Mar. 16, 2021 /
![Kauffman Applauds House Passage of Legislation to Hold Criminals Accountable, Protect Child Testifiers]()
HARRISBURG –Rep. Rob Kauffman (R-Franklin), chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, applauded House passage of a package of bills moved through the committee earlier this year that would enhance protections for child testifiers and strengthen penalties for criminals.
Mar. 16, 2021 /
![Bernstine’s Markie’s Law Bill Passes House]()
HARRISBURG – In the wake of the 2019 murder of a child in Lawrence County, the House of Representatives today overwhelmingly passed legislation authored by Aaron Bernstine (R-Beaver/Butler/Lawrence) which focuses on the parole process for violent offenders.
Mar. 16, 2021 /
![House Approves Schmitt Bill to Protect Police from Assault with Bodily Fluids]()
HARRISBURG – The House approved legislation today by Rep. Lou Schmitt (R-Blair) to protect police officers from being assaulted by spit and other bodily fluids.
Mar. 16, 2021 /
![Legislative Leaders Name Reapportionment Commission Members]()
HARRISBURG – Pennsylvania’s process of adjusting state legislative districts is officially underway after Republican leaders in the Legislature formally announced their appointments to the Legislative Reapportionment Commission.
Mar. 16, 2021 /
![Dowling Bill to Aid Bar, Restaurant Owners Earns Committee Approval]()
HARRISBURG – The House Liquor Control Committee has approved legislation sponsored by Rep. Matthew Dowling (R-Fayette/Somerset) to help bar and restaurant owners who have closed their doors.
Mar. 16, 2021 /
![Pyle to Retire]()
HARRISBURG – Rep. Jeff Pyle (R-Armstrong/Indiana/Butler) today announced he will be retiring as a member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives effective at the close of business today due to health issues.
Mar. 16, 2021 /
![It is Time for State Employees to Return to Work in Person]()
HARRISBURG – Just before the governor announced plans to alleviate some restrictions on Pennsylvania’s business community, the House State Government Committee heard a hearing on Monday with the Office of the Administration to discuss their plans to bring state employees back to work in person, Chairman Seth Grove (R-Dover) said. In response, Grove issued the follow statement:
Mar. 15, 2021 /
![Mustello Urges Wolf to Open Businesses Now, Asks ‘Why Wait?’]()
HARRISBURG – Rep. Marci Mustello (R-Butler) today issued the following statement in response to Gov. Tom Wolf’s announcement he will lift some targeted restrictions on restaurants and other businesses, as well as increase gathering limits.
Mar. 15, 2021 /
![PA House Republican Response to Gov. Wolf Lifting Some Mitigation Measures April 4]()
HARRISBURG - Gov. Tom Wolf on Monday announced that some of his unilateral COVID-19 mitigation orders will be lifted beginning April 4, 2021.
Mar. 15, 2021 /
![House Veterans Affairs and Emergency Preparedness Committee to Hold Voting Meeting]()
WHAT: Rep. Karen Boback (R-Lackawanna/Luzerne/Wyoming), chairman of the House Veterans Affairs and Emergency Preparedness Committee, will be holding a voting meeting on House Bill 491 and House Bill 803. House Bill 491, sponsored by Rep. Karen Boback, excludes veterans benefits/pension funds as income for state benefit programs that have an income qualification threshold. House Bill 803, sponsored by Rep. Tim O’Neal, establishes the Keystone State Challenge Academy for the Pennsylvania National Guard Youth Challenge program.
Mar. 15, 2021 /
HARRISBURG – House Majority Leader Kerry Benninghoff (R-Centre/Mifflin) today announced that he has formally referred an investigation of the Wolf administration’s handling of nursing homes during the COVID-19 pandemic to the House Government Oversight Committee.
Mar. 12, 2021 /
![House State Government Committee Hearing to Review Mail-In, Absentee Ballots Procedures]()
WHAT: As the House State Government Committee continues its investigative hearings on Pennsylvania’s election system, members will receive testimony from elections experts on mail-in and absentee ballots procedures in the Commonwealth.
Mar. 12, 2021 /
![Southeast House and Senate Republicans Announce Additional Vaccination Sites Coming to Counties]()
HARRUSBURG— The Southeast Pennsylvania Republican House and Senate delegation today applauded the Pennsylvania Health Department for taking steps to bring more vaccines to Bucks, Montgomery, Delaware and Chester counties by setting up new vaccination sites through their county governments or local health departments, and streamlining the appointment system.
Mar. 12, 2021 /
![House Judiciary Committee to Vote on Bill Placing Referendum for Statute of Limitations Window for Child Sexual Abuse Claims on May Election Ballot]()
WHAT: Rep. Rob Kauffman (R-Franklin) will hold a House Judiciary Committee meeting to vote on House Bill 881, which proposes an emergency amendment to the Pennsylvania Constitution to provide for a two-year window in which civil lawsuits alleging childhood sexual abuse may be filed in court notwithstanding any otherwise applicable statute of limitations defense.
Mar. 12, 2021 /
![Schuylkill County Delegation Announces Over $9 Million in Rental and Utility Assistance]()
HARRISBURG – Sen. David Argall (R-Berks/Schuylkill) and Reps. Tim Twardzik (R-Schuylkill), Joe Kerwin (R-Dauphin/Schuylkill) and Jerry Knowles (R-Schuylkill/Berks/Carbon) announced that Schuylkill County would be receiving over $9 million for rental and utility assistance due to the passage of Senate Bill 109, signed into law on Friday by Governor Wolf as Act 1 of 2021.
Mar. 12, 2021 /
![Metcalfe, ERE Committee to Examine Potential of Producing Low-Carbon Hydrogen Power with Pennsylvania Natural Gas]()
WHAT: PA House Environmental Resources and Energy (ERE) Committee Majority Chairman Daryl Metcalfe (R-Butler) will convene an informational meeting focusing on Embracing Pennsylvania’s Energy Potential: Hydrogen Power and Carbon Capture.
Mar. 12, 2021 /
![Gregory to Governor: Who is Responsible?]()
HARRISBURG – Rep. Jim Gregory (R-Blair) penned a letter Friday to Gov. Tom Wolf, asking him for an update into how the Pennsylvania Department of State failed to properly advertise a proposed ballot question.
Mar. 12, 2021 /
![Area Legislators Meet with Local Police who Express Safety Concerns Surrounding Proposed Bridge Tolling]()
BRIDGEVILLE – A group of members of the Pennsylvania General Assembly met today with local police who voiced concerns about safety if the Interstate 79 bridge near the Bridgeville exit in Allegheny County is tolled.
Mar. 12, 2021 /
![Williams Joins Bipartisan Call for Changes to the Vaccine Distribution System]()
HARRISBURG—Rep. Craig Williams (R-Delaware) signed a bipartisan letter to the Pennsylvania Department of Health asking them to clearly explain how and when counties that are lagging in vaccine delivery will receive additional vaccine.
Mar. 12, 2021 /
![Gaydos Introduces Legislation to Create Transparency Related to Patient Cost, Coverage, Benefits]()
HARRISBURG – Rep. Valerie Gaydos (R-Allegheny) has introduced legislation that would enable health care providers to find and share lower-cost or clinically appropriate prescription alternatives and payment options with enrollees right in the doctor’s office.