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Capitol Report
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The latest news from the State Capitol
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Helping With Hearts 4 Veterans
I had the opportunity to volunteer with Hearts 4 Veterans this week. A group of amazing volunteers meet every fourth Tuesday at Church of the Open Door East to distribute food donated to veterans in need. On Tuesday, we served about 200 local vets.
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Opening Ceremony for Believer’s Early Learning Center
Congratulations to my friends, Matt and Vanessa Castillo, on the official opening of their early learning center in York Haven! There’s a shortage of affordable, quality childcare in Pennsylvania. This new childcare center in Northern York County helps to address a very real need.
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Visting Our Local Seniors
This week, I was able to visit the Northeastern Senior Center and deliver meals to local seniors with Meals on Wheels. It’s especially gratifying to include my kids in these visits and the seniors love seeing them!
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Read My Latest Op-Ed
I teamed up with Sen. Kristin Phillips-Hill to write an op-ed calling on the Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association (PIAA) to protect female athletes. This call to action is in response to the United States Supreme Court decision affirming Title IX and allowing states and schools to determine eligibility of female sports based on biological sex. Read the op-ed here.
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New Telemarketing Law to Benefit Consumers
Telemarketing companies will be prohibited from “spoofing” and limited in when they can make calls under a new law unanimously approved by the General Assembly and signed into law by the governor.
Act 47 of 2026 specifically bans telemarketing companies from faking their name or spoofing a local phone number on a caller ID in an attempt to trick people into answering. It also limits calling hours to between 9 a.m. and 7 p.m., Monday through Saturday, instead of the current 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. Calls will be prohibited on Sundays and holidays as well.
Additionally, the law requires clear, upfront disclosures about the purpose of the call, the telemarketer’s identity and what’s being sold. It requires immediate cessation of a solicitation call when requested and expands to prohibit all deceptive or abusive telemarketing acts.
The law takes effect in 90 days.
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Veterans Temporary Assistance Available
The Pennsylvania Department of Military and Veterans Affairs (DMVA) is reminding veterans of the Veterans Temporary Assistance (VTA) program, which provides financial relief for necessities of life such as food, shelter, fuel and clothing.
Since the inception of the VTA, DMVA has awarded more than $8.6 million to assist over 9,650 service members, veterans and their families with emergent financial needs.
Eligible veterans or their survivors can qualify for an amount not to exceed $1,600 in a 12-month period. For more information about the program’s criteria, eligibility and needed documentation, go to Veterans Temporary Assistance. To apply, eligible veterans should contact the county veterans affairs director in the county in which they reside.
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National Night Out
This Tuesday, Aug. 4, is National Night Out, a day set aside to promote police-community partnerships and engage all of us in the effort to support the health and safety of our friends and neighbors.
Join us at one of our events!
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Saturday is PA Donor Day
On Aug. 1, 2020, Pennsylvania’s first-ever PA Donor Day was recognized as a moment to galvanize the state and rally behind the more than 6,000 Pennsylvanians waiting for a life-saving transplant. The date was chosen because one registered donor has the power to save eight lives.
PA Donor Day will be celebrated this Saturday, Aug. 1. All Pennsylvanians are encouraged to take a moment to register, knowing they could someday save someone’s life. Please click here for more information.
The Legislature has consistently shown support for organ donation and earlier this year adopted House Resolution 432, which officially recognizes April as Donate Life Month and April 10, 2026, as Blue and Green Day. Blue and Green Day encourages people to wear those colors to encourage people to register as organ, eye and tissue donors.
Under Act 102 of 1993, Pennsylvania became the first state to establish a driver’s license organ donor registry and mandate hospital referrals for potential donor evaluations.
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