Jan. 25, 2017 /
HARRISBURG – State Rep. Parke Wentling (R-Crawford/Erie/Lawrence/Mercer) was appointed to serve as a deputy House majority whip for the 2017-18 legislative session.
Jan. 25, 2017 /
HARRISBURG – Following House committee appointments for the 2017-18 legislative session, Rep. Frank Farry (R-Bucks) announced he has retained his seats on the House Consumer Affairs, Health, Local Government, and Veterans Affairs and Emergency Preparedness committees.
Jan. 25, 2017 /
HARRISBURG – Rep. Jonathan Fritz (R-Susquehanna/Wayne) this week was assigned to serve on the House Aging and Older Adult Services, Children and Youth, and Commerce Committees.
Jan. 25, 2017 /
HARRISBURG – House Judiciary Committee Majority Chairman Ron Marsico (R-Dauphin) moved legislation to establish the Pennsylvania Officer Down Advisory today during the committee’s scheduled weekly voting meeting.
Jan. 25, 2017 /
HARRISBURG – The Pennsylvania House of Representatives today unanimously adopted a resolution authored by Rep. Ryan Mackenzie (R-Lehigh/Berks) recognizing Jan. 30 through Feb. 3 as Tax Identity Theft Awareness Week in Pennsylvania.
Jan. 25, 2017 /
HARRISBURG – Rep. Jim Marshall (R-Beaver/Butler) has been appointed to serve on the following the House committees during the 2017-18 legislative session: Transportation, Environmental Resources and Energy, Liquor Control, and Veterans Affairs and Emergency Preparedness.
Jan. 25, 2017 /
HARRISBURG – Rep. Karen Boback (R-Lackawanna/Luzerne/Wyoming) was this week called to serve on the House Appropriations, Veterans Affairs and Emergency Preparedness, Agriculture and Rural Affairs, and Tourism and Recreational Development committees. Additionally, Boback was named chair of the Appropriations subcommittee on Education; chair of the Tourism and Recreational Development subcommittee on Arts and Entertainment; and deputy chair of the House Majority Policy Committee for this session.
Jan. 25, 2017 /
HARRISBURG – Rep. Mike Peifer (R-Pike/Wayne) today announced that he will serve on the House Appropriations, Game and Fisheries, Finance and Transportation committees for the 2017-18 legislative session. Peifer was also named chief deputy whip for the House Republican Caucus.
Jan. 25, 2017 /
HARRISBURG – State Rep. Lee James (R-Venango/Butler) this week was assigned to serve on four House committees, which will ensure residents in the 64th Legislative District covering Venango and northern Butler counties will have a strong voice on issues related to taxes, energy development, municipal governments and the concerns of veterans.
Jan. 25, 2017 /
HARRISBURG – This week, the House organized for the new legislative session, naming members to the committees they will serve in 2017-18. Rep. Chris Quinn (R-Delaware) was reappointed to the House Urban Affairs Committee on which he served last session. He will also serve on the House Tourism and Recreational Development Committee and the Commerce Committee.
Jan. 25, 2017 /
HARRISBURG – Rep. Jason Ortitay (R-Washington/Allegheny) today re-introduced legislation giving the General Assembly oversight on the spending of leftover funds, otherwise known as lapsed funds.
Jan. 25, 2017 /
HARRISBURG – Rep. Mike Reese (R-Westmoreland/Somerset) today announced he will serve on several House committees in the 2017-18 Session. Reese will serve as chairman of the House Transportation Subcommittee on Aviation and the House Education Subcommittee on Basic Education, and will be a member of the House Consumer Affairs and Liquor Control committees.
Jan. 25, 2017 /
HARRISBURG – On Monday, Rep. Rosemary M. Brown (R-Monroe/Pike) attended a press conference at the Capitol when leaders of the House and Senate Veterans Affairs and Emergency Preparedness committees announced a package of bills that are being introduced to assist Pennsylvania fire departments and EMS organizations. Brown is the sponsor of one of the bills included in this package.
Jan. 25, 2017 /
Lawmaker looks forward to new appointment to House Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee
Jan. 25, 2017 /
HARRISBURG—Rep. Duane Milne (R-Chester) has been assigned to the House Finance, Commerce, and Appropriations committees during the 2017-18 session.
Jan. 25, 2017 /
HARRISBURG – Rep. Doyle Heffley (R-Carbon) today announced that he will serve on the House Commerce, Consumer Affairs, Tourism and Recreational Development, and Transportation committees for the 2017-18 legislative session. Heffley is encouraged to be serving on committees with a focus on job creation and economic development.
Jan. 24, 2017 /
HARRISBURG – State Rep. Brad Roae (R-Crawford/Erie) has been selected to serve on the powerful state House Appropriations Committee, a move that will ensure residents from the 6th Legislative District will have a voice in the state budget process.
Jan. 24, 2017 /
HARRISBURG – Rep. Eric Nelson (R-Hempfield) today was appointed to five House committees for the 2017-18 legislative session.
Jan. 24, 2017 /
HARRISBURG – Rep. Ryan Warner (R-Fayette/Westmoreland) this week announced he is returning to the Game and Fisheries Committee for the 2017-18 legislative session. He also adds Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Children and Youth, and Tourism and Recreational Development to his committee list.
Jan. 24, 2017 /
HARRISBURG – Joined by other pension reform advocates, Reps. John McGinnis (R-Blair) and Paul Schemel (R-Franklin) today took part in a news conference at the state Capitol to reset Pennsylvania’s Pension Debt Clock and call for a real solution to the public pension crisis. The clock, which is located in the East Wing Rotunda, was unveiled last year to bring attention to the Commonwealth’s growing and enormous pension debt.