Feb. 28, 2022 /
![Boback and Committee to Review Military-Related Programs]()
WHAT: Rep. Karen Boback (R-Lackawanna/Luzerne/Wyoming), majority chairman of the House Veterans Affairs and Emergency Preparedness Committee, will lead an informational meeting to review various programs over which the committee has oversight.
Feb. 25, 2022 /
![Boback to Lead Hearing on EMS Crisis]()
WHAT: Rep. Karen Boback (R-Lackawanna/Luzerne/Wyoming), majority chairman of the House Veterans Affairs and Emergency Preparedness Committee, will convene a public hearing regarding Pennsylvania’s emergency medical services (EMS) crisis. The committee will hear testimony focusing on recruitment and retention of personnel, financial needs, billing constraints, hospital emergency room protocols, local government support initiatives and COVID-19 challenges to the EMS system.
Feb. 23, 2022 /
![Hennessey to Participate in City & State PA Transportation Summit]()
WHAT: Rep. Tim Hennessey (R-Chester/Montgomery), chairman of the House Transportation Committee, will be a panelist at the City & State Pennsylvania Transportation Summit in Harrisburg. Discussion will focus on sustainable transportation systems that include upgrades to public transit and rail service to improve traffic flow and efficiency, and greater use of new technologies and alternative fuels to power vehicles.
Feb. 17, 2022 /
![Ryan to Announce School Funding Plan that Would Eliminate Property Taxes]()
WHAT: Rep. Frank Ryan (R-Lebanon) will hold a Capitol news conference next week on his legislation to establish reliable funding sources for Pennsylvania schools while eliminating property taxes that threaten to price middle- and lower-income residents out of their homes.
Feb. 15, 2022 /
![Lewis DelRosso, Others to Announce Passage of Early Detection of Alzheimer’s Law]()
WHAT: State Rep. Carrie Lewis DelRosso (R-Allegheny/Westmoreland) will host a joint press conference with the Alzheimer’s Association, the Presbyterian SeniorCare Network and others who played a part in getting the Early Detection and Diagnosis of Alzheimer’s or a Related Disorder Act signed into law.
Feb. 09, 2022 /
![House Labor and Industry Committee to Hold Two Hearings Thursday about Unemployment Compensation and State Workers’ Insurance Fund]()
WHAT: Two House Labor and Industry Committee hearings on Thursday to gather information related to two separate topics.
Feb. 09, 2022 /
![Ortitay to Lead Hearing on Bill to Create Disability Inclusive Curriculum]()
WHAT: Rep. Jason Ortitay (R-Washington/Allegheny), chair of the House Education Subcommittee on Special Education, will lead a subcommittee public hearing on House Bill 726, which would create a pilot program to provide instruction to students on the political, economic and social contribution of individuals with disabilities.
Feb. 08, 2022 /
![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.
Feb. 08, 2022 /
![State Government Committee to Take Up Various Bills at Next Meeting]()
WHAT: The House State Government Committee will take up the following bills during its next meeting:
Feb. 04, 2022 /
![Metcalfe, House ERE Committee to Drill Down on DEP’s Well Plugging Program]()
WHAT: House Environmental Resources and Energy (ERE) Committee Majority Chairman Daryl Metcalfe (R-Butler) will convene an informational meeting focusing on Pennsylvania’s well plugging program and potential federal funding options.
Feb. 04, 2022 /
![Southwestern PA House Republicans Unveil ‘A New Day for PA’]()
Lawmakers to unveil a comprehensive agenda to move Pennsylvania forward.
Feb. 04, 2022 /
![State Government Committee to Hold Hearing on Donor Disclosure and Campaign Finance Regulations: Reviewing Recent Legal Precedents]()
WHAT: Knowing campaign dollars have major impacts on elections, the House State Government Committee will meet for an informational hearing to review recent legal precedents regarding donor disclosure and campaign finance regulations.
Feb. 04, 2022 /
![Rapp, House Health Committee to Consider COVID Infection Medication Act]()
WHAT: PA House Health Committee Majority Chair Kathy Rapp (R-Warren/Crawford/Forest) will convene a voting meeting to consider the following legislation:
Feb. 03, 2022 /
![House Majority Leader Kerry Benninghoff to Discuss House Map Alternative]()
WHAT: Press conference discussing an alternative to the final House map that will be proposed by the Chairman of the Legislative Reapportionment Commission
Feb. 02, 2022 /
![Area Leaders to Discuss Securing Future of Beef Industry in Northern Tier]()
WHAT: Area leaders and farmers will hear a presentation from Keystone Farm Future about strategies to solve the beef supply chain issue and put cows back on farms in the Northern Tier.
Jan. 31, 2022 /
![Legislative Audit Advisory Commission to Release 2021 Audit]()
WHAT: House Majority Caucus Chairman George Dunbar (R-Westmoreland), chairman of the Legislative Audit Advisory Commission (LAAC), and other LAAC members will meet to review and potentially accept the audit for Fiscal Year 2021.
Jan. 26, 2022 /
![House and Senate Republican Leaders to Discuss Hospital and Healthcare Relief Funding Package]()
WHO: House and Senate Republican Leadership, including: Senate President Pro Tempore Jake Corman (R-Centre/Mifflin/Huntingdon/Juniata), House Speaker Bryan Cutler (R-Lancaster), Senate Majority Leader Kim Ward (R-Westmoreland), House Majority Leader Kerry Benninghoff (R-Centre/Mifflin), Senate Appropriations Chairman Pat Browne (R-Lehigh), and Rep. Clint Owlett (R-Tioga/Bradford/Potter) prime sponsor of the legislation.
Jan. 26, 2022 /
![Mihalek to Hold Press Conference Announcing Legislation to Ensure Justice for Child Victims]()
WHAT: Rep. Natalie Mihalek (R-Allegheny/Washington) will be holding a press conference on legislation she has introduced that would elevate concealing the death of a child to a felony.
Jan. 25, 2022 /
![State Government Committee to Take Up Government Purchasing Reform Bills]()
WHAT: Knowing government spending must always be under scrutiny, the House State Government Committee will take up the following procurement reform bills during its next meeting:
Jan. 24, 2022 /
![House Committee to Vote Tuesday on Public Union Reform Initiatives]()
WHAT: A House Labor and Industry Committee meeting to vote on several bills aimed at protecting public union workers’ personal information, providing public union workers with information about their rights, bringing additional transparency to the collective bargaining process by subjecting certain documents to Right-to-Know Law provisions, updating Pennsylvania’s collective bargaining laws to bring them in line with recent U.S. Supreme Court decisions, and preventing public employers from collecting political campaign contributions from union workers.