The House Majority Policy Committee holds public hearings and meetings across the state and serves as the catalyst to enacting major policy initiatives put forth by the governor, legislative leaders and individual lawmakers. State Rep. Todd Eachus, D-Luzerne, was chosen by members of the House Democratic Caucus to lead this committee. The committee typically holds hearings outside of Harrisburg to investigate local impact of certain issues and collect valuable expert input.

Upcoming Policy Committee Hearings on the PA ABC insurance plan

• Thursday, September 4th: Washington County, co-hosted by Rep. Jesse White
  1:00 p.m., Chartiers Township Municipal Building, 2 Buccaneer Drive, Houston, PA 15342
• Thursday, September 18th: Schuylkill County, co-hosted by Rep. Tim Seip
  1:00 p.m. Schuylkill Medical Center, 7 South Jackson Street, Pottsville, PA 17901
• Thursday, September 25th: Montgomery County, co-hosted by Rep. Rick Taylor
  10:00 a.m., Ambler Borough Hall, 122 East Butler Pike, Ambler, PA 19002
• Tuesday, October 7th: Capitol Complex, Harrisburg PA
  9:00 a.m., G-50 Irvis Office Building

Committee News

• Sep. 7, 2007 -- Eachus: House Majority Policy Committee to tour state seeking public input on stopping violence and crime
• Mar. 29, 2007 -- Wagner and House Majority Policy Committee hold local hearing focused on health-care costs in Pa.
• Mar. 28, 2007 -- Mann hosts local hearing focused on health-care costs in Pa.
• Mar. 16, 2007 -- McIlvaine Smith hosts local hearing on prescription drug crisis in Pa.
• Mar. 2, 2007 -- Mike O'Brien hosts hearing to examine alternative fuels, new energy
• Feb. 23, 2007 -- House committees ask tough questions about snow removal
• Feb. 2, 2007 -- House Majority Policy Committee to tour state to get public input on solving Pa.'s health-care crisis.

Testimony

• May 27, 2008 - Pennsylvania Quality Home Care Commission
• May 8, 2008 - Hearing on Suboxone
• May 5, 2008 - Pennsylvania Constitutional Conventions
• April 29, 2008 - Philadelphia Society for Services to Children
• April 7, 2008 - Widener Elder Pennsylvanian Survey
• November 8, 2007 - Autism Awareness
• November 1, 2007 - Transit Oriented Economic Development
• October 10, 2007 - Public Health and Violence Prevention - Hazleton
• September 27, 2007 - Public Health and Violence Prevention - York
• September 20, 2007 - Public Health and Violence Prevention - Hermitage
• September 13, 2007 - Public Health and Violence Prevention - Uniontown
• September 11, 2007 - Public Health and Violence Prevention
• June 7, 2007 - Jonas Salk Legacy Fund
• May 31, 2007 - Electrical Utility Rate Stabilization
• April 20, 2007 - Jonas Salk Legacy Fund
• April 2, 2007 - Pennsylvania Perfusionists
• March 29, 2007 - Healthcare - Long Term Living
• March 15, 2007 - Healthcare - Picking Up the Script
• March 1, 2007 - Alternative Energy and New Technology Policy Committee
• Feb. 27, 2007 - HELPFundPA - Pennsylvania Health Leadership Committee
• Feb. 23, 2007 - Snowstorm Response Hearing
• Feb. 16, 2007 - Pennsylvania Health Care: The Check-Up