Sep. 14, 2022 /
![House Government Oversight Committee to Investigate Reports of ‘Ghost’ Flights in Pennsylvania, Says Mackenzie]()
HARRISBURG – The House Government Oversight Committee, chaired by Rep. Ryan Mackenzie (R-Berks/Lehigh), voted today to accept a referral from Speaker of the House Bryan Cutler (R-Lancaster) and House Majority Leader Kerry Benninghoff (R-Centre/Mifflin) to investigate reports of “ghost” flights landing at airports in Pennsylvania that may have contained children who entered the country illegally. The committee also voted to affirm its ability to issue subpoenas over the course of the investigation.
Sep. 14, 2022 /
![Delozier Bill to Create Specialty License Plate Program Passes State House]()
HARRISBURG –Legislation authored by state Rep. Sheryl M. Delozier (R-Cumberland) to generate dollars for the Motor License Fund by creating a vendor-designed specialty license plate program passed the House today.
Sep. 14, 2022 /
![Drawing on Personal Experiences, Dowling Proposes Bill to Allow Self-Exclusion from Alcohol Purchases]()
HARRISBURG – Rep. Matthew Dowling (R-Fayette/Somerset) has introduced legislation that would allow individuals to voluntarily exclude themselves from the ability to purchase alcoholic beverages.
Sep. 14, 2022 /
![House Children and Youth Committee Convenes to Discuss Child Fatality Trends, Community Responses, Says Delozier]()
HARRISBURG –The House Children and Youth Committee met today for a public hearing to discuss child and adolescent fatality trends and community responses, according to the committee’s majority chair, state Rep. Sheryl M. Delozier (R-Cumberland).
Sep. 14, 2022 /
![Gaydos, Mercuri Chosen to Advocate for Small Businesses]()
HARRISBURG – Reps. Valerie Gaydos (R-Allegheny) and Rob Mercuri (R-Allegheny) announced they were appointed to the Small Business Council by Speaker of the House Bryan Cutler (R-Lancaster) for a term of two years.
Sep. 13, 2022 /
HARRISBURG – Pennsylvania House Majority Leader Kerry Benninghoff (R-Centre/Mifflin) commented Tuesday on the House voting to hold Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner in contempt for his willful refusal to comply with a duly issued subpoena from the House Select Committee on Restoring Law and Order:
Sep. 13, 2022 /
![PA House Lawmakers Comment on House Vote to Hold Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner in Contempt]()
HARRISBURG – Reps. Josh Kail (R-Beaver/Washington), Tim O’Neal (R-Washington) and Martina White (R-Philadelphia) issued the following statements Tuesday after the Pennsylvania House of Representatives voted to hold Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner in contempt of the House by a vote of 162-38:
Sep. 13, 2022 /
![York County House Republicans Move to Hold Philly DA in Contempt]()
HARRISBURG – The York County Republican delegation to the Pennsylvania House of Representatives joined a large bipartisan group of lawmakers to hold Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner in contempt after he refused to adhere to a subpoena issued by the House Select Committee on Restoring Law and Order.
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.