On Motion to Table: H.Res. 414: Directing the Attending Physician to take timely action to provide updated mask wearing …
Vote: Passed 218/210 Rep. Fitzpatrick [R-PA1]: Nay
Emily Smith
June 1, 2021
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H.Res. 409: Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3233) to establish the National Commission to Investigate the January 6 Attack on the United States Capitol Complex, and for other purposes; and providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3237)
Vote: Passed 216/208 Rep. Fitzpatrick [R-PA1]: Nay
Emily Smith
June 1, 2021
H.R. 3584: To require the creation of a national commission to prepare for future national emergencies, and for other purposes.
Introduced: Sponsor: Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick [R-PA1] This bill was referred to the House Committee on Armed Services, House Committee on Energy and Commerce,
Emily Smith
June 1, 2021
H.R. 3583: To provide accountability with respect to international reporting and monitoring of outbreaks of novel viruses and diseases.
Introduced: Sponsor: Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick [R-PA1] This bill was referred to the House Committee on Financial Services, House Committee on Foreign Affairs, and
Emily Smith
June 1, 2021
H.R. 3237: Emergency Security Supplemental to Respond to January 6th Appropriations Act, 2021
Vote: Passed 213/212 Rep. Fitzpatrick [R-PA1]: Nay
Emily Smith
June 1, 2021
‘They Roll Right Over’: Many Democrats Call Their Party Weak and Ineffective, AP-NORC Poll Finds
August 3, 2025
About 15% described it using words like “weak,” or “apathetic,” while an additional 10% believe it is broadly “ineffective” or “disorganized.”
New Pennsylvania Project Opens Office in Bensalem, Its First in Bucks County
August 2, 2025
The nonpartisan voting rights organization wants everyone in the county to be registered, educated, engaged and active voters.
Corporation for Public Broadcasting to Shut Down After Being Defunded by Congress, Targeted by Trump
August 1, 2025
The closure is expected to have a profound impact on the journalistic and cultural landscape — in particular, public radio and TV stations in small communities across the United States.
Meet Bucks County Beacon Summer Reporting Intern Naomi Weiss
July 30, 2025
Naomi is a Pennsbury High School graduate and rising junior at the University of Pittsburgh. She has written 21 articles for us so far, with more on the way.
OPINION: What It Feels Like to Be an Immigrant Living in Trump’s America
July 30, 2025
Doylestown’s Olcay Ayata, a Turkish-American Muslim, feels unwelcome and unsafe — even as a citizen.
