Pennsylvania House of Representatives
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The Pennsylvania House of Representatives is the lower house of the Pennsylvania Legislature. There are 203 members elected to a two-year term, in November of the even numbered years. The House convenes at the State Capitol in Harrisburg and each session begins on the first Tuesday on each January and each session ends on the discretion of the leadership of the House as each session end varies. The Governor at any time can call a special session[1].
Make-up of the house
| Affiliation | Members | |
|---|---|---|
| | Democratic Party | 104 |
| | Republican Party | 99 |
| Total | 203 | |
Current members
House Committees
The Pennsylvania House has 27 standing committees:
- Aging & Older Adult Services Committee, Pennsylvania House
- Agriculture & Rural Affairs Committee, Pennsylvania House
- Appropriations Committee, Pennsylvania House
- Children & Youth Committee, Pennsylvania House
- Commerce Committee, Pennsylvania House
- Committee On Committees, Pennsylvania House
- Committee On Ethics, Pennsylvania House
- Consumer Affairs Committee, Pennsylvania House
- Education Committee, Pennsylvania House
- Environmental Resources & Energy Committee, Pennsylvania House
- Finance Committee, Pennsylvania House
- Game & Fisheries Committee, Pennsylvania House
- Gaming Oversight Committee, Pennsylvania House
- Health & Human Services Committee, Pennsylvania House
- Insurance Committee, Pennsylvania House
- Intergovernmental Affairs Committee, Pennsylvania House
- Judiciary Committee, Pennsylvania House
- Labor Relations Committee, Pennsylvania House
- Liquor Control Committee, Pennsylvania House
- Local Government Committee, Pennsylvania House
- Professional Licensure Committee, Pennsylvania House
- Rules Committee, Pennsylvania House
- State Government Committee, Pennsylvania House
- Tourism & Recreational Development Committee, Pennsylvania House
- Transportation Committee, Pennsylvania House
- Urban Affairs Committee, Pennsylvania House
- Veterans Affairs & Emergency Preparedness Committee, Pennsylvania House
External links
- Wikipedia:Pennsylvania House of Representatives
- Official website of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives
- Project Vote Smart-Pennsylvania House of Representatives
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