Sep. 09, 2021 /
![Republican Leaders Request More Detailed COVID-19 Data from Wolf Administration]()
HARRISBURG – The Republican leaders of the Pennsylvania General Assembly—President Pro Tempore Jake Corman (R-Centre/Mifflin/Juniata/Huntingdon), Speaker of the House Bryan Cutler (R-Lancaster), Senate Majority Leader Kim Ward (R-Westmoreland), and House Majority Leader Kerry Benninghoff (R-Centre/Mifflin)—wrote a letter joined by Senate Health and Human Services Chairman Michele Brooks (R-Crawford/Erie/Mercer/Warren) and House Health Committee Chairman Kathy Rapp (R-Warren/Crawford/Forest) to Gov. Tom Wolf and Acting Health Secretary Alison Beam seeking more specific COVID-19 data from the Wolf administration.
Aug. 31, 2021 /
HARRISBURG – Pennsylvania House Majority Leader Kerry Benninghoff (R-Centre/Mifflin) made the following statement on the school and day care mask mandate issued by the Wolf administration today:
Aug. 24, 2021 /
![Benninghoff: Prisoner Reallocation Proposal Outside the Scope of LRC’s Powers]()
HARRISBURG – Pennsylvania House Majority Leader Kerry Benninghoff (R-Centre/Mifflin), a member of the Legislative Reapportionment Commission, voted against a proposal Tuesday to reallocate how some state prisoners are counted for purposes of state legislative redistricting.
Aug. 23, 2021 /
![Benninghoff to Host Free Community Shredding Event this Saturday]()
REEDSVILLE – Rep. Kerry Benninghoff (R-Centre/Mifflin) announced he will be hosting a free community shredding event this Saturday, Aug. 28, 2021, from 8 - 11 a.m. (or until the shredder is full).
Aug. 05, 2021 /
![House, Senate Leaders Renew Fight Against Opioid Epidemic]()
Letter to Governor calls for collaboration, not emergency declaration
Aug. 05, 2021 /
![Legislative Reapportionment Commission Continues Fair, Open and Legal Redistricting Process, Benninghoff says]()
HARRISBURG – Pennsylvania House Majority Leader Kerry Benninghoff (R-Centre/Mifflin), a member of the Legislative Reapportionment Commission, commented Thursday on the ongoing work of the commission following two days of hearings that heard from citizens, experts, and advocacy organizations interested in state level redistricting.
Jul. 30, 2021 /
![Transportation Tax Plan Ill-Timed, Short-Sighted, Benninghoff Says]()
HARRISBURG – Pennsylvania House Majority Leader Kerry Benninghoff (R-Centre/Mifflin) said Friday that Gov. Tom Wolf’s Transportation Funding Commission’s recommendations are ill-timed and short-sighted given the federal discussion on transportation infrastructure funding and Pennsylvania’s stagnant economic recovery.
Jul. 26, 2021 /
![Benninghoff to State Agencies: Prepare Now for Waived and Suspended Regulations to be Reinstated]()
HARRISBURG – Pennsylvania House Majority Leader Kerry Benninghoff (R-Centre/Mifflin) sent a letter to state agencies Monday telling them to prepare to have the nearly 500 waived and suspended regulations reinstated on Sept. 30, while also working with House standing committees on reviewing which regulations should be permanently repealed or reformed.
Jun. 30, 2021 /
HARRISBURG – Pennsylvania House Majority Leader Kerry Benninghoff (R-Centre/Mifflin) commented on the veto by Gov. Tom Wolf of House Bill 1300, the Pennsylvania Voting Rights Protection Act, with the following statement:
Jun. 25, 2021 / Press Release
HARRISBURG – Pennsylvania House Majority Leader Kerry Benninghoff (R-Centre/Mifflin) announced Friday that the Pennsylvania state budget passed by a vote of 140 to 61 and the spending plan provides for increased funding for nursing homes and invests significant additional dollars in students.
Jun. 25, 2021 / Press Release
HARRISBURG – The FY 2021-2022 state budget passed the Pennsylvania House of Representatives by a vote of 140 to 61.
Jun. 23, 2021 /
![Benninghoff: Legislation Restoring Freedom of Pennsylvanians by Clarifying Secretary of Health’s Authority Passes House]()
HARRISBURG – Pennsylvania House Majority Leader Kerry Benninghoff (R-Centre/Mifflin) announced Wednesday that Senate Bill 618, legislation restoring freedom to Pennsylvanians by clarifying the Secretary of Health’s authority under the Disease Prevention and Control Law, passed the House by a vote of 112-89.
Jun. 22, 2021 /
![Benninghoff: Pennsylvania Voting Rights Protection Act is a Tremendous Step Forward in Restoring Faith in Pennsylvania’s Election System]()
HARRISBURG – The Pennsylvania House of Representatives on Tuesday passed the Pennsylvania Voting Rights Protection Act by a vote of 110 to 91.
Jun. 17, 2021 /
![Following Insight Global Breach, Benninghoff Urges Attorney General Shapiro to Take Action to Protect Rights of Pennsylvanians]()
HARRISBURG – Pennsylvania House Majority Leader Kerry Benninghoff (R-Centre/Mifflin) sent a letter to Attorney General Josh Shapiro Thursday urging him to take legal action to protect the rights of Pennsylvanians, especially minor children, who have had their personally identifiable information released as a result of a data breach at contact tracing company Insight Global.
Jun. 16, 2021 /
![Weekly Session Wrap-up: Pennsylvania House Advances Bills to Provide for Economic Recovery, Protect Families, Reform Government]()
House Majority Leader Kerry Benninghoff makes a recap of action in House session during the week of June 14, 2021.
Jun. 10, 2021 /
![Session Week Recap: PA House Advances Bills to Provide for Economic Recovery, Protect Families, Reform Government]()
HARRISBURG – The Pennsylvania House of Representatives was in voting session from June 7-10, and the Republican Caucus continued advancing its priorities of providing for an economic recovery, protecting families and reforming government for the benefit of Pennsylvanians, House Majority Leader Kerry Benninghoff (R-Centre/Mifflin) said Thursday.
Jun. 10, 2021 /
![General Assembly Passes Benninghoff Resolution to Terminate COVID-19 Emergency Disaster Declaration]()
HARRISBURG – Pennsylvania House Majority Leader Kerry Benninghoff (R-Centre/Mifflin) today announced that the Pennsylvania General Assembly has passed House Resolution 106, a resolution he prime sponsored that would immediately terminate Gov. Tom Wolf’s COVID-19 emergency disaster declaration.
May. 28, 2021 /
HARRISBURG – The Republican Leaders of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives and House State Government Committee Chairman Seth Grove (R-York) Friday sent a letter to Philadelphia City Commissioners Lisa Deely and Omar Sabir making it clear that if the commissioners continue to intentionally violate the plain language of the Pennsylvania Election Code and their oath of office, then they will face impeachment proceedings.
May. 24, 2021 /
HARRISBURG – Pennsylvania House Majority Leader Kerry Benninghoff (R-Centre/Mifflin) introduced on Monday a concurrent resolution to terminate the most destructive portions of Gov. Tom Wolf’s March 6, 2020, emergency disaster declaration related to COVID-19.
May. 19, 2021 /
HARRISBURG – Pennsylvania Speaker of the House Bryan Cutler (R-Lancaster) and House Majority Leader Kerry Benninghoff (R-Centre/Mifflin) commented on Pennsylvania voters approving three amendments to the Pennsylvania Constitution: