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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 Investigate the Flooding of the Monongahela River Basin (House Resolution 192, House Resolution 304), 1985-1986
Collection
Identifier: SS1985_10
Scope and Contents
The file contains the report regarding House Resolution 192. Copies of HR 192 and 304 are included. HR 304 covers the same topic with some of the same Members on the Committee.
Dates:
1985 - 1986
Special Bipartisan Committee to Study and Investigate Home Equity Conversions and Reversible Mortgages (House Resolution 231), 1983-1984
Collection
Identifier: 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 (House Resolution 190), 1983-1984
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
Special Committee to Examine Matters Related to the Nuclear Accident at Three Mile Island, HR 48, 1979-1980
Collection
Identifier: 02-SS1979_01
Scope and Contents
The Special Committee to Examine Matters Related to the Nuclear Accident at Three Mile Island pursuant to House Resolution 48 is an outstanding resource for researchers interested in the Three Mile Island (TMI) Accident, nuclear energy, emergency planning, and recovery from disaster.� The Special Committee held public hearings and meetings in an attempt to better understand mistakes and successes during the accident as well as during the recovery process.� These hearing, public...
Dates:
1979-1980; Other: Date acquired: 11/30/1979