Jun. 06, 2023 /
![Rapp Votes Against Bill Forcing Nurse Staffing Mandates on Commonwealth Hospitals]()
HARRISBURG — Rep. Kathy L. Rapp (R-Warren/Crawford/Forest), Republican chair of the House Health Committee, voted against legislation that could hurt Pennsylvania hospitals’ ability to care for patients.
May. 22, 2023 /
![Health Committee Passes Bill Removing Requirement for Redundant Health Centers]()
HARRISBURG — Rep. Kathy L. Rapp (R-Warren/Crawford/Forest), Republican chair of the House Health Committee, announced the committee reported out one bill to address duplicative state and county health centers. The committee also reported out 10 resolutions, sending them to the full House for consideration.
May. 03, 2023 /
![Rapp Speaks Out Against Bill Calling for Unlimited Fines on Hospitals Over Nurse Staffing Ratios]()
WARREN — Rep. Kathy L. Rapp (R-Warren/Crawford/Forest), Republican chair of the House Health Committee, voiced serious concerns about legislation that could hurt hospitals’ ability to care for patients. Rapp issued this statement following the House Health Committee public hearing:
Mar. 29, 2023 /
![Health Committee Reports Out Three Bills]()
WARREN — Rep. Kathy L. Rapp (R-Warren/Crawford/Forest), Republican chair of the House Health Committee, today announced the committee reported out its first three bills and sent them to the full House for consideration.
Feb. 21, 2023 /
![Rapp to Host Cambridge Springs District Office Open House on March 3]()
CAMBRIDGE SPRINGS — Rep. Kathy Rapp (R-Warren/Crawford/Forest) cordially invites residents of the 65th Legislative District to join her on Friday, March 3, for an open house at her new Cambridge Springs district office, located at 275 S. Main Street. This special event will take place from 1-4 p.m.
Feb. 09, 2023 /
![Rapp Announces More Than $329,570 to Support Local First Responders]()
WARREN — Rep. Kathy Rapp (R-Warren/Crawford/Forest) announced today that 29 fire departments and ambulance organizations throughout Crawford, Forest and Warren counties have been awarded approximately $329,575 from a grant program administered by the Office of the State Fire Commissioner.
Jan. 23, 2023 / Press Release
![Warren General Hospital Recognized for Excellence in Patient Safety]()
WARREN — Sen. Scott Hutchinson (R-21) and Rep. Kathy Rapp (R-65) congratulated Warren General Hospital for being one of 21 hospitals recognized statewide by the Hospital and Healthsystem Association of Pennsylvania (HAP) for their stellar performance ensuring patients’ safety.
Oct. 25, 2022 /
![Lawmakers Demand ID Verification and Proper Handling of Absentee, Mail-in Ballots]()
HARRISBURG – With Election Day looming, Reps. Frank Ryan (R-Lebanon) and Dawn Keefer (R-York/Cumberland) were joined by more than a dozen of their House colleagues in sending a letter to acting Secretary of State Leigh Chapman today, insisting that she immediately issue a directive to county election officials on the proper handling of absentee and mail-in ballots.
Sep. 20, 2022 /
![Borowicz, Lawmakers, Moms, Students, Religious Leaders Demand Action on Parental Bill of Rights]()
HARRISBURG – Surrounded by legislative supporters, parents and students, Rep. Stephanie Borowicz (R-Clinton) officially introduced her Parental Bill of Rights legislation (House Bill 2813) during a news conference held in the state Capitol rotunda.
Jul. 08, 2022 / Press Release
![House Health Committee Chair Rapp Confirms Life Amendment Would Free People’s Legislature to Protect Life Post Roe v. Wade]()
HARRISBURG — PA House Health Committee Majority Chair Rep. Kathy Rapp (R-Warren/Crawford/ Forest) today congratulated her House and Senate colleagues for advancing the “Life” Amendment (Senate Bill 106) which proposes to amend the state Constitution to clarify that abortion and taxpayer-funded abortions are not constitutional rights.
Jun. 23, 2022 /
![PA House Approves Rapp Legislation to Protect Landowners, High-Valued Farmlands Against Long-Term Wind and Solar Liabilities]()
HARRISBURG — Sponsored by Rep. Kathy Rapp (R-Warren/Crawford/ Forest), legislation seeking to protect landowners and high-valued farmlands against long-term liabilities associated with wind and solar energy development was approved 121-79 by the Pennsylvania House on Tuesday.
Jun. 06, 2022 /
![House ERE, Health Committees to Examine Modern Medicine, Health Care Impacts of Oil and Natural Gas Byproducts]()
WHAT: PA House Environmental Resources and Energy (ERE) Committee Chairman Daryl Metcalfe (R-Butler) and House Health Committee Chair Kathy Rapp (R-Warren/Crawford/Forest) will convene a joint public hearing focusing on Oil and Natural Gas Byproducts: Powering Modern Medicine and our Health Care System.
May. 04, 2022 /
![House Health Committee Chair Rapp Confirms Legislature is Already Well-Positioned for Overturning Roe v. Wade]()
WARREN — PA House Health Committee Majority Chair Rep. Kathy Rapp (R-Warren/Crawford/ Forest) issued the following statement in response to the leaked draft opinion indicating that the U.S. Supreme Court may overturn Roe. v. Wade:
Apr. 26, 2022 /
![Rapp Legislation to Protect Landowners, High-Valued Farmlands Against Wind and Solar Liabilities Advances for PA House Consideration]()
HARRISBURG — Sponsored by Rep. Kathy Rapp (R-Warren/Crawford/ Forest), legislation seeking to protect landowners and high-valued farmlands against long-term liabilities associated with wind and solar energy development was reported out of the House Environmental Resources and Energy (ERE) committee on Tuesday.
Apr. 22, 2022 /
![Rapp Confirms $3.7 Million Emergency Room Modernization Grant for Warren General Hospital]()
WARREN — PA House Health Committee Majority Chair Rep. Kathy Rapp (R-Warren/Crawford/ Forest) and Sen. Scott Hutchinson (R-21) announced today that a $3.7 million grant from the Redevelopment Assistance Capital Program (RACP) has been awarded to Warren General Hospital for the modernization and expansion of the facility’s emergency room.
Apr. 11, 2022 /
![Rapp, House Health Committee to Examine Opioids in the Commonwealth: Lessons Learned and Next Steps]()
WHAT: PA House Health Committee Majority Chair Kathy L. Rapp (R-Warren/Crawford/Forest) will convene a public hearing focusing on Opioids in the Commonwealth: Lessons Learned and Next Steps.
Feb. 14, 2022 /
![Rapp Announces More Than $381,500 to Support Local First Responders]()
WARREN — Rep. Kathy Rapp (R-Warren/Crawford/Forest) announced today that 30 fire departments and ambulance organizations throughout Crawford, Forest and Warren counties have been awarded approximately $381,541 from a grant program administered by the Office of the State Fire Commissioner.
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:
Jan. 27, 2022 /
![Rapp Confirms $1.9 Million in Critical Behavioral Health/Rural Hospital Retention Funding for Warren, Crawford and Forest Counties]()
WARREN — PA House Health Committee Majority Chairman Rep. Kathy Rapp (R-Warren/Crawford/ Forest) applauded both her House and Senate colleagues for working together to enact legislation that will deliver a critical $225 million infusion of federal funding (House Bill 253) to aid hospitals, behavioral health centers, rural healthcare facilities and other frontline health care workers who continue to provide high-quality, life-saving care during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Jan. 19, 2022 /
![Telemedicine, Recruitment Incentives, Reimbursements Key to Maintaining Rural Health Care Access, Say Causer, Rapp]()
HARRISBURG – To best meet the health care challenges facing Pennsylvania’s rural communities, an expansion of telemedicine options, enhanced recruitment incentives and increased reimbursements are top priorities, according to rural health care leaders testifying before a legislative panel on Wednesday.