will convene a public hearing to receive expert testimony on the potentially negative economic impacts of the Department of Environmental Protection’s (DEP) proposed biosolids management permitting revisions.
Oct. 22, 2021 /
![State Government Committee to Consider New Rules for Lobbyists]()
WHAT: The House State Government Committee will meet Monday to consider several bills to increase openness and transparency in the lobbying process, limit the influence of professional lobbyists and hold lobbyists to a higher standard of ethical conduct.
Oct. 21, 2021 /
![Cook Releases Full Details and Findings on Five-Year Local Share Account Investigation]()
WASHINGTON COUNTY – Rep. Bud Cook (R-Washington/Fayette) held a press conference titled “Come On Man, it’s the People’s Money” on the Washington County Courthouse steps this afternoon to officially release his findings in his five-year Local Share Account (LSA) investigation. Leading up to the press conference, Cook released three editorials to help those unfamiliar with LSA understand the intricacies of the grant selection process.
Oct. 21, 2021 /
Following the vote to sustain the acting secretary of Health’s Order Requiring Face Coverings in School Entities (“School Masking Order”) by the Joint Committee on Documents, Speaker of the House Bryan Cutler (R-Lancaster) issued the following statement:
Oct. 21, 2021 /
![Rapp Dismisses Committee on Documents Decision Not to Subject Statewide School Mask Mandate to Regulatory Review Act]()
HARRISBURG – House Health Committee Majority Chair Kathy Rapp (R-Warren/Crawford/Forest) issued the following statement today in response to the Commonwealth Joint Committee on Document’s ruling that acting Health Secretary Alison Beam’s statewide school masking mandate is not a regulation or subject to Pennsylvania’s Regulatory Review Act.
Oct. 21, 2021 /
TUNKHANNOCK – Rep. Karen Boback (R-Lackawanna/Luzerne/Wyoming) majority chairman of the House Veterans Affairs and Emergency Preparedness Committee conducted a public hearing on Tuesday morning highlighting the potential restructuring of the Pennsylvania Department of Military and Veterans Affairs (DMVA) and certain programs that the department administers.
Oct. 21, 2021 /
![Klunk Named to Task Force on Child Pornography]()
HANOVER – Rep. Kate Klunk (R-Hanover) has been named to the Task Force on Child Pornography to further combat child sexual abuse in Pennsylvania.
Oct. 21, 2021 /
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HARRISBURG – The Wolf administration guided private funding for elections to Democratic-leaning counties, according to a report from Broad + Liberty. This selective process disenfranchised thousands of voters across the Commonwealth, Rep. Seth Grove (R-York), chairman of the House State Government Committee, said.
Oct. 20, 2021 /
![Promoting Educational Opportunities for All Pennsylvania Children]()
WHAT: Dozens of supporters will rally in support of House Bill 1 (the Excellent Education for All Act) to highlight how the bill would create scholarships based on educational opportunity accounts for vulnerable students.
Oct. 20, 2021 /
![Media Availability Following Joint Committee on Documents Meeting]()
WHAT: Speaker of the House Cutler will be available to the media for comments and questions regarding the actions and process of the Joint Committee on Documents meeting regarding the statewide masking mandate for schools.
Oct. 20, 2021 /
![Southeast Residents Offer Testimony During Congressional Redistricting Hearing Hosted by Staats]()
HARRISBURG – Rep. Craig Staats (R-Quakertown) this week hosted a House State Government Committee hearing to allow Bucks County and other residents from Southeast Pennsylvania to offer testimony on the upcoming congressional redistricting process.
Oct. 19, 2021 /
![Grove to Minority Leader, ‘Vote Yes This Time’ to Support Voters]()
HARRISBURG – Despite 10 public hearings, State Government Committee meetings, and debate on the floor of the House Representatives, the Democratic minority leader apparently didn’t understand the House already took up a “comprehensive voting rights bill” in June, as she responded to a question during the Pennsylvania Press Club luncheon on Monday, Rep. Seth Grove (R-York) said today.