HARRISBURG – Rep. Valerie Gaydos (R-Allegheny) is co-sponsoring legislation to strengthen oversight of Pennsylvania’s 52 Area Agencies on Aging (AAAs) and ensure older Pennsylvanians receive the protection, services and support they deserve.
HARRISBURG - For the 16th time this session, House Democrat leadership has instructed a committee chairmen to rerefer a piece of legislation designed to prevent men from participating in women’s sports. In addition, Speaker of the House Joanna McClinton refused to recognize a request made by Rep. Barb Gleim (R-Cumberland), who wanted to announce a discharge resolution on Senate Bill 1293, which would require schools to designate athletic teams as male, female or co-ed.
HARRISBURG – Rep. Tim O’Neal (R-Washington), Republican whip, today joined other members of House Republican leadership in penning a letter to Attorney General Dave Sunday calling for his office to investigate the School District of Philadelphia (SDP) for discrimination against Jewish students.
HARRISBURG – Reps. Mike Jones (R-York), Marc Anderson (R-York) and Scott Barger (R-Blair/Huntingdon) today filed a discharge petition trying to force the House of Representatives to take votes on House Bill 744, a measure that would prohibit lawmakers, political candidates and government employees from accepting cash in any amount and gifts valued at more than $50.
HARRISBURG – Rep. Joe Kerwin (R-Dauphin) announced his milk marketing legislation, House Bill 1006, passed the House unanimously today. This legislation will update the Pennsylvania Milk Marketing Law and better align certification timelines and regulatory practices with current industry standards. Kerwin’s bill now heads to the Senate for consideration.
HARRISBURG – The Pennsylvania House of Representatives today voted to pass House Bill 151, bipartisan legislation that would ensure foster youth receive and retain the federal financial benefits that are rightfully theirs. The measure, sponsored by Rep. Sheryl M. Delozier (R-Cumberland) and Rep. Rick Krajewski (D-Philadelphia), would address longstanding concerns about how counties have handled Social Security survivors’ benefits, SSI, veterans’ benefits, and other federal supports intended for children in state care. For years, many foster youths in Pennsylvania have been unaware they qualify for these benefits, and unaware that counties were applying for and collecting the funds on their behalf.
HARRISBURG – Rep. Jamie Flick (R-Lycoming/Union) today announced there will be a major day for his child custody reform legislation as there is a press conference, Judiciary Committee public hearing and panel all scheduled for Monday, Oct. 5, at the State Capitol in Harrisburg.
HARRISBURG – Last week, the Pennsylvania Department of Health (DOH) announced it has withdrawn its proposed rewrite of statewide regulations governing communicable and noncommunicable diseases after receiving substantial public feedback and formal objections from more than 80 members of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives. Rep. Wendy Fink (R-Red Lion) was among the co-signing members who cited grave concerns from constituents as a driving force for her opposition.
HARRISBURG – Rep. Kathy L. Rapp (R-Warren/Crawford/Forest), Republican chair of the House Health Committee, issued the following statement today celebrating a major victory for parental rights, medical privacy and constitutional liberties.
ALTOONA – Reps. Scott Barger (R-Blair/Huntingdon) and Andrea Verobish (R-Blair) today hosted an informational meeting about the anticipated proliferation of data centers across the United States, with a particular focus on how large-scale installations will impact the 13-state power grid that includes Pennsylvania.
HARRISBURG – With the deadline for the General Assembly to regulate skill games in Pennsylvania just weeks away, Rep. Russ Diamond (R-Lebanon) has introduced House Bills 2801 and 2802 to legalize and regulate skill games while providing Pennsylvania homeowners nearly $1 billion in additional property tax relief.
HARRISBURG – State Rep. Brenda Pugh (R-Luzerne) has introduced House Resolution 601, recognizing Oct. 4-10, 2026, as Fire Prevention Week in Pennsylvania.
HARRISBURG –Rep. Craig Staats (R-Bucks) joined 84 other members of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives in submitting formal comments raising concerns about the Pennsylvania Department of Health’s proposed rewrite of regulations governing communicable and noncommunicable diseases.
HARRISBURG – Following the federal government’s action to rescind Executive Order 13508, Chesapeake Bay Protection and Restoration, Rep. Barbara Gleim (R-Cumberland) is calling on the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) and the Shapiro administration to immediately halt and review Chesapeake Bay-related stormwater mandates.
G – Rep. Catherine Wallen (R-Adams/Cumberland) introduced House Bill 2710 aimed at improving Pennsylvania’s ability to track tick-borne diseases and ensuring medical professionals have up-to-date information to diagnose and treat them.
HARRISBURG — Rep. Kathy L. Rapp (R-Warren/Crawford/Forest), Republican chair of the House Health Committee, announced the submission of formal legislative comments from 85 members of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives to the Independent Regulatory Review Commission (IRRC) outlining grave concerns regarding the Pennsylvania Department of Health’s massive 502-page proposed rewrite of the Chapter 27 regulations (Rulemaking #10-242/IRRC #3490), which govern communicable and noncommunicable diseases.
HARRISBURG – State Rep. Jamie Walsh (R-Luzerne) today released the following statement regarding an executive order signed by President Donald Trump to reverse federal stormwater managements fees, known as the “Rain Tax”:
HARRISBURG – Following the federal government’s action to rescind Executive Order 13508, Chesapeake Bay Protection and Restoration, Rep. Brenda Pugh (R-Luzerne) today called on the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) and the Shapiro administration to immediately halt and review Chesapeake Bay-related stormwater mandates.
NORTH HUNTINGDON— Pennsylvania has the resources needed to deliver affordable, reliable energy, but regulatory barriers and misguided policies are preventing the Commonwealth from realizing its full potential, according to testimony presented Monday before the House Republican Policy Committee.
WASHINGTON – On the eve of the 25th anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, Speaker Joanna McClinton made disgusting remarks that seemed to blame that day on the political actions and policies of those she disagrees with, said Rep. Tim O’Neal (R-Washington), who serves as the Republican Whip and issued this statement: