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Speaker Gavels
Collection
Identifier: 2014.033
Scope and Contents
The Speaker Gavel Collection is from Margaret Doebler of the Parliamentarian's Office. Gavels are from Samuel H. Smith, and Mike Turzai in various sizes.
Dates:
1987 - 2020
Speaker's Commission on Legislative Reform Collection
Collection
Identifier: 02-SS2007_04
Scope and Contents
Collection includes Meeting summaries, personal notes and the research of Michael Vereb, State Representative and secretary of the Commission, and Eric Fillman, Democratic Caucus legal coucil. The collection also includes copies and analysis of bills and amendments introduced and voted on by the Speaker's Commission, testimonies presented to the Commission, Final drafts of the new Rules of the House and news releases, meeting votes and newspaper clippings regarding the Speaker's...
Dates:
2007
Speaker's Committee on Tax Reform (House Resolution 85), 1969-1970
Collection
Identifier: 1969.001
Scope and Contents
The file contains the final report which includes the findings and recommendations.
Dates:
1969 - 1970
Speaker's Millennium Lecture
Collection
Identifier: 07-SE11
Scope and Contents
The Speaker's Millennium Lecture program was established in 2000 by then Speaker of the House, Matthew J. Ryan. The House partners with the Pennsylvania Humanities Council to host the event. It is a "gift to Pennsylvanian's who enjoy history, music and the humanities."
Speakers include James McPherson (2000), who reflected on Abraham Lincoln's message for the new millennium, Studs Terkel (2001), who explored national life from the Great Depression to the present and discussed the need...
Dates:
2000-2004
Special and Select Committees, 1973-1974
Collection
Identifier: 2022.015
Scope and Contents
This collection contains only the Final Reports of Special and Select Committees from the 1973-1974 session. They may all be accessed online in our Pennsylvania General Assembl Reports Database at https://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/Legis/TR/Public/tr_finder_public.cfm.
Dates:
1973 - 1974
Special Bipartisan Committee to Study and Investigate Home Equity Conversions and Reversible Mortgages (HR 231)
Collection
Identifier: 02-SS1983_09
Scope and Contents
Pursuant to House Resolution 231 of 1984, the Special Bipartisan Committee to Study and Investigate Home Equity Conversions and Reversible Mortgages was created. The Speaker of the House of Representatives appointed a bipartisan committee of nine members of the House of Representatives, five from the majority party and four from the minority party, to conduct a thorough study and investigation of home equity conversions and reversible mortgages. The committee held many public hearings at...
Dates:
1983-1984
Special Commission on Boxing (HR 36)
Collection
Identifier: 02-SS1985_03
Scope and Contents
The Special Commission on Boxing reviewed laws and regulations passed by other states to improve the medical supervision of boxing, including those of California, Florida, Maryland, Nevada, New Jersey, Tennessee, and Texas. The American Boxing Commissioners Association and the Pennsylvania Medical Society were also consulted on the issue of boxing safety. One public hearing was held pursuant to House Resolution 36, near Philadelphia. No final report was ever produced due to the occurance of...
Dates:
1985-1986
Special Committee on Real Estate Tax Administration and Assessments (House Resolution 13), 1971-1972
Collection
Identifier: 1971.001
Scope and Contents
The file contains the final report and recommendations from the committee.
Dates:
1971 - 1972
Special Committee on the Impact of the Divestiture of AT&T (HR 190)
Collection
Identifier: 02-SS1983_06
Scope and Contents
The scope of this collection is the study of the effects of the Divestiture of AT&T and its Pennsylvania Consumers.
Dates:
1983-1984
Special Committee on Weather-Related Problems pursuant to House Resolution 275
Collection
Identifier: 02-SS1995_03
Scope and Contents
Public hearings were held in Williamsport and Charleroi, PA, where testimony was heard from experts on weather issues, private citizens, and emergency personnel. Written testimony was also submitted from various state and federal agencies. Specific issues addressed through correspondence include: flooding along Bald Eagle Creek in Clinton County, PA in relation to Foster Joseph Sayers Dam and Reservoir; flood control procedures in the Susquehanna River Basin; and flooding of the Cheat River...
Dates:
1995-1996; Other: Date acquired: 11/30/1995