Press Releases

Washington, D.C. – The House of Representatives passed three proposals that permanently extend the benefits of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) to working families and small businesses. The proposals include: H.R. 6760, “Protecting Family and Small Business Tax Cuts Act of 2018”, which makes tax cuts for families and small business permanent, rather than expiring after 10 years… Read more »

Washington, D.C. –Congressman Scott Perry (PA-04) reminds local middle and high school students to submit entries for the annual 4th Congressional District’s Congressional App Challenge (CAC), a National student app competition, as the contest deadline is quickly drawing near. The CAC will run through October 15, 2018. The CAC was created to highlight the importance of STEM and… Read more »

Perry discusses his stand alone proposal, H.R.6438, DHS Countering Unmanned Aircraft Systems Coordinator Act, which regulates unmanned aircraft and drones on CBS 21’s Face the State with Robb Hanrahan on September 23, 2018. Washington, D.C. - The House of Representatives has passed H.R. 302, Federal… Read more »

Harrisburg, PA – Congressman Scott Perry has been recognized as a “Hero of Main Street” by the National Retail Federation (NRF) for consistently supporting public policy priorities important to the retail industry and its millions of small businesses. The awards were presented as small retailers across the country gathered in Washington for NRF’s Retail Advocates Summit. “Small… Read more »

Congressman Perry offered the following statement upon the passage of the National Flood Insurance Program Extension Act of 2018: "We're a generous nation and we help our neighbors – as we’ve seen across the Susquehanna Valley this week alone – but we have to stop spending our Nation into oblivion. Today, I supported a funding extension for the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP),… Read more »

Washington, D.C. – The House Homeland Security Committee passed two of Congressman Scott Perry’s bills during a mark-up this morning: H.R. 6438, the DHS Countering Unmanned Aircraft Systems Coordinator (CUAS) Act; and H.R. 6374, the Security and Fitness Information Transparency (FIT) Act of 2018. “Both proposals are common sense… Read more »

Washington, D.C. – The House of Representatives passed the Fiscal Year 2019 Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, HR 6147 with Congressman Scott Perry’s support and policy amendments. The $35.3 billion proposal establishes funding to combat wild fires on public lands, the operation of the National Park Service (including Gettysburg National… Read more »

Perry listens to witness testimony to learn more about coordinating federal, state and local resources to combat the opioids crisis. The full hearing is available to watch here.  Harrisburg, PA – Congressman Scott Perry continued his efforts to curb the opioid abuse crisis. Perry, chairman of the… Read more »

Washington, D.C.- Congressman Scott Perry offered the following response to U.S. policy at the southern border:  “We must remain a kind and humanitarian country to those who seek freedom, but we’re also a sovereign nation with laws that ultimately determine how we can best control our borders and protect our people. Poor policies from previous administrations have encouraged and… Read more »

Washington, D.C. - This week Congressman Scott Perry supported a barrage of legislation designed to combat the opioid crisis. “While public policy can’t fight this battle alone, we can do our part to help turn the tide. We’ll continue to coordinate efforts, listen to our first responders, doctors and law enforcement officers and take those thoughts to help shape the changes to our laws… Read more »