May. 04, 2021 /
![Lewis DelRosso Bill to Protect Elders and Care-Dependent Adults from Sexual Assault Passes Committee]()
HARRISBURG – The House Judiciary Committee today approved legislation drafted by Rep. Carrie Lewis DelRosso (R-Allegheny/Westmoreland) that would protect care-dependent adults and punish those who use their position of power and authority to sexually exploit them.
May. 04, 2021 /
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HARRISBURG – Tuesday, Wolf administration officials and some House Democrats continued a relentless campaign of disinformation on the potential impact of two Constitutional amendments relating to the governor’s unilateral executive authority under emergency disaster declarations.
May. 04, 2021 /
![Rapp, PA House Health Committee to Seek Answers on University of Pittsburgh’s Involvement in Taxpayer-Funded Experiments on Live-Aborted Babies]()
WHAT: PA House Health Committee Majority Chair Kathy Rapp (R-Warren/Crawford/Forest) will convene the fourth in a series of public hearings focusing on Pro-Life, Abortion Issues – Part IV – Fetal Experimentation.
May. 03, 2021 /
![PPE Storage at Farm Show Complex Could Postpone 65th Annual Keystone International Livestock Exhibition]()
WHAT: Due to the millions of dollars of personal protective equipment (PPE) currently being stored at the Pennsylvania Farm Show Complex in Harrisburg, the 65th Keystone International Livestock Exhibition (KILE) Show, which is scheduled for Oct.1-10, may not take place. Exhibition organizers have yet to receive a definitive answer from the Department of Agriculture or the Wolf administration. A decision on whether to hold the 2021 show could come as early as this week, but as of today the Farm Show building is still full of PPE. This lack of planning and decision making on the part of the administration is putting KILE and many other events in jeopardy.
May. 03, 2021 /
![Committee Moves to Improve Constitutional Amendment Process, Grove Says]()
HARRISBURG – In the wake of the Department of State failing to fulfill its responsibility of publishing a constitutional amendment, which prevented amendment questions from appearing on the May primary ballot, the House State Government Committee today approved two pieces of legislation to investigate what happened and to alter the constitutional amendment process, committee Chairman Seth Grove (R-Dover) announced.
May. 03, 2021 /
![Owlett ‘Customer Service’ Measure for Business Licensees Earns House Approval]()
HARRISBURG – Believing that government should be working for the people rather than the other way around, the state House today approved Rep. Clint Owlett’s (R-Tioga/Bradford/Potter) bill to enhance customer service at the state’s Bureau of Professional and Occupational Affairs (BPOA).
May. 03, 2021 /
![House Judiciary Committee to Hold Voting Meeting]()
WHAT: Rep. Rob Kauffman (R-Franklin) and members of the House Judiciary Committee will vote on the following bills:
May. 03, 2021 /
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HARRISBURG – Pennsylvania House Majority Leader Kerry Benninghoff (R-Centre/Mifflin) sent a letter to Gov. Tom Wolf on Monday seeking an update on the failure to advertise a proposed constitutional amendment following the passage of House Resolution 963 of 2019.
May. 03, 2021 /
![Ortitay, House Leaders Call for an Investigation into COVID-19 Contact Tracing Data Breach]()
HARRISBURG – Rep. Jason Ortitay (R-Washington/Allegheny), along with House Majority Whip Donna Oberlander (R-Clarion/Armstrong/Forest) and Majority Leader Kerry Benninghoff (R-Centre/Mifflin), today spoke about the COVID-19 contact tracing data breach by the Wolf administration, missed opportunities to reduce the risks to Pennsylvanians and called for a full, independent investigation.
May. 03, 2021 /
![Committee OKs Owlett Pandemic Response Review Measure]()
HARRISBURG – The House State Government Committee has approved Rep. Clint Owlett’s (R-Tioga/Bradford/Potter) legislation requiring an in-depth review of the Commonwealth’s pandemic response.
May. 03, 2021 /
![Sonney to Co-Host Hearing with Appropriations Committee on PASSHE Report]()
WHAT: Rep. Curt Sonney (R-Erie), chairman of the House Education Committee, will hold a joint public hearing with the House Appropriations Committee on the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education’s (PASSHE) report pursuant to Act 50 of 2020 and the system’s implementation plan for improvement of operations.
Apr. 30, 2021 /
![Brooks to Host Hearing on Proposal to Allow Employees of Mortgage Originators to Work from Remote Locations]()
WHAT: Rep. Bob Brooks (R-Allegheny/Westmoreland), subcommittee chairman on financial services and banking under House Commerce Committee Chairman Brad Roae (R-Crawford/Erie), will hold a public hearing to discuss proposed legislation on remote mortgage banking.
Apr. 30, 2021 /
![House State Government Committee to Consider Bills to Alter Constitutional Amendment Process, Account for PPE]()
WHAT: In the wake of the Department of State failing to fulfill its responsibility of publishing a constitutional amendment, which prevented amendment questions from appearing on the May primary ballot, the House State Government Committee will consider a series of bills to address the gross negligence and improve the amendment process.
Apr. 30, 2021 /
![Ortitay, House Leaders Detail Missteps, Call for Investigation on Data Breach]()
WHAT: Rep. Jason Ortitay (R-Washington/Allegheny), House Majority Whip Donna Oberlander (R-Clarion/Armstrong/Forest) and Majority Leader Kerry Benninghoff (R-Centre/Mifflin) will discuss the latest COVID-19 contact tracing data breach by the Wolf administration, opportunities missed to reduce the risks to private citizens and request a full, independent investigation.
Apr. 29, 2021 /
![Health Care Professionals Endorse Tomlinson, Mehaffie Patient Safety Act]()
HARRISBURG—Legislation sponsored by Reps. KC Tomlinson (R-Bucks) and Thomas Mehaffie (R-Dauphin) was endorsed by health care workers who testified about the mental health challenges among health care workers brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Apr. 29, 2021 /
![Health Care Workers Testify to ‘Burnout’ and Staff Shortages Caused by COVID-19 Pandemic, Says Thomas]()
HARRISBURG—Health care workers and hospital administrators today warned state legislators that COVID-19 has left caregivers with PTSD and other negative impacts on the mental health of the state’s health care workers.
Apr. 29, 2021 /
![Ortitay Issues Statement Regarding DOH Failure to Protect Personal, Medical Data Obtained by COVID-19 Contact Tracers]()
BRIDGEVILLE – Rep. Jason Ortitay (R-Washington/Allegheny) issued the following statement in response to a WPXI-TV/Target 11 investigation that led to more than 70,000 Pennsylvanians having their personal information accessible on the internet after answering calls from employees of a firm contracted by the Pennsylvania Department of Health to conduct contract tracing:
Apr. 29, 2021 /
![Lewis DelRosso Introduces Bill to Ensure In-Person Learning is an Option for All PA Students]()
HARRISBURG – To ensure that students of the future don’t experience the same educational challenges as students who struggled to learn through the pandemic and its subsequent school closures, Rep. Carrie Lewis DelRosso (R-Allegheny/Westmoreland) introduced legislation to preserve equal access to in-person instruction for students across the Commonwealth.
Apr. 27, 2021 /
![Policy Committee Hearing Reveals Need to Continue Telehealth Offerings Post-Pandemic, Reinstate UC Work Search Requirements]()
HARRISBURG – Looking forward to a post-pandemic Pennsylvania, the House Majority Policy Committee, chaired by Rep. Martin Causer (R-Cameron/McKean/Potter), convened a hearing at the Capitol Tuesday to discuss the impacts of regulatory waivers and suspensions implemented as a result of COVID-19.
Apr. 27, 2021 /
![Toohil’s Living Donor Protection Legislation Now Law]()
HARRISBURG – Legislation sponsored by Rep. Tarah Toohil (R-Luzerne) that protects living organ donors in Pennsylvania was signed into law by Gov. Tom Wolf as Act 11 of 2021 today.