HARRISBURG

State reps to unveil bills

State Reps. Mike Reese, R-Westmoreland/Somerset, and Jesse Topper, R-Bedford/Franklin/Fulton, will host a press conference to unveil two pieces of legislation that will impact sports, extracurricular activities and educational opportunities for students during the upcoming 2020-21 school year.

Last week, the Wolf administration abruptly recommended that there be no high school sports until Jan. 1, 2021. With the 2020-21 school year rapidly approaching and guidance from the Wolf administration continuing to change, students, parents and communities need clear and transparent direction for how extracurricular activities will occur in the fall.

Reese’s legislation would allow Pennsylvania’s local school districts to make decisions regarding fall sports and activities.

Topper’s legislation would allow students and families to have the option to continue their education and extracurricular activities for an additional year to make up for the loss of instruction and competition during the 2019-20 and 2020-21 school years.

The press conference will be held at 11:30 a.m. today in the Ryan Office Building Lobby at the state Capitol.

Live webstreaming will be available at PAHouseGOP.com.

WASHINGTON

Joyce introduces act

Congressmen John Joyce, R, 13th District, and John Curtis of Utah recently introduced H.R.7959, the Returning Inappropriate Cash Handouts Act, which prohibits certain individuals from receiving temporary federal unemployment benefits authorized during the coronavirus pandemic.

The legislation specifically bars individuals with an income this year that exceeds $1 million from accessing these funds.

“Congress acted decisively to deliver targeted assistance to the hardworking Americans who are struggling as we combat the coronavirus crisis,” Joyce said. “Millionaires shouldn’t be profiting on the backs of American taxpayers. The RICH Act will ensure that coronavirus relief reaches the American workers who need it most.”

Companion legislation was introduced in the Senate by Senate Republican Caucus Vice Chair, Senator Joni Ernst, R-Iowa.