Environmental Resources & Energy Committee, Pennsylvania House of Representatives
The Environmental Resources & Energy Committee is a standing committee of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives.
Per the General Operating Rules of the House, memberships of the Pennsylvania House committees are recommended to the Speaker of the House by the House Committee on Committees. The Committee on Committees is made up of the Speaker and 15 members of the House, ten majority party members and five minority party members.
The Speaker appoints a chair, vice-chair, and secretary. The Minority Leader appoints a minority chair, vice-chair, and secretary. Only representatives with the most seniority in their respective caucuses may serve as chair or minority chair of a committee. Members of House majority and minority leadership may not serve as a chair or minority chair of any standing committee and no representative may serve as the chair or minority chair of more than one standing committee.[1]
The Speaker, Majority Floor Leader, and Minority Floor Leader are ex officio members of all standing committees, but have no voting rights and are not counted for the purpose of determining a quorum. At least fifty percent of the committee members must be present to establish a quorum.[1]
See rules: General Operating Rules of the House
Function
The General Operating Rules of the House describes the function of standing committees as follows:
“ | To assist the House in appraising the administration of the laws and in developing such amendments or related legislation as it may deem necessary, each standing committee or subcommittee of the House shall exercise continuous watchfulness of the execution by the administrative agencies concerned of any laws, the subject matter of which is within the jurisdiction of such committee or subcommittee; and, for that purpose, shall study all pertinent reports and data submitted to the House by the agencies in the executive branch of the Government.[2][3] | ” |
Membership
2023-2024 legislative session
House Environmental Resources & Energy Committee, 2023-2024 |
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Democratic members (12) | Republican members (9) | Third-party members(0) |
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2021-2022 legislative session
House Environmental Resources & Energy Committee, 2021-2022 |
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Democratic members (10) | Republican members (15) | Third-party members(0) |
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2019-2020 legislative session
House Environmental Resources & Energy Committee, 2019-2020 |
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Democratic members (10) | Republican members (15) | Third-party members(0) |
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2017 legislative session
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2017 legislative session.
Environmental Resources & Energy Members, 2017 | ||||
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Democratic members (11) | Republican members (16) | |||
• Mike Carroll, Minority chair | • John Maher, Chair | |||
• Donna Bullock | • Stephen Bloom, Pennsylvania | |||
• Carolyn Comitta | • Martin Causer | |||
• Daniel Deasy, Jr. | • Becky Corbin | |||
• Marc Gergely | • Garth Everett | |||
• Jordan Harris | • Matt Gabler | |||
• Leanne Krueger-Braneky | • R. Lee James | |||
• Steve McCarter | • Ryan Mackenzie | |||
• Brandon Neuman | • Jim Marshall | |||
• Pam Snyder | • Carl Metzgar | |||
• Perry Warren | • Jason Ortitay | |||
• Jeffrey Pyle | ||||
• Kathy Rapp | ||||
• Thomas Sankey | ||||
• Will Tallman | ||||
• David H. Zimmerman |
2015 legislative session
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2015 legislative session.
Environmental Resources & Energy Members, 2015 | ||||
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Democratic members (11) | Republican members (16) | |||
• Greg Vitali, Democratic Chair | • John Maher, Chair | |||
• Bryan Barbin | • Stephen Bloom, Pennsylvania | |||
• Tim Briggs | • Martin Causer | |||
• Mike Carroll | • Jim Christiana | |||
• Jordan Harris | • Becky Corbin | |||
• Stephen McCarter | • Garth Everett | |||
• Brandon Neuman | • Matt Gabler | |||
• Steven Santarsiero | • Tim Krieger | |||
• Michael Schlossberg | • Jim Marshall | |||
• Kevin Schreiber | • Carl Metzgar | |||
• Pam Snyder | • T. Mark Mustio | |||
• David Parker (Pennsylvania) | ||||
• Jeffrey Pyle | ||||
• Kathy Rapp | ||||
• Tommy Sankey | ||||
• Will Tallman |
2013-2014
Environmental Resources & Energy Members, 2013 | ||||
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Democratic members (10) | Republican members (15) | |||
• Greg Vitali, Democratic Chair | • Ron Miller (Pennsylvania), Chair | |||
• Jordan Harris, Democratic Secretary | • Becky Corbin, Secretary | |||
• Bryan Barbin | • Martin Causer | |||
• Matthew Bradford | • Jim Christiana | |||
• Mike Carroll | • Eli Evankovich | |||
• Frank Farina | • Garth Everett | |||
• Jaret Gibbons | • Matt Gabler | |||
• Stephen McCarter | • Tim Krieger | |||
• Steven Santarsiero | • Jim Marshall | |||
• Pam Snyder | • Carl Metzgar | |||
• Donna Oberlander | ||||
• Jeffrey Pyle | ||||
• Kathy Rapp | ||||
• Chris Ross | ||||
• Tommy Sankey |
2011-2012
Environmental Resources & Energy Members, 2011 | ||||
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Democratic members (10) | Republican members (15) | |||
• Camille George, Democratic Chair | • Scott Hutchinson, Chair | |||
• John Hornaman, Democratic Secretary | • Matt Gabler, Secretary | |||
• Bryan Barbin | • Stephen Bloom | |||
• Mike Carroll | • Martin Causer | |||
• H. Scott Conklin | • Jim Christiana | |||
• Eugene DePasquale | • Eli Evankovich | |||
• William Kortz, II | • Garth Everett | |||
• R. Ted Harhai | • Catherine Harper | |||
• Steve Santarsiero | • Tim Krieger | |||
• Gregory Vitali | • Carl Metzgar | |||
• Jeffrey Pyle | ||||
• Kathy Rapp | ||||
• Chris Ross | ||||
• Rick Saccone | ||||
• Randy Vulakovich |
2009-2010
Environmental Resources & Energy Members, 2009 | ||||
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Democratic members (15) | Republican members (11) | |||
• Camille George, Chair | • Scott Hutchinson, Republican Chair | |||
• John Hornaman, Secretary | • Martin Causer | |||
• Bryan Barbin | • Jim Christiana | |||
• Mike Carroll | • Garth Everett | |||
• H. Scott Conklin | • Matt Gabler | |||
• Eugene DePasquale | • Catherine Harper | |||
• Michael Gerber | • Jeffrey Pyle | |||
• R. Ted Harhai | • Kathy Rapp | |||
• Tom Houghton | • Dave Reed | |||
• David Kessler | • Chris Ross | |||
• Steve Santarsiero | • Randy Vulakovich | |||
• Tim Seip | ||||
• Gregory Vitali | ||||
• James Wansacz | ||||
• John Yudichak |
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Pennsylvania House of Representatives, "General Operating Rules of the House of Representatives," accessed Feb. 21, 2021
- ↑ Pennsylvania House of Representatives, "General Operating Rules of the House of Representatives," accessed Feb. 21, 2021
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.