Jun. 09, 2021 /
HARRISBURG – Rep. Karen Boback (R-Lackawanna/Luzerne/Wyoming), majority chairman of the House Veterans Affairs and Emergency Preparedness Committee, joined by members of the committee and other House members, along with Majority Leader Kerry Benninghoff (R-Centre/Mifflin), stand in support of the ‘For Those Who Served’ package of bills aimed at assisting veterans and their families.
Jun. 09, 2021 /
![Warner, House Vote to End COVID-19 Disaster Declaration]()
HARRISBURG – Rep. Ryan Warner (R-Fayette/Westmoreland) issued the following statement in response to Tuesday’s vote by the House to terminate Gov. Tom Wolf’s COVID-19 disaster emergency declaration that has been in place since March 6, 2020:
Jun. 09, 2021 /
![Speaker Announces Special Election for the 113th District]()
HARRISBURG – Speaker of the House Bryan Cutler (R-Lancaster) today ordered a special election to coincide with Pennsylvania’s municipal general election on Nov. 2, 2021, to fill the vacant seat in the 113th Legislative District in Lackawanna County.
Jun. 09, 2021 /
HARRISBURG – Alzheimer’s and dementia legislation aimed at promoting greater public awareness of cognitive decline, authored by Rep. Carrie Lewis DelRosso (R-Allegheny/Westmoreland), has passed the House Health Committee. House Bill 1082 would shed more light on Alzheimer’s disease and all dementias throughout Pennsylvania and create a structure to unite patients and health care providers around cognitive concerns that will lead to an earlier diagnosis of the disease.
Jun. 09, 2021 /
![Toohil’s CRNA Designation Bill Garners Committee Approval]()
HARRISBURG – Legislation sponsored by Rep. Tarah Toohil (R-Luzerne) that would officially recognize certified registered nurse anesthetists (CRNAs) in Pennsylvania was unanimously approved by the House Professional Licensure Committee on Tuesday. House Bill 931 now goes to the full House of Representatives for consideration.
Jun. 08, 2021 /
HARRISBURG – Pennsylvania Speaker of the House Bryan Cutler (R-Lancaster) and House Majority Leader Kerry Benninghoff (R-Centre/Mifflin) today announced that the House has approved House Resolution 106, which will terminate Gov. Tom Wolf’s March 6, 2020, COVID-19 emergency disaster declaration.
Jun. 08, 2021 /
![House Passes Resolution to Terminate Governor’s COVID-19 Emergency Disaster Declaration, Says White]()
HARRISBURG – Following the outcome of the May 18 referendum question to end the governor’s unilateral control, the House of Representatives today approved a resolution to terminate the current COVID-19 emergency disaster declaration, announced Rep. Martina White (R-Philadelphia).
Jun. 08, 2021 /
![House Moves to Protect Babies with Down Syndrome]()
HARRISBURG – The House today approved legislation by Rep. Kate Klunk (R-Hanover) to protect the lives of children with a prenatal diagnosis of Down syndrome.
Jun. 08, 2021 /
![Metzgar Votes to Terminate Governor’s Emergency Powers]()
HARRISBURG – The Pennsylvania House of Representatives voted today to approve House Resolution 106, which would fully terminate the COVID-19 disaster emergency declaration in Pennsylvania.
Jun. 08, 2021 /
![Owlett Supports Resolution to Terminate Wolf Disaster Declaration]()
HARRISBURG – In an important step forward for the Commonwealth’s COVID-19 pandemic recovery, Rep. Clint Owlett (R-Tioga/Bradford/Potter) today joined fellow House lawmakers in voting to fully terminate Gov. Tom Wolf’s disaster emergency declaration.
Jun. 08, 2021 /
![Dowling Votes to Terminate COVID-19 Disaster Declaration]()
HARRISBURG – Rep. Matthew Dowling (R-Fayette/Somerset) today voted to fully terminate Gov. Tom Wolf’s COVID-19 disaster emergency declaration that has been in place since March 6, 2020.
Jun. 08, 2021 /
![House Passes Legislation to Better Protect the Unborn, Says Kauffman]()
HARRISBURG – The Pennsylvania House of Representatives today approved two legislative measures designed to better protect the lives of unborn children in the Commonwealth, announced Rep. Rob Kauffman (R-Franklin), author of one of the bills.
Jun. 08, 2021 /
![House Passes Miller Bill to Help Create Level Playing Field for Pennsylvania Employers]()
HARRISBURG – Legislation to address a problem plaguing employers across Pennsylvania garnered unanimous passage in the House this week, according to bill sponsor, Rep. Brett Miller (R-East Hempfield).
Jun. 08, 2021 / Press Release
![Dowling Bill to Fight Illegal Gun Ordinances Passes House]()
HARRISBURG – Rep. Matthew Dowling (R-Fayette/Somerset), chairman of the House Second Amendment Caucus, today announced passage of his bill to better combat illegal local gun ordinances and regulations that threaten Pennsylvanians’ constitutional rights.
Jun. 08, 2021 / Press Release
![House Approves Legislation to Protect Access to Ventilator, Tracheostomy Care]()
HARRISBURG – The House today passed legislation authored by Reps. Tim O’Neal (R-Washington) and Sheryl Delozier (R-Cumberland) that would dedicate additional Medicaid funding to facilities demonstrating a significant commitment to care for those on a ventilator or with a tracheostomy and create an incentive to facilities to expand geographic access to this type of care.
Jun. 08, 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. The bills focus on assisting veterans and their families by increasing state funding and enhancing state veterans’ programs. Other legislation seeks to further improve state veterans oversight boards.
Jun. 08, 2021 /
![Bill to Address Impact of Opioid Epidemic on Pennsylvania’s Children Advances to Senate, Says Toohil]()
HARRISBURG – Legislation that seeks to help children in Pennsylvania with parents who are struggling with drug addiction passed unanimously in the House of Representatives on Monday. Rep. Tarah Toohil (R-Luzerne) is the prime co-sponsor of House Bill 253, which will now be considered by the Senate.
Jun. 08, 2021 /
![Stephens, Schroeder Legislation to Honor U.S. Air Force Major James Doherty Advances to House]()
HARRISBURG – To honor a local hero and memorialize his years of service to country and community, the House Transportation Committee unanimously passed legislation authored by Reps. Todd Stephens (R-Montgomery) and Meghan Schroeder (R-Warminster), to rename part of County Line Road in Horsham and Warminster townships for James R. Doherty.
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.