Sep. 13, 2022 /
![Farry and Tomlinson Introduce Legislation for Mandatory Jail Time for Illegal Possession of a Firearm]()
WHAT: Rep. Frank Farry (R-Bucks) and Rep. K.C. Tomlinson (R-Bucks) will join local community members at an event to unveil their legislation which would impose a new mandatory minimum sentence for previously convicted offenders found to be illegally in possession of a firearm.
Sep. 13, 2022 /
![Williams’ Bill to Update Child Custody Laws for Deployed Military Parents Passes Judiciary Committee]()
HARRISBURG—The House Judiciary Committee passed legislation sponsored by Rep. Craig Williams (R-Chester/Delaware) to provide a new chapter to the state’s custody and visitation laws on behalf of parents on military deployment.
Sep. 13, 2022 /
![Struzzi Joins House Committee in Advancing Behavioral Health Legislation]()
HARRISBURG – State Rep. Jim Struzzi (R-Indiana) and his colleagues on the House Human Services Committee have unanimously passed two pieces of legislation designed to improve access to mental health care in Pennsylvania.
Sep. 13, 2022 /
![Boback to Lead Voting Meeting of House Veterans Affairs and Emergency Preparedness Committee Wednesday]()
WHAT: Rep. Karen Boback (R-Lackawanna/Luzerne/Wyoming), House Veterans Affairs and Emergency Preparedness Committee majority chairman, will lead a voting meeting to consider the following legislation:
Sep. 13, 2022 /
![Ecker: House Committee Moves to Hold Philadelphia DA in Contempt]()
HARRISBURG – The House Select Committee on Restoring Law and Order today unanimously moved to recommend that Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner be held in contempt due to his refusal to comply with subpoenas issued by the committee last month.
Sep. 13, 2022 /
![Subcommittee on Courts to Gather Halcovage-Related Testimony]()
WHAT: Rep. Paul Schemel (R-Franklin) and the House Judiciary Committee’s Subcommittee on Courts will host a hearing about House Resolution 99, which authorized the subcommittee to investigate the conduct of Schuylkill County Commissioner George F. Halcovage Jr. to determine whether he is liable for impeachment and to report to the House those findings and recommendations. The hearing will be used to collect testimony from involved parties.*
Sep. 13, 2022 /
![State Government Committee to Host Hearing on Preparations for the General Election]()
WHAT: With the General Election less than two months away, the House State Government Committee will hold a hearing with top state-wide and local election officials on election preparedness.
Sep. 13, 2022 /
![Fritz Bill Aiming to Increase Transparency Earns House Approval]()
HARRISBURG – Rep. Jonathan Fritz (R- Susquehanna/Wayne) lauded the House for the unanimous vote in favor of his bill that would improve transparency by ensuring managed care contracts and subcontracts by the Department of Human Services are made fully available for audit by the Office of Auditor General.
Sep. 13, 2022 /
![State Supreme Court Rule Change Threatens Health Care Access in Pennsylvania]()
HARRISBURG– The House Majority Policy Committee, chaired by Rep. Martin Causer (R-Cameron/McKean/Potter), met today to discuss the Pennsylvania Supreme Court’s change to medical malpractice venue rules and how this will hurt patients and gravely impact their access to health care.
Sep. 12, 2022 /
![Gleim Signs Letter Urging U.S. Department of Education to Reverse Plan to Allow Biological Males to Compete in Women’s Sports]()
HARRISBURG—Continuing to uphold her promise to fight for the rights of women athletes, Rep. Barb Gleim (R-Cumberland) signed onto a letter with 61 of her colleagues to the United States Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights urging the office to reverse its proposal to amend Title IX, which protects women’s sports from discrimination. The expansion of Title IX would remove the binary language under existing law and add sexual orientation and gender identity.
Sep. 12, 2022 /
![Mackenzie’s Bill to Add Grandchildren to List of Individuals Eligible to Claim a Deceased Relatives’ Property Passes House]()
HARRISBURG – Working hard to add grandchildren to the list of individuals eligible to claim a deceased relatives’ property being held as unclaimed by the state Treasury, Rep. Milou Mackenzie (R-Lehigh/Montgomery/Northampton) was pleased to announce Monday that her bill, House Bill 1534, passed unanimously in the House.
Sep. 12, 2022 /
![White Joins Colleagues in Urging Biden’s U.S. Department of Education to Scrap Plan to Allow Biological Males in Women’s Sports]()
HARRISBURG—Rep. Martina White (R-Philadelphia) and 61 of her colleagues signed a letter to the United States Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights urging the office reverse its proposal to amend Title IX which protects women’s sports from discrimination.
Sep. 12, 2022 /
![Gleim Legislation Aims to Update Water Quality Data, Save Taxpayer Dollars, Highlight Improved Waterways]()
HARRISBURG – Protecting Pennsylvania’s environment through clean waterways is essential, which is why the federal Municipal Separate Storm Sewer Systems (MS4) program was initially established nearly 20 years ago. It set out to address water resources in watersheds throughout the nation that do not go through a treatment system and have higher than acceptable pollutant levels.
Sep. 12, 2022 /
![Grove: House Committee Advances Bills to Improve Elections]()
HARRISBURG¬ – Continuing its work to improve the election process in Pennsylvania, the House State Government Committee today approve three election-related bills, its chairman, Rep. Seth Grove (R-York) said.
Sep. 09, 2022 /
![House Committee to Consider Three Election-Related Bills]()
WHAT: Working to ensure Pennsylvania’s elections are secure, the House State Government Committee will take up three election-related bills at its next meeting.
Sep. 09, 2022 /
![House Majority Policy Committee to Examine Grave Impact of Activist Supreme Court’s Medical Malpractice Rule Reversal]()
Rep. Martin Causer (R-Cameron/McKean/Potter), chairman of the House Majority Policy Committee, will host a hearing to examine how the latest action by the activist Pennsylvania Supreme Court to change Pennsylvania’s medical malpractice venue rules will hurt patients and gravely impact their access to health care.
Sep. 08, 2022 /
![Stay Free, Stay Armed: Metcalfe Confirms ‘Locked and Loaded’ Speakers Lineup for 17th Annual Right to Keep and Bear Arms Rally on Monday, Sept. 12]()
HARRISBURG — State Representative Daryl Metcalfe (R-Butler), and many other pro-Second Amendment state lawmakers will join together with law-abiding firearm owners from across the Commonwealth for the 17th Annual Right to Keep and Bear Arms Rally, which will take place this coming Monday Sept. 12.
Sep. 08, 2022 /
![Fritz Co-Hosts Hearing Regarding Modernization of Liquor Laws]()
HAWLEY – With the goal of modernizing liquor laws and bringing more business to Pennsylvania, Rep. Jonathan Fritz (R-Susquehanna/Wayne) brought professionals and local brewery owners together to testify before the House Majority Policy Committee Wednesday.
Sep. 07, 2022 /
![International Relations Caucus Launched in Pennsylvania House of Representatives]()
HARRISBURG – In an effort to strengthen Pennsylvania’s standing around the globe, a bipartisan International Relations Caucus has been created in the House of Representatives, chaired by Rep. Ryan Mackenzie (R-Berks/Lehigh).
Sep. 07, 2022 /
![White, Kail Criticize Krasner for Obstructing Committee with Lawsuit]()
HARRISBURG- Reps. Martina White (R-Philadelphia) and Josh Kail (R-Beaver/Washington) issued the following statement on District Attorney Larry Krasner’s lawsuit against the House Select Committee on Restoring Law and Order: