April 21, 2023
Meeting to consider SB 81, SB 189 and SR 82
Senate Veterans Affairs and Emergency Preparedness Committee | Wednesday, April 26, 2023 | 9:30 a.m. | East Wing, Room 8E-B [Read More]
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March 21, 2023
Norfolk Southern CEO at Senate Committee Hearing: Ignition of Rail Cars Following East Palestine Trainwreck was a ‘Success’
HARRISBURG – The Senate Veterans Affairs and Emergency Preparedness Committee, chaired by Sen. Doug Mastriano (R-33), heard testimony Monday from Norfolk Southern CEO Alan Shaw, who described as a “success” the intentional ignition of dangerous chemicals in five railroad cars following the company’s trainwreck on Feb. 3 in East Palestine, Ohio, just west of […] [Read More]
March 17, 2023
Senate Committee Hears Powerful Testimonies about Veteran Suicide Prevention
While many people may assume war-related trauma is responsible for most military veteran suicides, the stigma associated with seeking mental health care and civilian life crises often precipitate these tragedies. [Read More]
March 10, 2023
Public Hearing on the Train Derailment on the Ohio/Pennsylvania Border
Senate Veterans Affairs and Emergency Preparedness Committee | Monday, March 20, 2023 | 10 a.m. | East Wing, Room 8E-B [Read More]
March 10, 2023
Public Hearing on the Issue of Veterans Suicide
Senate Veterans Affairs and Emergency Preparedness Committee | Thursday, March 16, 2023 | 10 a.m. | Chambersburg VFW, S. 4th Street, Chambersburg, PA [Read More]
March 7, 2023
Meeting to consider SB 433, SB 508 and SR 59
Senate Veterans Affairs and Emergency Preparedness Committee | Wednesday, March 8, 2023 | 9 a.m. | Hearing Room 1, NOB [Read More]
February 27, 2023
Meeting to consider SB 162, SB 446 and SB 447; and motions to authorize the issuance of subpoenas
Senate Veterans Affairs & Emergency Preparedness Committee | Wednesday, March 1, 2023 | 9:30 a.m. | East Wing, Room 8-EA [Read More]
February 17, 2023
Public hearing on the Norfolk Southern train derailment on the Pennsylvania border and emergency response efforts
Senate Veterans Affairs & Emergency Preparedness Committee | Thursday, February 23, 2023 | 10:00 a.m. | Community College of Beaver County, Monaca [Read More]
January 11, 2023
Mastriano and Senate Committee Pass Legislation to help Veterans
In the first meeting of the Senate Veterans Affairs and Emergency Preparedness Committee since Sen. Doug Mastriano (R-33) was appointed to serve as chairman, he and other members of the committee voted on Tuesday to advance two bills to benefit veterans and recognize strategic allies abroad. [Read More]
January 9, 2023
Meeting to consider SB 126 and SB 141
Senate Veterans Affairs and Emergency Preparedness Committee | Tuesday, January 10, 2023 | East Wing, Hearing Room 8E-B [Read More]